By Paul Hemsley Councils in Tasmania are backing the idea of a state-based Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) after a new independent report found the move could generate long term savings…
Category: Resource & Waste Management
Randwick Council tops NSW council sustainability awards
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski There’s no shortage of awards and prizes for sustainability initiatives, but Sydney’s Randwick City Council has taken out top honours over its state local…
Clover to flush Green Square toilets with stormwater
By Paul Hemsley City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has moved to reduce the amount of drinking-quality water used by residents and workers in favour of using recycled stormwater…
Taronga Zoo sustainability accolade roars for SITA
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Resource and waste management company SITA has collected a key environmental sustainability award for tailoring a waste management program for Sydney’s Taronga Zoo to…
Bundaberg plucks sustainability award from flood clean-up
By Paul Hemsley They say that necessity is the mother of invention, however Queensland’s Bundaberg Regional Council has gone one step further after the plucky local government salvaged the state’s…