Victoria funds $9m solvent recycling plant

The Victorian government has provided a grant for the state’s biggest liquid waste recycling plant.

14 January, 2021

Victoria moves towards cash-for-cans by 2023

Victoria is moving forward on plans for a government-regulated container deposit scheme.

12 November, 2020

Budget brings recycling in from the cold

The federal budget has started the ball rolling on recycling. Now it is up to the state governments to follow through.

8 October, 2020

Council trials soft plastics recycling

A NSW council is trialling a kerbside soft plastics recycling scheme.

7 September, 2020

WA waste planning ‘inadequate’

WA’s waste recovery targets are under threat because councils are failing to recycle or encourage residents to minimise waste.

22 August, 2020

Council declares glass war

A Melbourne council has banned glass from mixed recycling bins.

27 October, 2019

Decentralised system puts handbrake on recycling

A report has found confusion and inconsistencies in Victoria’s waste system.

21 October, 2019

Inside Europe’s biggest local government conference

An Australian delegate discusses key takeaways from Europe’s biggest gathering of local government professionals. 

15 April, 2019

Why the Budget let us down: ALGA

The president of Australia’s local government peak tells Government News why councils feel let down by the federal budget.

4 April, 2019

Townsville hailed for floods clean-up

The national peak waste recovery body has praised Townsville council’s mammoth floods clean up effort.

28 March, 2019

Sydney councils adopt new waste management technology

SSROC and Veolia ANZ have opened an advanced Mechanical and Biological Treatment (MBT) facility.

12 September, 2017

The waste problem is a problem for all

The waste fiasco exposed in the Four Corners report will have wide-ranging implications for local governments.

14 August, 2017

Council recycling up 25%

Recycling of old mobile phones by councils is up 25%, to 4.5 tonnes.

26 June, 2017

NSW and QLD container deposit schemes should both start in 2018, says waste industry

Scheme could fail if rushed.

20 June, 2017