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WITH a huge amount of food scraps ending up in landfill when they don’t need to be, Ipswich City Council is offering its green waste service for free for residents for a limited time in a bid to curb an alarming level of wastage.
The council is falling well behind its landfill diversion target set by the state government.
Ipswich City Council currently offers a paid service with a choice of either a 240 litre or 360 litre green waste wheelie bin, which costs $20 a quarter and is collected every two weeks. Green bins were introduced in Ipswich in 2011.
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Freo’s Household Hazardous Waste facility officially open
Fremantle’s Deputy Mayor Andrew Sullivan and local MP Simone McGurk have cut the ribbon to officially open Fremantle’s new Household Hazardous Waste facility.
The facility allows for the safe disposal of unwanted household chemicals and other hazardous material like aerosols, batteries and paint that can’t be disposed of in household bins.
The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) program is supported by the Government of Western Australia and administered by the Waste Authority. The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) delivers the program.
The City of Fremantle’s HHW facility at the Fremantle Recycling Centre was funded by the HHW Program.
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Livingstone Shire Council is seeking feedback from the community around its current waste management priorities, now and into the future.
Portfolio holder of Water, Waste Management and Environment, councillor Andrea Friend, said council strived towards creating a behavioural shift to a circular economy and ultimately, becoming a zero-waste community.
“Council’s objective is to lead and support the community to create behavioural change, implement resource recovery initiatives, and achieve excellence in waste elimination,” Ms Friend said.
“The strategy will align with the Livingstone Community Plan – Towards 2050, a long-term strategic plan developed with the community.”
Cr Friend said the feedback received will inform the direction of council’s Waste Management Strategy and a second round of consultation will then aim to gauge support for the document itself.
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WA Government invests $1 million in nine e-waste recycling initiatives
WasteSorted e-Waste Grants from the New Industries Fund will support job creation in the recycling industry
The McGowan Government has invested $1 million in nine initiatives which when fully implemented, will divert approximately 1,000 tonnes of e-waste annually from landfill in Western Australia.
Innovation and ICT Minister Dave Kelly and Environment Minister Stephen Dawson today announced the recipients of the WasteSorted e-Waste grants program which is funded from the New Industries Fund.
Combined funding of $600,000 was allocated to Curtin University, CSIRO and Epichem for research and development programs that will support new and innovative solutions to process collected e-waste and reduce the amount of e-waste ending up in landfill.