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Robuschi Biogas Blower range

31 May, 2010 by

Robuschi has released the Biogas Blower range, specifically designed for the conveying and compression of biogas, natural gas and landfill gas.


New landfill levies will boost recycling and ease landfill burden

24 March, 2010

Environment Victoria has welcomed moves by the Brumby government to increase landfill levies and called on all parties in the Parliament to support the new levy schedule.


Generating revenue from landfill

02 December, 2009 by Dr Gareth Forde, sustainability expert from SEMF*

Given that landfills are one of the biggest potential emitters of greenhouse gases, SEMF*’s sustainability expert, Dr Gareth Forde, looks at how local government and landfill operators can reduce their emissions while at the same time generating revenue.


Golf course opens on old landfill site

19 August, 2009

The NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Carmel Tebbutt, along with the Member for Menai, Alison Megarrity, have officially opened The Ridge Golf Course on the site of the old Lucas Heights landfill.


Landfill captures gas to generate energy

27 July, 2009 by

Each time the residents of Brisbane and its surrounding suburbs put their bins out for collection they are helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through Thiess Services’ Swanbank Waste Management Facility (SWMF) — turning everyday waste into usable green energy.


Measuring soil CO2 flux

28 May, 2009 by

Increasing CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere and the resulting consequences for the earth’s climate make understanding the sources and sinks of carbon and their exchange with the atmosphere a high research priority around the world. Soil CO2 flux makes a significant contribution to the total carbon balance and is driven by complex environmental and biological processes that are variable in space and time.


Recycling and saving landfill capacity

28 May, 2009

Albury City Council is using a Flip Screen screening and recycling attachment at its Waste Management Centre to screen bricks, concrete and timber out of its landfill operations.


Metropolitan Waste and Resource Strategic Plan released

03 March, 2009

The Brumby government has released the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Strategic Plan, setting the future direction for Melbourne’s waste management.


Unit pricing of household garbage

22 January, 2009

An alternative to a flat-rate waste collection service is one in which households are charged per unit of waste they produce. This technical paper, written by Dr Joe Pickin of Hyder Consulting, discusses a case study in Melbourne that studied the effect of unit pricing of household garbage. Did it improve welfare, reduce garbage, or neither?


European Parliament bans 22 toxic substances

22 January, 2009

The European Parliament (EU) has adopted legislation that bans the use of 22 toxic substances, including carcinogenic, reprotoxic, genotoxic, endocrine-disrupting and immunotoxic chemicals.


Cleansing leaks from toxic tips

21 January, 2009

Across Australia, tens of thousands of garbage tips are leaking a toxic brew of old, and sometimes deadly, chemicals into the water ingested or used about the home by up to 4 million people.


Clean-up could offer a billion dollar land boost

07 January, 2009

Cleaning up contaminated land in the heart of Australia’s industrial cities could provide a timely boost in value to the national urban real estate portfolio.


Sustainable packaging

01 January, 2009

Innovia Films’ biodegradable, compostable and flexible packaging material NatureFlex is used for the Gingerbread Folk range of biscuits. It is certified compostable and carries the ‘seedling’ logo to confirm this.


Registrations open for Business Clean Up Day

10 December, 2008

Registrations are now open for Business Clean Up Day on 24 February 2009. Last year, over 250 businesses helped Clean Up Australia by nominating sites and giving up a few hours of their time to clear rubbish.


Increased competition through sale of NSW government waste assets

04 November, 2008

SITA Environmental Solutions said the intended sale of the state-owned Waste Services NSW promised to lift competition in the waste management sector bringing lower costs to ratepayers.


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