Adelaide councils collaborate on construction of Material Recovery Facility
The City of Charles Sturt and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield are building a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) to process its kerbside recyclables.
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SA government invests $750,000 in new businesses focussed on waste management
The South Australian government is extending its partnership with Innovyz to deliver a second business incubator program, which will invest in technologies that improve waste management.
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SA’s waste survey reveals highs and lows of recycling and organic waste
South Australia’s Recycling Activity Survey 2017-18 has revealed that 87 per cent of the material recovered through diversion, is recycled in the state. South Australians are diverting 4.49 million tonnes of material from landfill each year.
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SA’s first plastic free precincts take on challenge to avoid single-use plastics
Single-use plastics will be removed from businesses across several locations in South Australia after the government announced the first of many single-use plastic free precincts.
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Dozens of industry groups back SA government’s plastic-free goals and taskforce
The South Australian government’s plastic-free goals are gaining traction with 10 expressions of interest received to be the state’s first plastic free precinct as well more than 25 diverse applicants to join the Green Industries SA’s stakeholder taskforce.
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South Australia takes steps to banning single-use plastic straws, cutlery and stirrers
South Australia is set to be the first state in Australia to ban multiple single-use plastic items such as plastic straws, cutlery, and stirrers.
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Thebarton bore water ban proposed after hazardous waste contaminates groundwater
The EPA South Australia has begun community consultation on a proposed bore water ban in Thebarton after hazardous waste was found to be contaminating groundwater.
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SA’s landfill levy hike riles some in industry who say it’s too much too soon
The South Australia government will increase its solid waste levy from $100 per tonne to $140 per tonne in just over six months, which has some in the waste industry displeased as it gives businesses little time to respond.
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Killing two birds with one stone
NAWMA has partnered with South Australian companies Joule Energy and LMS Energy to deliver Australia’s first combined landfill gas-to-energy and solar facility. NAWMA is a local government regional
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WMAA landfill conference: exploring the use of trommel fines as landfill cover
Speaking at the Waste Management Association of Australia’s 2017 Australian Landfill and Transfer Station conference at the end of March, Mockinya Consulting director Paul Lightbody told delegates
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