Council’s pioneering approach to waste

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

4 February, 2019

Councils urge ministers after “lost opportunity” waste talks

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

10 December, 2018

Governments must collaborate on bioenergy: report

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

4 December, 2018

Waste woes: call for incentives, tax changes

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

3 December, 2018

NSW moves to boost recycling industry

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

22 October, 2018

New waste, recycling solutions to help councils

Local government professionals will join with waste and recycling experts to discuss technologies and innovation. 

20 September, 2018

New waste policy to include targets, performance reporting

Australia would reduce its total waste by 10 per cent per capita by 2030 if proposals for a revised national waste policy are adopted.

13 September, 2018

Waste industry calls for tax shake-up on recyclables

As the Commonwealth works on a new national waste policy there is growing pressure for Australia to follow France’s lead and lower tax rates on recycled materials.

30 August, 2018

Governments should buy recycled material: inquiry

Commonwealth departments and state and local governments would adopt more explicit ‘green procurement’ policies under measures recommended by a Senate committee.

2 July, 2018

Environmental and major works initiatives recognised at awards

A trainee program that would replenish an ageing council workforce and the transformation of a major recreation park were among the local government initiatives celebrated in recent sector awards.

15 June, 2018

Council grants shake-up for Sunshine State

Queensland is set to reform its process for allocating grants to councils with the State Government providing $4.5 million to tackle the long-running issue in its budget this week.

15 June, 2018

Mixed reaction to environment ministers’ recycling agreement

Local government welcomes new pledge to tackle waste but recycling industry says implementation detail and funding are missing.

1 May, 2018

‘Backed into a corner’ on recycling: Ipswich

Australia’s environment ministers are under pressure to agree on a national response to the worsening recycling crisis as a Queensland council stops recycling.

20 April, 2018

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

Scheme could fail if rushed.

20 June, 2017