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Coffee ~ Want Green Cafeen With That?

12 February 2021 Press

Seven local councils join reusable cup scheme. Swap-and-go coffee cup scheme, Green Caffeen, has launched a partnership with Hunter Joint Organisation to make it easier to enjoy a takeaway coffee without the eco guilt. Over a billion disposable cups are

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Recycling & Waste Management NSW aka In the News 

EPA Funds Bio-waste Recycling Research

31 January 202131 January 2021 Press

$4.7 million to boost food and garden waste recycling and research in NSW. NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Director Circular Economy Programs Kathy Giunta said the latest boost comes on top of the tens of millions of dollars already invested

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Recycling & Waste Management Lower North Coast 

Bulky Waste Collection Resumes for MidCoast

31 January 2021 Press

Bulky waste collection to resume in 2021. Yearly bulky waste and scrap metal kerbside collection service resumes for the MidCoast region in 2021. The service was cancelled last year due to COVID-19. The service offers residents a way to dispose

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Recycling & Waste Management Newcastle 

Waste Lockup At Cell 9

22 December 2020 Press

City’s waste needs met for the next decade thanks to $24 million project. With Newcastle to grow to around 187,000 residents by 2030, City of Newcastle has invested $24 million into the construction of a new landfill site at Summerhill

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Recycling & Waste Management 

EPA Fines Rutherford Site Operator

20 November 2020 Press

Cleanaway companies fined $31,500 after EPA compliance blitz. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined three subsidiaries of waste company Cleanaway $31,500 for alleged waste storage and record keeping offences at its Rutherford, Wetherill Park and Windsor premises. The

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Cessnock Recycling & Waste Management 

What We Waste Should Embarrass Us

23 October 202023 October 2020 Press

Waste Avengers blog wants us to question our waste. Cessnock City Council has launched a Waste Avengers Blog and wants you to join the discussion. Cessnock waste management facility (aka: garbage dump). It’s an online space where community members, organisations,

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Recycling & Waste Management Regional 

Vales Point Asbestos Fine

12 October 2020 Press

Vales Point Power Station fined $30,000 for pollution and waste offences. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Sunset Power International Pty Ltd trading as Delta Electricity (Delta) $30,000 for licence breaches at Vales Point Power Station when contaminated

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Recycling & Waste Management Newcastle 

Summerhill Recycling Reaches 16%

24 September 202024 September 2020 Press

Resource Recovery Centre diverts over 3,100 tonnes of waste in first year. Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes and Deputy Lord Mayor Declan Clausen celebrate the Resource Recovery Centre’s first birthday with the centre’s staff. In the first year of operation the

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Recycling & Waste Management 

Measuring Benefits of Materials Reuse

18 September 202024 September 2020 Press

Measuring the Benefits of Reuse in the Circular Economy. A circular economy is one that makes reuse and recycling a priority, rather than make, use and dispose. A three-year Australian Research Council Linkage Project aims to advance understanding of reuse

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Central Coast Recycling & Waste Management 

Central Coast Soft Plastics Collection Trial

7 September 2020 Press

Soft plastic recycling trial to commence on NSW Central Coast. A pilot scheme of 2000 households on NSW’s Central Coast will collect soft plastics through kerbside collections to divert from landfill. If successful it will extend it to 140,000 homes.

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Lake Macquarie Recycling & Waste Management Regional 

Household Hazardous Waste Collection

7 September 20208 September 2020 Press

Chemical Clean Out in time for spring-cleaning. Residents of Lake Macquarie and the Hunter are encouraged to clear their homes of unwanted chemicals at the next Chemical CleanOut, held at Rathmines Park, Dorrington Road, Rathmines on Saturday 19 September from

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Recycling & Waste Management Government 

Battery Recycling a Step Closer

5 September 2020 Press

Voluntary battery stewardship scheme granted authorisation by ACCC. Australia imports over 900 million Equivalent Battery Units, (i.e. equivalent to a small AA battery) each year. The recycling rate for end of life batteries in Australia is only 10%, compared to

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Recycling & Waste Management Lower North Coast Regional 

Vouchers for Cancelled Kerbside Collection

4 September 2020 Press

Waste disposal vouchers replace missed bulk waste kerbside collection. Two waste disposal vouchers will be provided to every MidCoast Council ratepayer who receives a domestic waste service, in lieu of this year’s annual kerbside bulky waste collection. Councillors voted to

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Recycling & Waste Management Environment & Pollution 

Region’s Firms in EPA Recycling Fund

3 September 20205 September 2020 Press

Grants to support recycling in NSW. Seven projects across NSW were in the latest grants of more than $700,000 to reduce waste and promote recycling. Among the grants is $134,500 awarded to Newcastle-based recycling project A Plastic Blueprint which gives

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Recycling & Waste Management Environment & Pollution 

Landowners Liable for Illegal Dumping

30 July 2020 Press

Landowners warned to fence vacant land to stop illegal dumping. OWNERS of vacant land in new subdivisions should fence their blocks to stop asbestos and other waste being illegally dumped on their property. Cleanup of asbestos illegally dumped on your

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Recycling & Waste Management Newcastle Environment & Pollution 

