EPA cautions coal mines for burying waste tyres. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued official cautions to six open cut coal mines in the Namoi and Liverpool Plains regions following an EPA investigation into the burial of waste haul truck tyres. The investigation was in response to allegations
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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 thrown away each year in Australia. Green Caffeen collects the
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$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 by the state government. Thousands more NSW households will be
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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 of larger unwanted household items by placing them on the
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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 Waste Management Centre. The Cell 9 project will cater for
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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 fines follow a targeted compliance inspection operation by the EPA
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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, and businesses can share their experiences, journeys and ideas on
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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 material, including asbestos, was allegedly spread on the Central Coast
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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 Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) at Summerhill Waste Management Centre has
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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 commodity chains and how they benefit and contribute to a
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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. The objective is to find ways to collect household soft
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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 9am-3.30pm. Household quantities of items such as motor oils, paint,
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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 rates of over 70% in some countries. The concern raised
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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 provide vouchers valid until 30 June 2021 to offer people
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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 businesses the tools to run their own soft plastic reduction
Read more...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 land can be very expensive. The NSW Environment Protection Authority
Read more...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, in partnership with a company that has designed 120 composting
Read more...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 are preferred. People should limit their travel for essential purposes
Read more...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 for collection in your zone. Waste must be separated into
Read more...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, smoke detectors and fire extinguishers – all items that cannot
Read more...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 its current works on Gingers Lane, Weston. Recycled glass sand
Read more...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 cost to taxpayers. The Save Our Recycling Campaign, launched at
Read more...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 the Awaba Waste Management Facility at 60 Wilton Road, Awaba,
Read more...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 lot of green waste can request a second 240-litre green-lid
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