Nine Melbourne councils have entered an Energy from Waste agreement that they say will divert 95 per cent of household waste from landfill.
Tag: waste-management
Council to employ maggots in war against waste
City of Sydney Council will use maggots to convert residential food scraps into animal feed and fertiliser.
Dutch circular economy experts meet with Western Sydney councils
Western Sydney councils have met with visiting Dutch experts to share ideas on waste management and the circular economy.
Bin standardisation tops ALGA Budget wish list
Local government’s peak body wants budget funding for standardised kerbside bins across Australia.
Queensland councils in regional waste collaboration
Six Queensland councils are collaborating on a regional waste and resource recovery management plan.
$9.5m boost for council’s FOGO rollout
A Queensland council has scored state government investment of more than $9.5 million to introduce organic waste collection.
Tas releases first state-wide circular economy strategy
Tasmania’s first state-wide waste strategy sets out a framework for waste, recycling and how to best invest the landfill levy.
WA council’s FOGO cuts landfill by 20 per cent, boosts circular economy
City of Subiaco says its FOGO service is proving a winner for the environment and the community.
$24.8m contract awarded for new FOGO plant on NSW South Coast
Bega Council has awarded the contract for a new organics processing plant.
Hydrogen garbage truck begins residential pickups
One of the world’s first hydrogen powered garbage trucks has started rounds on the NSW South Coast, with councils hailing it as a milestone.