AI picks up 2,000 road defects a week for disaster-hit NSW council
A NSW council says artificial intelligence is identifying 2,000 cases of damage and hazards affecting local roads and footpaths a week.
24 April, 2024A NSW council says artificial intelligence is identifying 2,000 cases of damage and hazards affecting local roads and footpaths a week.
24 April, 2024Local government’s peak body wants budget funding for standardised kerbside bins across Australia.
23 April, 2024Victorian councils have been ordered to revisit garden mulch supply contracts following the discovery of asbestos at metropolitan parks.
9 April, 2024A West Australian Council is installing a biogas system at an ageing landfill site which it says will capture and destroy greenhouse gases.
8 April, 2024City of Melbourne is stepping up its cleaning efforts with a 24/7 war on graffiti and mess.
3 April, 2024The Queensland government says 8 billion containers have been returned since it launched a refund scheme almost six years ago.
25 March, 2024The government says it’s working with councils to reduce the clean up bill after the discovery of asbestos-contaminated mulch.
14 March, 2024A parliamentary committee will look into federal waste reduction and recycling policies and progress towards a circular economy.
4 March, 2024Six Queensland councils are collaborating on a regional waste and resource recovery management plan.
7 February, 2024Plastics recycling has failed, according to an expert. Is it time to hit producers with a tax?
4 February, 2024Sustainability crusader Veena Sahajwalla will spread the word about local-level recycling on Australia Day.
25 January, 2024A Queensland council has scored state government investment of more than $9.5 million to introduce organic waste collection.
22 January, 2024Waste management tenderers in NSW now have to offer existing staff jobs on current terms and conditions.
17 December, 2023Tasmania’s first state-wide waste strategy sets out a framework for waste, recycling and how to best invest the landfill levy.
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