Amid Victoria’s recycling crisis, following the closure of SKM Recycling facilities, the City of Melbourne is seeking solutions to improve its recycling network.
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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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Health and safety group formed in NSW following waste safety summit
A workplace health and safety group has been formed to better manage safety in the waste industry.
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Compostable or recyclable packaging “not a silver bullet”, APCO CEO explains
Compostable packaging has held a good reputation in consumers’ minds as war on waste supporters battle their way through single-use …
Trevor Evans spills on where the waste industry is heading
Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environment Management, Trevor Evans, speaks to Inside Waste about the Federal government’s role in …
WMRR and Bioenergy Australia publish EfW fact sheets to improve waste management
The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) and Bioenergy Australia have unveiled the first in a series of energy from waste (EfW) fact sheets, aimed at helping community, the media, and politicians navigate an emerging but complex waste management area.
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More than 30 councils affected by SKM Recycling closure in Victoria
SKM Recycling will stop receiving recyclables, which will affect 33 Melbourne councils it holds contracts with as well as other recycling service providers.
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ACOR and members call for NSW government to clean up pending “environmental mess”
The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), acting on behalf of its members Global Renewables and Veolia, has called for action …
New Zealand steps closer to first 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging plant
New Zealand’s Associate Environment Minister, Eugenie Sage, has announced the government is investing in a new plant to create New Zealand’s first 100 per cent recycled plastic food packaging range as part of the wider plan to tackle the plastic pollution challenge.
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Building community trust is a “real challenge” in growing Australia’s EfW sector
In a country where people are “naturally distrustful” about how waste is managed, there is positive change needed to move …