Food scraps and organic waste dumped in landfill will be reduced from a Victorian Government investment of more than five million dollars. Sustainability Victoria will lead the $5.5 million investment, which itself has provided $2.5 million as part of the package, which is a statewide plan for delivering integrated waste management outcomes. Environment and Climate […]
16 March, 2012
The City of Sydney has joined an innovative project to curb waste to landfill. Lord Mayor Clover Moore announced on Tuesday that the City of Sydney would join the national Garage Sale Trail, hosting two massive garage sales in Glebe and Surry Hills on April 10. The inaugural Garage Sale Trail was held in Bondi in May […]
2 March, 2011
Environment ministers are on track to deliver Australia’s first national waste policy, the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) has announced. The Council met in Sydney last week to progress key issues of national interest, including the ten-year national waste policy. Environment Ministers reinforced their commitment to product stewardship measures, including the national recycling scheme […]
9 November, 2010
The NSW Government has reversed its decision to have contaminated material from a Hunters Hill site used to process uranium ore dumped at a landfill site in Kemps Creek. Earlier this month, Penrith City Council “robustly voiced” its opposition to the planned proposal. At the time Acting Deputy Mayor, Ross Fowler said Council […]
26 October, 2010
South Australia Environment and Conservation Minister Paul Caica has announced $7.7 million in funding for two projects to help divert more waste from landfill. Mr Caica said councils are being urged to apply for a share in $6.1 million to help roll out food waste recycling initiatives as part of South Australia’s Food Waste Incentives […]
6 July, 2010
The ACT Government is set to become the first jurisdiction in Australia to ban televisions from landfill, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has announced. From April 27, televisions will be banned from landfill and recycled for a fee, ranging from $15 to $40, at the Mitchell and Mugga Lane resource management centres. The ban is expected divert 200 tonnes of […]
15 April, 2010
By Angela Dorizas The Federal Government needs to set a national target on organic waste recovery and rapidly increase greenhouse gas capture on landfill sites, according to the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA). Speaking at the Zero Waste Summit in Sydney yesterday, WMAA NSW president, Mike Ritchie, urged governments to develop policies that would […]
1 December, 2009
By Angela Dorizas Communities in regional Victoria will move towards zero waste through a $2.1 million State Government program. Announced by Environment and Climate Change Minister Gavin Jennings yesterday, the Regional Towards Zero Waste Support Program forms part of the State Government’s broader strategy to minimise waste to landfill. Mr Jennings said the program will […]
12 November, 2009
By Rob O’Brien The Federal Government is calling for feedback on a national approach to dealing with e-waste. Minister for the Environment, Peter Garrett, as Chair of the Environment, Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC), has called for comment on a national approach to dealing with computer and television waste. The consultation package includes a comprehensive […]
17 July, 2009
By Staff Writer Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has invited comment on the draft National Waste Policy Framework. He said Australian environment ministers were “moving towards avoiding waste and actively using it as a resource”. “Under the leadership of the Australian Government the state and territory environment ministers will consider the new policy at their […]
8 July, 2009
By Penny Langfield in Brisbane Last year’s local government amalgamations in Queensland, while controversial, have proven positive in at least in one respect: some of the new, larger councils are delivering more professional and effective waste management services. That has been the experience at Mackay Regional Council, according to John Hogg, director of Mackay Waste […]
15 June, 2009
A national container deposit scheme could lift recycling rates to up to 85 per cent. Image: iStock. By Angela Dorizas Container deposit legislation is urgently needed in New South Wales to increase recycling, according to the Local Government and Shires Associations (LGSA). Clean Up Australia and LGSA have argued that the introduction of a 10cent […]
20 May, 2009
By Angela Dorizas The New South Wales Greens have slammed the State Government over its failure to implement Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes. Speaking at the recent NSW Sustainable Development Conference in Sydney, NSW Greens MP Lee Rhiannon labelled the State Government as a “toothless tiger” for its failure to introduce ‘polluter pays’ recycling and waste disposal schemes. “NSW was […]
20 May, 2009
By Angela Dorizas The Federal Government has removed legacy emissions generated by waste landfill from the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. The decision to exclude greenhouse gas emissions from waste deposited prior to the CPRS commencement, known as ‘legacy’ emissions, was announced by Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change, Greg Combet, last week. “Liability for landfill emissions […]
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