Tag: landfill

A West Australian Council is installing a biogas system at an ageing landfill site which it says will capture and destroy greenhouse gases.

The NSW EPA will launch a review of the state’s waste levy this year, and says consultation with local governments and other stakeholders will begin soon.

A regional Queensland council says investing in a new recycling facility has helped it cut landfill by 65 per cent.

A NSW waste depot is implementing a closed-loop water system which will see decontaminated landfill leachate used in glass recycling.

Each year the plant could divert up to 30,000 tonnes of organic waste from landfill into useful biogas.

Can Australia meet its national waste reduction targets in the next eight years?

The NSW government has earmarked 24 projects to be fast-tracked through the planning process.

A Victorian Parliamentary committee wants kerbside waste banned from landfill.

Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council will trial using recyclables in asphalt to improve road quality and reduce landfill.

A new waste management technology that dramatically reduces landfill is gaining attention in Australia.