The West Australian Government has released a step-by-step guide to help more local governments plan and implement food and garden organics (FOGO) collections and reduce the volume of household waste ending up as landfill.
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Waste plan for South East Queensland
The Queensland Government and the Council of Mayors South East Queensland (CoMSEQ) last week launched the SEQ Waste Management Plan, a collaboration to fight the war on waste.
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$5M funding awarded to six VIC resource recovery projects
$5.73 million has been awarded to six Victorian projects by Sustainability Victoria, to build new recycling and remanufacturing facilities, as well as upgrade existing facilities across the state.
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Recycling program helps schools
More than 1000 schools and 400,000 children have collected 6036 kilograms of soft plastics – equivalent to 1.7 million bread bags that might otherwise have gone to landfill – since the launch of the 2021 Wonder Recycling Rewards program.
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VIC GOV reflects on recycled material use in major projects
The Victorian Government has highlighted the “progress made” on it use of reused and recycled materials in major infrastructure projects, during National Recycling Week.
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Stewardship priority list open for nominations
Industry is being asked to nominate Australia’s most difficult to recycle products for inclusion on the minister’s national Product Stewardship Priority List.
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FOGO trial supports Townsville businesses
Townsville’s Food Organics, Garden Organics (FOGO) kerbside collection trial is bringing environmental and economic benefits to Townsville.
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Youngsters go big on recycling in Brisbane’s South
Youngsters in the City of Logan in South Brisbane have welcomed representatives from local council, as well as celebrated milestones, during National Recycling Week.
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The good soil
A working partnership between SoilCyclers and CJD Equipment has evolved into an organic relationship that continues to grow.
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Product stewardship to be recognised at Australian first awards
The Product Stewardship Excellence Awards have been launched and will be Australia’s first awards program to recognise the importance of product stewardship nationally.
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