Two-day hackathon brainstorms better food future
17 September, 2019UNSW and OzHarvest joined forces in early September to host a hackathon, where students workshopped the question: how can we reduce residential food waste in high-density urban environments?
City of Sydney trials food scrap project
27 August, 2019More than 4000 homes are participating in a City of Sydney trial to divert food scraps from landfill by turning them into green energy or plant fertiliser.
Where to place your bins for collection
16 November, 2018Bin placement tips for rubbish collection day.
Leachate — what is it and why is it a problem?
13 September, 2018When you hear the word leachate, what comes to mind?
Odour management in landfills
11 December, 2017Odour management has always been an underlying challenge when it comes to waste management activities such as landfills.
Australia's glass recycling crisis: the industry responds
09 August, 2017 by Lauren DavisA damning report on ABC's Four Corners program has revealed that it is currently cheaper to stockpile and landfill glass waste than to recycle it.
What's the problem with New Zealand's landfill levy?
03 July, 2017With hundreds of thousands of tonnes of re-usable and recyclable materials going to landfill each year in New Zealand, a new report by Eunomia has proposed raising the country's landfill levy from the current $10 per tonne to as high as $140 per tonne.
A safeguard against illegal dumping — section 143 notices
02 November, 2016 by Mike Ritchie, Director, MRA ConsultingWe all hear the horror stories of illegal landfill operations. What happens, however, when waste is recycled by placing it on land?
Melburnians to help plan their waste and recycling future
17 November, 2015Anthony Carbines is inviting Melburnians to have their say on planning for Melbourne's future waste and recycling infrastructure requirements.
Opportunities in sight for source separated waste
05 November, 2015If you're about to undertake an emissions reduction activity, there's a good chance you may be eligible to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), and with one ACCU awarded per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emission avoided, there is some big money to be made by selling them.
Should e-waste be banned from Victoria's landfills?
22 September, 2015Victorian Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Lisa Neville is inviting feedback on the Andrews Labor government's plan to ban electronic waste from the state's landfills.
enrich360 initiative diverts food waste to nourish depleted soils
03 September, 2015A fruit and vegetable wholesaler and a food waste dehydration system supplier have combined their widely differing core skills to establish a sustainability initiative called enrich360.
Landfill cell opens in Logan City
27 November, 2014The Browns Plains Waste and Recycling Facility, located in Logan City, South-East Queensland, has opened its new 1.2 million m3 landfill disposal cell. The cell is built to modern-day engineering standards and is estimated to be large enough to receive waste into the 2020s.
Plastic bag company fined for misleading green claims
02 September, 2013A New Zealand plastic bag manufacturer has been fined $30,000 in the Auckland District Court after making environmental claims that were liable to mislead, thus breaching the Fair Trading Act.
Demo home shows how to reduce construction waste
15 August, 2013As part of an RMIT University research project, a demonstration home will be built in the Melbourne suburb of Melton to showcase building techniques designed to eliminate construction waste.
