Waste Authority Media Releases

New Glass Reprocessing Plant Opens

WA's newest reprocessing plant is set to reduce glass to landfill and improve recycling outcomes. Jointly funded by the Waste Authority and the Australian Packaging Covenant Industry Association, it is located in Kewdale and operated by Colmax.
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Published: 2010-08-23

Sustainable Painting Training Scheme Launched

"Green Painters" have recieved funding for a unique training course that will educate painters in how to reduce waste, use better sustainable painting techniques and utilise modern environmentally friendly products.
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Published: 2010-07-29

Massive E-Waste Clean-Up at City of Stirling

More than 68 tonnes of e-waste including computers, monitors and CD players has been collected by the City of Stirling. The City took part in a recent e-waste program, recycling all but 3.5 tonnes of the material collected, as part of an e-Waste Recycling and Monitoring Project, funded by the Waste Authority of Western Australia.
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Published: 2010-04-01

State’s Draft Waste Strategy Calls for Action

The State’s Waste Authority says there is a need for increased public education around wise waste management and support for producers of goods to take more responsibility for disposal of waste from their own products.

The Waste Authority has reviewed the 1440 public comments received on the Draft State Waste Strategy, released for public comment late last year.
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Published: 2010-03-19

Waste Authority and Local Government Team up to Increase Free Collection Days for Household Hazardous Waste

There will be a new focus on collecting hazardous waste from households across Western Australia in an effort to stop material like old paint, gas bottles and flammable liquids ending up at landfill sites. The Waste Authority of Western Australia together with the Western Australian Local Government Association will ensure that hazardous waste is collected safely and disposed of more regularly to make it easier for people to get rid of items like old paint, batteries, gas bottles and cleaning materials.
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Published: 2010-02-17

Riverside Primary School Recycled Art Project Finalist in Environment Awards

A Mandurah primary school arts project has made it as a finalist in this year’s Western Australian Environment Awards for its festival recycled arts installation.

Riverside Primary School’s Year 4 class put together the recycled maze, made of recycled materials, for the Mandurah Stretch Festival, an annual community arts festival held in early May.

The Trans-Cube-ation project involved the use of large recyclable cubes sponsored by Cleanaway for the event. The Year 4 students worked with their teacher, Terry Wozniuk, and a French artist, Bénédicte Guilhon, to produce an artistic maze entirely from recycled objects for the project.
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Published: 2009-11-25

Asphalt Maker Takes a Shine to Recycling

Local roads, road users and the environment are benefiting from a recycling initiative by asphalt manufacturer, Pioneer Road Services. At its Hazelmere plant, the company is crushing waste glass that would otherwise be consigned to landfill, and reusing it as an asphalt additive that saves energy, reduces our environmental load and improves road safety.
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Published: 2009-11-24

Making Fuel out of Waste Oil to Benefit Remote Communities

The State's Waste Authority is working with local companies and innovators on an exciting project to turn waste oil into fuel designed to power mining operations and remote Western Australian communities. The Waste Authority's Strategic Waste Initiatives Scheme using funding from the levy on all waste that goes to landfill has enabled Blue Plant Energy to complete laboratory testing of LoNOX, a fuel suitable for static power generation plants.
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Published: 2009-11-10

Great Southern Residents Have Their Say about Waste & Recycling

Local people from Albany and the surrounding region said today they wanted increased focus on community education and awareness to help them meet waste reduction and recycling standards. About a dozen local people attended a workshop in Albany today about the future management of waste and the environment in their region, hosted by the Waste Authority of Western Australia and the City of Albany.
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Published: 2009-10-28

Car Clean Up in East Kimberley

A massive clean-up of old car bodies in the East Kimberley has proved a huge success. Workers from the East Kimberley Community Development Employment Projects (EKCDEP) group, comprising of staff and local indigenous people coordinated the clean-up effort.
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Published: 2009-10-19

Waste & Recycle Workshop in Port Hedland

Port Hedland residents and local business people are encouraged to take part in a workshop about the future management of waste and the environment in the Pilbara. The workshop, to be held on Tuesday November 17, from 11am until 2pm, will be run by the Waste Authority at the Council Chambers in McGregor Street.
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Published: 2009-10-19

