Waste Management

The City of Canning in Western Australia has experienced waste collection delays brought about by COVID related contractor shortages and...

The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA) will be hosting an information session with the Department for Agriculture, Water...

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has responded to the recently announced Remade in Australia recycling initiative. The program focuses...

A new wastewater treatment plant has been completed as part of $45 million upgrades to vital infrastructure in Somerset in...

South Australian councils are encouraged to apply for the complementary Council Modernisation and Kerbside Performance grants programs, assisting councils to...

Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) has partnered with various councils throughout South East Queensland (SEQ), to tackle waste management.  The SEQ...

South Australia's largest household recyclables facility has officially opened, and will be able to process 60,000 tonnes of yellow bin...

by Linda Scott, President of the Australian Local Government Association The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated local government’s ability to respond...

Campbelltown City Council has launched its My Waste Bin app, allowing locals to track bin collection days, book kerbside clean...

Melbournians have diverted 150 tonnes of waste from landfill in just two months, through the City of Melbourne’s new food...

Through The Circular Ballarat Framework, the City of Ballarat is aiming to create a circular waste system that reduces waste...

Following funding support from the Victorian Government, all G21 councils are taking part in a collaborative project, led by the...

The new Tweed Organics Processing Facility is now open, with the $7 million project turning organic material, collected in Council...

Wollongong City Council is undertaking a new smart bin trial along the Wollongong foreshore, which will utilise new sensor technology...

Ipswich City Council has adopted a bold new plan to manage the city’s unique waste and recycling needs. Adopted during...

Engineering researchers from the University of Sydney are developing a unique method to increase the recycling of soft plastics by...

The Local Government Association of Queensland has released a statement about the State’s waste levy tax plans, with LGAQ CEO,...

LGNSW said that NSW councils now have a way forward dealing with the growing waste crisis with the release of...