Gaia EnviroTech, the bioenergy and organic waste management division of Gekko Systems, have designed and manufactured Australia’s first modular anaerobic biodigester, with successful installations across regional Victoria and Tasmania. Read more
Dumping costs Vic $89 million a year
Councils in Vic spent $89 million responding to the dumping of illegal waste in 2019/20, with ratepayers left to foot the clean-up bill. Only a handful of these waste crime perpetrators were punished or prosecuted … despite the fact that this is what ratepayers want, according to lobby group Keep Victoria Beautiful.
Hazardous waste grants now open
Businesses (local and international) and local governments can access up to $9.7 million in grants for infrastructure projects that improve the management of Victoria’s hazardous waste.
Applicants sought run Victoria’s CDS
Glass recycling plant for West Melbourne
Citywide has unveiled a glass recycling plant capable of cleaning glass from co-mingled bins and contaminated material that can’t be processed by other plants.
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Guide helps businesses reduce/recycle food waste
A new guide aims to help food businesses to reduce costs by avoiding or recycling more of the 237,000 tonnes …
Cleanaway wins contracts with 21 Melbourne councils
Cleanaway has won four-year contracts with 21 of the 26 metropolitan councils in Melbourne that tendered their waste volumes.
MWRRG’s procurement project changes scope
Geelong recycling plant earmarked for more jobs
Geelong will soon have the capacity to process an additional 8000 tonnes of plastic every year due to a $3 million joint investment from the Australian and Victorian Governments.
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Tip Top ditches millions of plastic tags
Bread manufacturer Tip Top has launched its sustainable bag tags in Victoria and New South Wales. This move will eventually eliminate a 400 million pieces of single-use plastic every year as they roll out across Australia and New Zealand.
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