Tag: waste

Councils are increasingly adopting smart bin technology to improve waste management.

The success of a proposed waste export ban hangs on green procurement, councils say.

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

The recycling industry is urging the state government to mandate the use of recyclables in public roadworks.

Councils say the NSW government needs to channel all funds raised through the state’s waste levy into recycling efforts.

Lake Macquarie Council’s front-running approach to waste management has seen it take out multiple awards in recent years.

Australia’s local government peak has slammed the meeting of environment ministers as a “lost opportunity.”

The Commonwealth could generate regional jobs and reduce waste by stimulating Australia’s bioenergy sector, a new analysis says. 

Australia’s waste and recycling sectors want environment ministers to commit to new policies and regulations at key meeting.

The NSW Government has released its draft Circular Economic Policy, but the waste and recycling sectors say the government needs to do much more.