The Future of Waste for Discussion in Joondalup

Local community members are invited to a workshop to discuss the future management of waste and recycling issues at the City of Joondalup, 90 Boas Avenue, on Friday November 13, from 10.00am – 1.00pm. Local people are urged to drop in, ask questions and offer their feedback to Waste Authority Member Professor Paul Hardisty.
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Published: 2009-10-19

Waste & Recycle Workshop in Albany

Albany residents are encouraged to take part in a local workshop about the future management of waste and the environment in their region. The workshop, to be held on Wednesday October 28, from 10.30am until 1.30pm, will be run by the Waste Authority at the Civic Rooms in North Road.
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Published: 2009-10-16

Waste & Recycling Trade Workshops in Cannington

Waste and recycling trade and industry leaders in Cannington and surrounding suburbs are encouraged to take part in local workshops about the future management of waste in their area. The first workshop, to be held on Monday October 19, from 7.30am til 10.00am, will be run by the Waste Authority at the City of Canning Function Centre, 1317 Albany Highway, Cannington, (enter off George St).
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Published: 2009-10-14

Waste & Recycle Workshop in Bunbury

Bunbury residents are encouraged to take part in a local workshop about the future management of waste and the environment in their region. The workshop, to be held on Tuesday November 10, from 10.30am – 1.30pm, will be run by the Waste Authority at the City of Bunbury Function Centre, 4 Steven Street, in Bunbury.
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Published: 2009-10-13

Waste Strategy Workshop in Midwest Region

Midwest Region residents are encouraged to take part in a local workshop about the future management of waste and the environment in their area. The workshop, to be held on Geraldton on Wednesday November 4, from 11am until 2pm, will be run by the Waste Authority at the Utakurra Council Office, on the corner of Edward Road and Geraldton-Mt Magnet Road, in Utakarra.
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Published: 2009-10-13

Waste & Recycle Workshop in Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie and surrounding residents are encouraged to take part in a local workshop about the future management of waste and the environment in their region. The workshop, to be held on Friday November 20, from 10.30am until 1.30pm, will be run by the Waste Authority at the Kalgoorlie Boulder Lotteries House, corner Wilson and McDonald Streets, in Kalgoorlie.
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Published: 2009-10-13

The Future of Waste for Discussion in Belmont

Local community members are invited to a workshop to discuss the future management of waste in the East Metropolitan Region, at the Council Chambers, 226 Great Eastern Highway, Belmont, on Friday November 6, from 10.00am – 1.00pm. People are urged to register early for the free workshop, as seats are available on a first come first served basis.
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Published: 2009-10-06

The Future of Waste & Recycling Workshop in Fremantle

Local community members are invited to a workshop to discuss the future management of waste and recycling issues at the Tradewinds Hotel, Canning Highway, Fremantle on October 30, from 10.00am – 1.00pm. People are urged to register early for the free workshop, as seats are available on a first come first served basis.
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Published: 2009-10-01

Private Recycler Workshop in Floreat

Those in the private recycling industry are encouraged to take part in a local workshop about the future management and disposal of waste. The workshop, to be held on Thursday October 22, from 7.30am til 10.00am, will be run by the Waste Authority in the Tamala Room at the Western Australian Ecology Centre, Bold Park, Perry Lakes Drive in Floreat.
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Published: 2009-10-01

Waste & Recycle 2009 Conference - Wangara Material Recovery Facility

A tour of the Wangara Material Recovery Facility will be part of this year’s Waste & Recycle Conference, to be held from September 15-18.
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Published: 2009-09-27

Waste & Recycle 2009 Conference - Battery Recycling

Recycling old batteries, education about preventing harmful waste from going to landfill and greener environmental initiatives, will be on the agenda at the Waste & Recycle Conference in Fremantle next week. The conference, from September 15-18, will examine the economic, social and environmental impacts of the choices made by West Australians.
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Published: 2009-09-11

Better Disposal of Plastics in the Gascoyne

There may soon be much less plastic mulch film going to landfill in the Gascoyne thanks to work being undertaken by the Gascoyne Development Commission and Bowman & Associates to look for biodegradable and recycling alternatives. Traditionally fruit and vegetable plantations are covered by thin plastic mulch film to suppress weed growth and improve crop production, underlain by plastic drip irrigation tape.
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Published: 2009-09-11