At Last – Organic Waste to Compost

2 May 202025 August 2020 Press

City of Newcastle awards contract for high-tech organics recycling facility. Newcastle Council has awarded a contract for an advanced organics recycling plant to compost food and garden waste. The project at the Summerhill Waste Management Centre by Barpa Pty Ltd,

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Lake Macquarie Recycling & Waste Management 

Awaba Waste Reopens

21 April 2020 Press

Lake Macquarie City Council has re-opened the Awaba Waste Management Facility to the public. The NSW Government has advised people may leave their home to visit a waste facility to meet their household needs to dispose of waste. **Electronic payments

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Recycling & Waste Management Lower North Coast 

Gloucester First Stop for Bulk Waste Collection

11 March 202024 August 2020 Press

MidCoast Council’s annual bulk Waste collection starts in Gloucester on 23 March and continuing through to August across the region. Council’s guidelines for waste collection must be followed. First, can waste be re-homed instead of dumped. Second, check the date

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Recycling & Waste Management Lower North Coast Environment & Pollution 

MidCoast Recycling Trailer Returns

27 February 202024 August 2020 Press

MidCoast Council’s Mobile Recycling Trailer will visit towns from 27 February 2020. In 2019, the trailer collected almost 10 tonnes of hazardous problem waste. Disposable items include gas bottles, paint, motor oils, car batteries, household batteries, fluoro globes and tubes,

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Coalfields Recycling & Waste Management Environment & Pollution 

Cessnock Council Using Glass ‘Sand’

22 December 201924 August 2020 Press

Cessnock City Council has begun using recycled glass ‘sand’ for civil works. Council recently used around 90 tonnes of recycled glass sand for the Neath Road Culvert Project and now plans to use approximately 1200 tonnes of the material on

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Recycling & Waste Management 

Why Export Recyclable Waste?

3 December 201814 September 2020 Press

Amazed that all that waste you carefully sort and lovingly place in your yellow wheelie bin is… shipped overseas? Me to! NSW’s local government sector has launched a campaign to solve a worsening recycling and waste crisis – at no

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Lake Macquarie Recycling & Waste Management 

Free eWaste drop off

26 July 2012 Press

Lake Macquarie City Council and Hunter Resource Recovery’s next eWaste drop off event on Saturday 4 August 2012 at Solo Resource Recovery, 25-27 Oakdale Road, Gateshead. If residents can’t make the event, free eWaste drop off is available anytime at

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Recycling & Waste Management Newcastle 

Bigger better bin bonus

24 July 201224 August 2020 Press

Newcastle households can adjust waste service needs by the flexible 3 bin system now in operation. Residents can upgrade the size of general waste or recycling bins, request an additional green waste bin, or additional waste collections. Homes with a

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Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival
Newcastle Event & Venue 

Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival

8 February 2021 Press

Arts Festival makes Newcastle the place to visit this month. An intimate art gallery performance by a renowned Australian musician, an augmented reality experience celebrating indigenous culture, and a discussion on women in leadership with Australia’s first female Prime Minister,

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Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle
Energy & Renewables NSW aka In the News Opinion 

Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle

12 February 202112 February 2021 Press

Gas companies making plans to drill offshore from Newcastle. Opponents fear the PEP 11 gas exploration permit off the coasts of Sydney and Newcastle will be renewed today by Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt. The joint venture companies currently holding

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La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue
Weather 

La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue

3 February 2021 Press

The 2020–21 La Niña is likely to have peaked with respect to atmospheric and oceanic patterns in the tropical Pacific. However impacts associated with La Niña, such as above average rainfall in eastern and northern Australia, are expected to persist

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Shipping Cartel Fined
Port & Shipping 

Shipping Cartel Fined

6 February 20216 February 2021 Press

Shipping cartel fines now total $83.5 million after WWO conviction. Norwegian-based global shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) has been convicted of criminal cartel conduct and ordered by the Federal Court to pay a fine of $24 million, in

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Agriculture Faces Profitable Year
Agriculture 

Agriculture Faces Profitable Year

4 February 2021 Press

Australian agriculture looking to profitable year ahead – industry outlook. Australia’s agricultural sector is set to enjoy an overall profitable year ahead – underpinned by high commodity prices, positive seasonal conditions and low interest rates, and despite expected continuing trade

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Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured
Physics & Energy 

Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured

31 January 2021 Press

Australian father of photovoltaics awarded prestigious 2021 Japan Prize. By Stefanie Menezes UNSW Sydney solar expert Martin Green has been honoured with the Japan Prize for transforming the photovoltaics industry. Professor Martin Green. Photo ~ University of NSW. Professor Martin

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Give Back Our Data
Internet 

Give Back Our Data

8 February 2021 Press

Tim Berners-Lee’s plan to save the internet: give us back control of our data. By Pieter Verdegem Senior Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, University of Westminster Releasing his creation for free 30 years ago, the inventor of the world wide

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Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage
Upper Hunter Heritage & Historical 

Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage

5 February 20215 February 2021 Press

Two jet fighter planes – a Macchi and a Mirage – are making their home at Scone Regional Airport. Restored by volunteers. they will become part of the Warbird Visitor Attraction. The Mirage A3-44 will travel by road from the

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