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Tag: waste-management
Disabled jobs binned in national e-waste scheme strife
Warning that charities are being turned into ‘above-ground landfills’.
Sydney’s new reverse vending machines swallow cans, spit out food vouchers
It’s the ultimate junk food fix: put in empty drink containers and get back a food truck voucher.
Taronga Zoo sustainability accolade roars for SITA
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Resource and waste management company SITA has collected a key environmental sustainability award for tailoring a waste management program for Sydney’s Taronga Zoo to…
Organics recovered not wasted
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,…
Sydney joins the great garage sale
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…
National waste policy on track
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…
Kemps Creek no longer a toxic dumping ground
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. …
SA to invest $7.7m in diverting waste
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…
ACT first to divert TVs from landfill
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…