Sustainable Living Workshops

Local people in Rockingham are being encouraged to turn their “trash into treasure” at a series of Sustainable Living Workshops being held at the Sustainability Shop, Naragebup, Rockingham Regional Environment Centre. The workshops aim to provide training to the local community about how to use recycled materials for useful craft workshops.
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Published: 2009-09-01

Waste & Recycle 2009 Conference - Midland Brick Facility

A tour of Midland Brick’s facility will be part of this year’s Waste & Recycle Conference, to be held from September 15-18. Conference participants will have the opportunity to take part in several waste and recycling facility tours and workshop activities. A mattress processing plant at Hazelmere and tour of Red Hill landfill gas plant will also be open to participants.
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Published: 2009-08-27

Waste & Recycle 2009 Conference - Fremantle Workshop

This year’s Waste & Recycle Conference will be held in Fremantle on September 15 and 16. The conference, supported by funds from the waste levy paid on all waste that goes to landfill, will examine the economic, social and environmental impacts of the choices made by the Western Australian community.
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Published: 2009-08-24

COMMUNITY ENCOURAGED TO RECYCLE OLD BATTERIES

Fremantle residents Shani Graham and Tim Darby are leading the way in encouraging their local community not to throw out „everyday? style dry cell batteries, but to recycle them instead. From September, old household batteries (dry-cell) can be dropped off at any one of more than 150 new battery recycling bins around Perth.
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Published: 2009-08-24

On-site sorting of recyclables saves greenhouse gas emissions.

Simple lifestyle choices such as sorting recyclables on-site and composting organic waste can result in an eight fold reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to a report released today by Waste Authority Chairman Mr Barry Carbon
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Published: 2009-05-15

Paving the way with crushed recycled concrete

A significant amount of the estimated 1.9 million tonnes of construction and demolition (C&D) waste currently ending up in landfill could be used in road base construction according to a report released today by Authority Chairman, Mr Barry Carbon.
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Published: 2009-05-15

City of Stirling to tackle electrical waste

A $24, 500 grant from the Waste Authority’s Strategic Waste Initiative Scheme (SWIS) to set up a permanent electrical waste collection facility will help the City of Stirling manage the burgeoning amount of electrical waste taken to the Balcatta transfer station.
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Published: 2009-05-15

Grant lays the foundation for recycling building waste

The foundation for an efficient system for recycling building waste collected from residential construction sites in Perth ‘s metropolitan area is about to be laid, following the awarding of a $175 000 grant the Waste Authority’s Strategic Waste Initiative Scheme (SWIS) to Earth Care Consulting.
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Published: 2009-05-15

The power of food waste

The Environmental Technology Centre at Murdoch University has been awarded a $45, 823 grant from the Waste Authority’s Strategic Waste Initiative Scheme (SWIS) to develop and standardise a small scale anaerobic digester suitable for processing food waste to produce Biogas.
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Published: 2009-05-15

Stepping onto the glass brick road

The use of pulverized glass in the manufacture of brick pavers will take a step closer after Bowman and Associates was awarded an $11, 500 grant from the Waste Authority’s Strategic Waste Initiative Scheme (SWIS). The grant will investigate the logistics of transporting glass stockpiled at the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council’s Red Hill waste management facility to a glass producer, then onto Midland Brick’s plant in Midland.
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Published: 2009-05-15

It’s a wrap for plastic in the Gascoyne growers region

Bowman and Associates has been awarded a $24 500 grant from the Waste Authority’s Strategic Waste Initiative Scheme (SWIS) to investigate alternatives to the plastics currently used by growers in the Gascoyne region, and the viability of recovering and reprocessing the waste material.
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Published: 2009-05-15

Spreading the care into Perth’s Eastern suburbs

The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) has been awarded a $33, 870 grant from the Waste Authority’s Strategic Waste Initiative Scheme (SWIS) to pilot the Earthcarers volunteer program in Perth’s Eastern Region.
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Published: 2009-05-15

