Waste Management
Championing circular economy: Sustainability Victoria Buy Recycled Champions’ sustainable procurement
Kody Cook Features, People, Sustainability, Waste Management 0By Kody Cook, Journalist, Council Magazine Sustainability Victoria (SV) has appointed 23 Buy Recycled Champions from 21 regional and...
Biosolids gasification technology pioneered in City of Logan
Council Journalist Council, Features, Project, Sustainability, Waste Management 0Pioneering technology in the City of Logan is continuing to turn heads in the water and sustainability industries almost...
Collaborating for a cleaner future: Waste Expo Australia 2023
Council Journalist Sustainability, Waste Management 0Waste Expo Australia has wrapped up for another year, with over 3,000 visitors attending the two day conference and...
Northern Beaches launches circular economy strategy
Kody Cook Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Planning, Spotlight, Waste Management 0Northern Beaches Council has launched its first waste and circular economy strategy in an effort to introduce a sustainable...
Waste Expo Australia 2023 is almost here, with thousands of attendees expected to converge on the 2-day conference and...
Waste management industry strongly supports Waste Expo Australia
Holly Tancredi Events, Sustainability, Waste Management 0Waste Expo Australia 2023 is strongly supported by industry with Sustainability Victoria, Recycling Victoria, Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA),...
State-of-the-art $40M recycling facility nears completion
Kody Cook Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Project, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste Management 0A $40.5 million, state-of-the-art material recycling facility (MRF) is nearing completion on the Sunshine Coast, with the new facility...
QLD Gov invests $151M in FOGO program
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, News, Planning, Project, Spotlight, Waste Management 0The Queensland Government has announced the deployment of its $151 million GROW FOGO Program, supporting Queensland councils to roll-out...
Waste to energy, circularity: Waste Expo Australia conference announced
Kody Cook Council, Events, News, Sustainability, Waste Management 0The countdown to Waste Expo Australia 2023 continues. With just over two months to go, the conference schedule has...
$8M in funding available for recycling initiatives
Kody Cook Council, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, VIC, Waste Management 0Sustainability Victoria has announced $8 million in funding is available through its Victorian Circular Economy Recycling Modernisation Fund Round...
Submission for national plan to regulate e-waste
Kody Cook Asset Management, Council, Environment and Sustainability, Planning, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste Management 0The ALGA has submitted a plan that aims to better regulate end-of-life outcomes for small electrical and electronic equipment...
FOGO rollout keeping the green bins rolling
Stephanie Nestor Council, Environment and Sustainability, Features, Planning, Sustainability, Waste Management 0By Stephanie Nestor, Assistant Editor, Council Magazine As 2030 approaches, councils are working to make sure Australia halves the...
Waste as energy: Maroondah closes the loop on landfill
Tess Macallan Council, Environment and Sustainability, Sustainability, Waste Management 0By Tess Macallan, Journalist, Council Magazine As Australia progresses towards its net-zero targets, governments must contend with the issue...
Council extends organics service to rural households
Kody Cook Council, Environment and Sustainability, Planning, Spotlight, VIC, Waste Management 0A Victorian Council has voted to include all of the region’s rural households in its organic waste collection program,...
WA Gov to further support FOGO rollout
Kody Cook Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste Management 0Western Australian Government has announced that it will be increasing funding for local councils to support the rollout of...
The Victorian Government is rolling out new bins across the state for recycling glass, with many councils taking up...
Council supports Gosford growth and sewer projects
Tayla Oates Asset Management, Civil Construction, Council, Facilities Mangement, Mobility, NSW, Project, Waste Management, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Central Coast Council is making significant progress on a suite of critical infrastructure works that aim to support growth...
$2M for VIC Councils to improve recycling programs
Tayla Oates Community Services, Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Public facilities, Spotlight, Sustainability, VIC, Waste Management 0Sustainability Victoria is set to deliver $2 million in funding on behalf of the Victorian Government to councils in...