South Australia considers pay-as-you-throw scheme
24 November, 2015 by Mike Ritchie, Director, MRA Consulting GroupSouth Australia's suggested waste management reforms discuss the concept of 'pay as you throw' or 'save as you throw' variable-rate pricing for waste services.
WMAA launches new waste conference
19 November, 2015The Waste Management Association of Australia will next year hold WasteNSW 2016 — the first WMAA NSW waste and resource recovery conference run by the industry, for the industry.
Investment opportunities in Victoria's waste and resource recovery sector
12 October, 2015The Victorian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Investment Prospectus is a plan to support investment and create new jobs in the state's waste and resource recovery sector through collaborations with other government agencies.
Suez to buy Sembcorp Industries' stake in SembSita Pacific
24 September, 2015Suez Environnement has signed an agreement with Singaporean company Sembcorp Industries — an energy, water and marine group — to purchase the latter's 40% stake in SembSita Pacific for $485 million.
Frankston is Victoria's Sustainable City of the Year
24 September, 2015As part of Frankston City's Draft Waste Minimisation and Management Plan, the municipality is comparing its waste disposal statistics with the rest of Victoria — with positive results.
Remediation should be safe, effective and consultative, says ARCADIS
16 September, 2015A representative from ARCADIS has claimed that government and industry need to think twice and involve local citizens before they rush in and remove toxic contaminants from a polluted site.
Proposed levy for a National Paint Product Stewardship Scheme
14 September, 2015The ACCC proposes to authorise the Australian Paint Manufacturers' Federation, Paint Stewardship and certain paint manufacturers to introduce a 15 cents per litre levy to support a National Paint Product Stewardship Scheme.
Best practice organics collection in Albury Wodonga
11 September, 2015The councils of the Albury Wodonga region have set the best practice benchmark for food and garden waste (FOGO) recycling in Australia, following their recent commencement of combined garden and food collection services for households.
City of Melbourne recycling food waste
07 September, 2015The City of Melbourne is diverting tonnes of inner-city food waste from landfill using the GaiaRecycle concept from Eco Guardians.
BigBelly Solar-Powered Rubbish Compactor
28 August, 2015The BigBelly Solar-Powered Rubbish Compactor is about the same size as a standard 120 L rubbish bin but has a patented solar-powered compression technology that increases its capacity five times.
Operational Waste Guidelines boosting recycling rates
18 August, 2015The Better Building Partnership has only recently released its Operational Waste Guidelines to the public, yet the program is already having a significant impact on Sydney's commercial building owners.
E-waste a hot topic at the Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo
18 August, 2015At the Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo, experts on e-waste called for greater cohesion between the industry, government and the community to assist with overcoming this growing problem.
Councils increase uptake of Cardia Compostable products
11 August, 2015Australian councils are expanding their uptake of Cardia Compostable waste management bags for organic waste diversion programs.
Sydney cleans out its household chemicals
07 August, 2015The City of Sydney has once again taken part in the Household Chemical CleanOut — a free service that offers Sydney residents a safe and convenient way to dispose of their unwanted hazardous materials.
Waste audit well worth it for Aotearoa Fisheries
30 July, 2015Fisheries company Aotearoa Fisheries recently undertook a waste audit at its site on Lorne St, Wellington, as part of the business's Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.