Lions have waste all baled up

A new electro-hydraulic baling machine now operating at the Augusta Recycling Centre has improved the recycling efforts of Leeuwin Lions Club according to a report released today by Waste Authority Chairman, Mr Barry Carbon.
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Published: 2009-05-14

Oils aint oils

With the assistance of a $15 000 grant from the Waste Authority’s Strategic Waste Initiative Scheme (SWIS), New Zealand based joint venture company Bios Energy will have the opportunity to expand the application of its low emission power generation fuel, LoNOX.
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Published: 2009-05-08

Battery recycling to get a re-charge

New energy is about to be injected into household battery recycling across the Perth metropolitan area with the help of a $80, 140 grant from the Waste Authority’s Strategic Waste Initiative Scheme (SWIS).
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Published: 2009-05-08

Chemical clean up coming to country WA

The WA Farmers Federation and WA Pastoralists and Graziers Association have lent their support to an application by Agsafe Limited that has been successful in obtaining a $70 000 grant from the Waste Authority’s Strategic Waste Initiative Scheme (SWIS).
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Published: 2009-05-08

Building a waste-free future

An on-site system for recycling building waste could divert up to 150 000 tonnes per annum of waste currently destined for landfill according to a report released today by Waste Authority Chairman, Mr Barry Carbon.
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Published: 2009-05-08

Hay bales to bales of waste

Residents of Quairading Shire will benefit from the purchase of an industrial shredder made possible by a $30, 000 grant from the Waste Authority’s Strategic Waste Initiative Scheme (SWIS).
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Published: 2009-05-08

Ashburton cans crushed for cash

A mountain of aluminium cans previously destined for landfill is now a cash flow opportunity for the Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation thanks to a mobile crusher/baler.
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Published: 2009-05-08

Faerie faerie inspiring

The Waste Authority’s Community Grant Scheme (CGS) has come to the aid of Perth’s faeries with a grant of $10,000.
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Published: 2009-04-24

Funds fund no flush for Margaret River eco-centre

Thanks to a $13, 730 grant from the Waste Authority’s Community Grants Scheme (CGS), the Margaret River Regional Environment Centre (MRREC) will be able to install a no flush composting toilet in it’s new zero waste demonstration site.
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Published: 2009-04-24

Child care to be recycling aware

Recycling awareness throughout thirty two child care centres operated the Perth YMCA is about to receive a major boost thanks to a $5, 000 grant from the Waste Authority’s Community Grants Scheme (CGS).
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Published: 2009-04-24

Stop and shop at the tip

Thanks to a $15, 525 grant form the Waste Authority’s Community Grants Scheme (CGS), the iconic Denmark tip shop will soon be expanding into a new premise.
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Published: 2009-04-10

Cut, Spray & Wheel – The Art of Waste

The Ellenbrook Cultural Foundation is about to unleash the many and varied artistic talents of local young as they set about decorating resident’s mobile garbage bins (MGBs) with images that promote awareness of recycling and waste avoidance.
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Published: 2009-04-10

Kimberley gets creative with waste

A $20, 000 grant from the Wast Authority’s Community Grants Scheme (CGS) will see an ambitious waste to art project undertaken in the West Kimberley region in 2009.
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Published: 2009-04-03

Lions roar in Margaret River

The Margaret River Lions fundraising capacity has received a major boost thanks to a $17,400 grant from the Wast Authority’s Community Grants Scheme (CGS).
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Published: 2009-04-03

Used oil crisis contained

Action taken by the Waste Authority has restored confidence in the used lube oil (ULO) recycling industry in Western Australia according to two reports, ‘Used Oil Management Options Study’ and ‘Analysis of Used Oil Policy Management Options’, released today by the Waste Authority Chairman, Mr Barry Carbon.
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Published: 2009-03-26

Population projections place pressure on Perth’s waste infrastructure requirements

Predictions of an increase in waste generation by Perth’s growing population are contained in a new report: ‘Assessment of Waste Disposal and Material Recovery Infrastructure for Perth’ was released today by Authority Chairman Mr Barry Carbon.
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Published: 2009-03-26

Pilbara Regional Council (PRC) steals limelight in resource recovery funding

The Pilbara Regional Council has celebrated being the first Western Australian Regional Council to have its Regional Investment Plan approved by the Waste Authority.
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Published: 2009-03-23

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