Proposed levy for a National Paint Product Stewardship Scheme
14 September, 2015The ACCC proposes to authorise the Australian Paint Manufacturers' Federation, Paint Stewardship and certain paint manufacturers to introduce a 15 cents per litre levy to support a National Paint Product Stewardship Scheme.
Best practice organics collection in Albury Wodonga
11 September, 2015The councils of the Albury Wodonga region have set the best practice benchmark for food and garden waste (FOGO) recycling in Australia, following their recent commencement of combined garden and food collection services for households.
City of Melbourne recycling food waste
07 September, 2015The City of Melbourne is diverting tonnes of inner-city food waste from landfill using the GaiaRecycle concept from Eco Guardians.
BigBelly Solar-Powered Rubbish Compactor
28 August, 2015The BigBelly Solar-Powered Rubbish Compactor is about the same size as a standard 120 L rubbish bin but has a patented solar-powered compression technology that increases its capacity five times.
Operational Waste Guidelines boosting recycling rates
18 August, 2015The Better Building Partnership has only recently released its Operational Waste Guidelines to the public, yet the program is already having a significant impact on Sydney's commercial building owners.
E-waste a hot topic at the Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo
18 August, 2015At the Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo, experts on e-waste called for greater cohesion between the industry, government and the community to assist with overcoming this growing problem.
Councils increase uptake of Cardia Compostable products
11 August, 2015Australian councils are expanding their uptake of Cardia Compostable waste management bags for organic waste diversion programs.
Sydney cleans out its household chemicals
07 August, 2015The City of Sydney has once again taken part in the Household Chemical CleanOut — a free service that offers Sydney residents a safe and convenient way to dispose of their unwanted hazardous materials.
Waste audit well worth it for Aotearoa Fisheries
30 July, 2015Fisheries company Aotearoa Fisheries recently undertook a waste audit at its site on Lorne St, Wellington, as part of the business's Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.
New operating guidelines for commercial property managers
28 July, 2015The Better Buildings Partnership has launched Operational Waste Guidelines to help building owners, property managers and waste companies to work more effectively using a standard across their portfolios.
How packaging can help reduce waste
24 July, 2015Each year, we send around four million tonnes of perfectly good, nutritious food to landfill. Aside from the social, economic and moral implications of that waste, the environmental cost of producing all that food and to not putting it to use is staggering.
Smart waste technology key to circular economy
22 July, 2015 by Tom Nickels, Managing Director, Waste Management NZNew and smarter ways to produce things is only half the cleantech picture: we also need smart management of what gets left behind, says Tom Nickels, Managing Director of Waste Management NZ.
Tyrecycle mobile shredding plant
09 July, 2015Stockpiles of abandoned tyres and conveyor belts can now be eliminated on the spot — no matter where they lie — following the commissioning of a mobile shredding plant, designed and built by engineers at Tyrecycle and its parent company ResourceCo.
Where does marine debris come from?
06 July, 2015Researchers are challenging the claim that 80% of marine debris comes from land and 20% from activities at sea.
Qld to consider a container deposit scheme
25 May, 2015The Queensland Government has announced that it will examine what a container deposit scheme in the state could look like in a move which has been welcomed by environmental groups.
