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Community praised for sustainability success
The Albury community’s commitment to making a real difference to our environment has been recognised with the city winning the top honour at the 2020 Sustainable Communities Tidy Towns Awards over the weekend.
The city was named overall winner of the NSW awards, recognising the community-wide efforts to lead the way in sustainability and environmental initiatives.
At the weekend event, AlburyCity also won awards for our organics recovery operations, the Renewable Energy Hub at the Albury Waste Management Centre, our education program Halve Waste and infrastructure improvements at the Albury Waste Management Centre along with a highly commended for the Repair Café, which helps people to repair and recycle goods that would otherwise be thrown out.
Solar Power And Biogas Hub Launched In Adelaide’s South
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The finishing touches are being put on South Australia’s first solar farm built on a covered landfill, situated in Adelaide’s south.
The project has been constructed at a Southern Region Waste Resource Authority (SRWRA) site in Seaford Heights. SRWRA was established by the Cities of Onkaparinga, Marion and Holdfast Bay to provide and operate waste management services for the three Councils.
The collective capacity of the 1,780 solar panels has been put at 600 kilowatts. Gas from the old landfill is also being captured to produce electricity, with both systems exporting to the grid.