Waste Management
New waste management technology for Bendigo
Kody Cook Council, News, Partner Solutions, Project, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, Waste Management 0The Greater Bendigo City Council is set to enter into a 20-year waste service agreement that will modernise its...
Boosting recycling and resource recovery
Kody Cook Sponsored Editorial, Technology, Waste Management 0The waste levy rate for municipal and industrial waste is increasing in every state. For example in Victoria it...
Waste Expo engaging with government
Kody Cook Events, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, VIC, Waste Management 0The Waste Expo Australia will soon be opening its doors to over 3,000 attendees, including representatives from waste services,...
Councils score circular economy funding
Kody Cook Community Services, News, NSW, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste Management 0The Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils (Hunter JO) has been awarded $349,000 in funding to address barriers to using...
Councils unite in waste-to-energy plan
Kody Cook Council, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, VIC, Waste Management 0Nine councils in Melbourne's southeast have joined together in a Waste Supply Agreement that will see 95 per cent...
Innovative community project challenge
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Environmental Management, News, Project, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Urban Development, VIC, Waste Management 0The City of Melbourne has announced the three finalists of the 2024 Fishermans Bend Digital Innovation Challenge, the winner...
Transforming waste management practices
Kody Cook Civil Construction, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, Technology, Waste Management 0Separating a quality product from a waste material is at the core of many civil construction and infrastructure services....
Six reasons councils should be using compost
Kody Cook Council, Environmental Management, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, Waste Management 0Recycled organics – also known as compost – are a cost-effective, completely safe and effective way to keep council...
Sustainability in the spotlight: Waste Expo Australia 2024
Kody Cook Events, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, Waste Management 0Australia’s largest gathering of waste management professionals is headed back to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 23-24...
Council’s kerbside glass collection service takes off
Kody Cook Council, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, VIC, Waste Management 0Since launching on 1 July, Mildura Rural City Council’s new kerbside glass bin service has collected more than 5.2t...
Caboolture scores new recycling plant
Kody Cook News, Project, QLD, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, Waste Management 0A new recycling plant at Caboolture is producing building materials from waste products and creating more jobs for the...
Wastewater solutions provider moves to local manufacturing
Kody Cook Sponsored Editorial, Technology, Waste Management, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0A decision made to move to local manufacturing during multiple supply chain disruptions in recent years is paying off...
Solving sludge handling issues for unconnected communities
Kody Cook Sponsored Editorial, Technology, Waste Management, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0With about 1.75 million Australians not connected to public wastewater management systems, the safe handling of sludge from home...
Illegally dumped tyres costing councils millions
Kody Cook Council, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste Management 0New research supported by the ALGA has found that local councils across Australia are forced to pay $6.5 million...
Queensland councils to modernise waste services
Kody Cook Council, News, Planning, Regional, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste Management 0Ten north-western Queensland councils have worked together to develop a new regional waste and resource recovery management plan which...
ALGA seeks funding to standardise kerbside bins
Kody Cook News, Policy, Spotlight, Waste Management 0The ALGA has made a submission to the 2024-25 Federal Budget seeking $120 million over four years to standardise...