Tag: Recycling and Waste Management
Residents encouraged to collect rubbish this weekend
Karratha residents are being urged to spend a few hours picking up rubbish this weekend. [MORE]
Committee raises questions over carbon capture
A Victorian parliamentary committee has found there are still more questions than answers about the potential of storing carbon in soil.[MORE]
Government to pay for Bidyadanga rubbish removal
The Federal Government will pick up the $25,000 bill to do a weekly pick-up of rubbish from Western Australia's largest Aboriginal community to Broome.[MORE]
Mayor vows no CSG salt waste dumping
A southern Queensland mayor says he will not let coal seam gas (CSG) companies dump salt waste on the western Darling Downs. [MORE]
Govt praises asbestos clean-up at Koori village
The State Environment Department says it is pleased at the amount of re-used or recycled waste retrieved from the Wallaga Lake koori village, on the New South Wales far south coast near Bermagui.[MORE]
Waste facility plans anger Perisher community
The manager of a hotel at Perisher Valley in the New Spouth Wales Snowy Mountains says authorities have failed to consult the community about plans to build a new waste facility. [MORE]
Iluka sewerage scheme to get state funding
The NSW Government says it will help fund a sewerage scheme for Iluka.[MORE]
Council fined over accepting contaminated waste
The Horsham Rural City Council has been fined for accepting contaminated waste at the Dooen landfill earlier this year. [MORE]
Free disposal days for e-waste
Adelaide residents will be able to dispose of old computers, TVs or mobile phones for free this month under a local government program.[MORE]
Qld councils gather in Mackay for annual conference
Local government representatives from across Queensland will meet in Mackay in the state's north this week to discuss population issues.[MORE]
Project kicks off to grow crops with waste water
A project that will treat waste water to grow fruit and annual crops is being commissioned at Mildura.[MORE]
Council ditches kerbside recycling plans
Geraldton Greenough's image as an environmentally sustainable city has been dealt a blow after the local council put plans to introduce kerbside recycling on ice.[MORE]
Farmers sign up for reef conservation project
A Wide Bay Burnett conservation group says it is pleased with the number of farmers registering for the latest round of Reef Rescue project funding.[MORE]
Bordertown dump rejected: win for graziers
A rubbish dump proposal at Bordertown in SA's south east has been rejected by the Development Assessment Commission.[MORE]
Lungfish in Wivenhoe 'won't affect water pipeline'
Larvae from the vulnerable lungfish have been discovered in the Wivenhoe Dam, west of Brisbane.[MORE]
Wheatbelt groups share in waste funds
More than $17,000 in grant money has been awarded to three wheatbelt communities to improve the management and recycling of waste.[MORE]
Farmers up-beat about dump prospects
A group of Tatiara farmers says it is hopeful a proposed local dump will not be approved after yesterday's meeting of the Development Assessment Commission.[MORE]
Farmers fear dump to hurt export efforts
A group of farmers will put their case against a proposed dump at Bordertown to the Development Assessment Committee today.[MORE]
Bird scarers to shoo tip pests
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is taking steps to address the problem of a growing number of scavenging birds at local rubbish tips.[MORE]
$7.5m to target sewerage fix
Port Hedland residents are to receive a long-awaited infill sewerage program.[MORE]
Kerb-side compost service begins
A new kerb-side kitchen and garden organic waste service hopes to reduce the amount of landfill at a South Hobart tip.[MORE]
SA targets 75pc household waste recycling
A draft waste management plan will aim for recycling of 75 per cent of South Australians' household waste.[MORE]
Council defends Wanatta tip assessment
The Bega Valley Shire Council in South East New South Wales says it has gone through a rigorous process to determine the site for a new super-tip near Wolumla.[MORE]
Rubbish threatens to jam world's largest dam
Layers of trash floating in the Yangtze river are threatening to jam China's massive Three Gorges hydro-electric dam.[MORE]
Study reveals Tweed dumping woes
A study of urban bushland in the Tweed and Byron shires has revealed Tweed has a problem with people dumping rubbish on the land.[MORE]
