Councils form company to procure EfW landfill solution

Nine Melbourne councils have entered an Energy from Waste agreement that they say will divert 95 per cent of household waste from landfill.

19 August, 2024

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.

22 June, 2024

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.

14 May, 2024

Bin standardisation tops ALGA Budget wish list

Local government’s peak body wants budget funding for standardised kerbside bins across Australia.

23 April, 2024

Queensland councils in regional waste collaboration

Six Queensland councils are collaborating on a regional waste and resource recovery management plan.

7 February, 2024

$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.

22 January, 2024

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.

27 November, 2023

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.

22 November, 2023

$24.8m contract awarded for new FOGO plant on NSW South Coast

Bega Council has awarded the contract for a new organics processing plant.

1 November, 2023

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.

18 October, 2023

Supporting sustainable waste solutions for First Nations councils

A remote Qld council will get $3m to improve waste management in line with the government’s First Nation sustainable waste strategy.

25 September, 2023

NSW considers banning lithium batteries from landfill

Lithium batteries and solar panels are among the emerging waste streams that will have to be dealt with in coming years.

30 July, 2023

Council finds innovative use for landfill leachate

A NSW waste depot is implementing a closed-loop water system which will see decontaminated landfill leachate used in glass recycling.

20 June, 2023

Garbage truck battery fires drive council to action

Council waste management workers are facing a new threat from wrongly disposed of lithium batteries.

13 June, 2023