The responsibility of corporates to take on the food waste challenge in Australia
24 November, 2017 by Ria Smith, Health, Safety & Environment Director, AustraliaIt is no surprise that food waste in Australia is a significant issue. As the population grows, so too does its food needs, and with this increase in food production comes an inevitable increase in food waste.
City of Sydney expands waste collection services
26 October, 2017 by Lauren DavisThe City of Sydney has announced what it claims is the most comprehensive strategy to tackle residential waste in Australia, which will see the City trial separate weekly residential rubbish collections for food waste and textiles as well as introduce weekly e-waste pick-ups.
Innovation and collaboration on show at Waste Expo Australia 2017
23 October, 2017Waste Expo Australia is over for another year, with the annual conference and exhibition inspiring and educating more than 3000 visitors from the waste management and resource recovery sector across two days earlier this month.
Victoria bans the bag
19 October, 2017The Andrews Labor government will ban single-use, lightweight plastic shopping bags in Victoria.
Waste containment to play a key role in NYC rat reduction plan
04 October, 2017New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced a US$32 million, multi-agency plan to reduce the city's rat population, targeting the three most infested parts of the city.
WMAA launches Waste of Origin pledge
25 September, 2017 by Lauren DavisThe Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) is calling on members, operators and stakeholders in the waste sector to sign the 'Waste of Origin' pledge.
CRC to fight food waste currently seeking approval
19 September, 2017 by Lauren DavisWith 42% of food produced in Australia currently ending up as waste — either during the production and manufacturing stages or via the end consumer — over 50 industry and research organisations have come together to do something about it.
A new way of treating waste
11 September, 2017Veolia's Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) facility officially opened on Friday, 8 September in Tarago, 240 km southwest of Sydney. The facility will receive household waste from a number of Sydney councils and is set to change the way we process our red-lidded bins' contents.
Electric residential waste collection truck launched in New Zealand
07 September, 2017Christchurch is putting a 100% electric residential waste collection truck into service.
Cooking up a new method for mercury removal
11 August, 2017An international team of scientists has devised a new way to extract the neurotoxin mercury from the environment — and their secret ingredient is cooking oil.
Solving Sydney's plastic bottle problem
11 August, 2017Sydney Water is removing over 1 million plastic bottles from Sydney waterways each year — and is calling on customers to help with the problem.
Cleanaway awarded waste management contract with Chevron
08 August, 2017Cleanaway has been awarded a contract for the provision of waste management services to Chevron Australia.
The 'Great Ocean' road to smarter waste management
07 August, 2017Solar Bins Australia has deployed its BigBelly Solar smart waste management solution along the Great Ocean Road for Surf Coast Shire in Lorne, Victoria.
Long-term waste recovery plans for Victoria announced
10 July, 2017The Victorian government has announced a series of long-term plans for waste and resource recovery across six regions — Barwon South West, Gippsland, Goulburn Valley, Grampians Central West, Loddon Mallee and the North East.
Veolia acquires Ellwaste to grow Victorian waste business
04 July, 2017Environmental solutions provider Veolia has acquired Ellwaste Waste and Recycling Services — one of the largest privately owned waste management companies in rural Victoria.
