NSW

NSW waste levy rates for 2018/19 announced
State Strategy
5 June 2018

NSW waste levy rates for 2018/19 announced

The NSW EPA has just announced the solid and liquid waste levy rates for 2018/19. In accordance with Clause 11 of the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014, all levies have been only adjusted for inflation (Consumer Price Index).

WLRM Organics Collection grants now open
Grants
22 May 2018

WLRM Organics Collection grants now open

The NSW EPA has opened round 6 of its Organics Collection grants under the $105.5M Organics Infrastructure Fund of the NSW Government Waste Less Recycle More initiative (WLRM).

Halve Waste initiative on track to setting new standard on waste reduction
Recycling
22 February 2018

Halve Waste initiative on track to setting new standard on waste reduction

The goal of Halve Waste is to reduce the waste to landfill by 50% by 2020. A major step in achieving this is the target to reduce waste landfilled at AWMC to 75,000 tonnes per year by 2018 financial year end. We’re at the half-way point and this looks like being achieved.

WLRM Organics Market Development Grants now open
Grants
15 February 2018

WLRM Organics Market Development Grants now open

The NSW EPA has opened round 2 of its $3M Organics Market Development grants under the NSW Government Waste Less Recycle More initiative (WLRM). The new grants support activities that will improve the demand for recycled organics.

WLRM Circulate Industrial Ecology Grants now open
Grants
31 January 2018

WLRM Circulate Industrial Ecology Grants now open

The NSW EPA has opened round 3 of its $2.5M Circulate Industrial Ecology (CIE) under the NSW Government Waste Less Recycle More initiative (WLRM). The new grants provide an opportunity for the establishment of viable industrial ecology relationships to divert valuable resources from landfill. The program supports projects that will recover materials (otherwise sent to landfill) to be used as feedstock for other commercial, industrial or construction processes.

WLRM Civil Construction Market Program Grants now open
Grants
31 January 2018

WLRM Civil Construction Market Program Grants now open

The NSW EPA has opened the first round of its $2.5M Civil Construction Market Program (CCMP) under the NSW Government Waste Less Recycle More initiative (WLRM). The new grants provide an opportunity for eligible entities to reduce the amount of C&D material being sent to landfill by reusing and recycling resources in other NSW civil construction projects.

Halve Waste – delivering real diversion from landfill
Recycling
14 December 2017

Halve Waste – delivering real diversion from landfill

The Albury Waste Management Centre (AWMC) includes the fourth largest landfill in NSW, and now the centrepiece of Halve Waste, the most successful waste reduction program in Australia. The Halve Waste Initiative has recently been awarded the best organics recovery program in NSW and the best local government initiative in sustainability.

WLRM Weighbridge Grants now open
Grants
5 December 2017

WLRM Weighbridge Grants now open

The NSW EPA has opened the fifth round of its $500,000 Weighbridge Fund under NSW Government Waste Less Recycle More initiative (WLRM). The new grants provide a one-off opportunity for eligible facilities to accelerate the installation of a weighbridge in compliance with the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 that requires any facility recovering, recycling, processing or storing waste and is liable for the waste levy in NSW to install a weighbridge and accurately record waste movements.

Albury City Council and the Halve Waste initiative win Organics Recycling Industry Excellence Award
Awards
15 November 2017

Albury City Council and the Halve Waste initiative win Organics Recycling Industry Excellence Award

Albury City Council was recognised for its considerable achievements in implementing a FOGO service for residents in Albury and neighbouring councils at the NSW Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA) Annual awards ceremony on Friday 10 November.

NSW WLRM Council Litter Prevention Grants
Grants
8 November 2017

NSW WLRM Council Litter Prevention Grants

The NSW EPA has released its fourth round of Council Litter Prevention grants under the $337 million NSW Government Waste Less Recycle More initiative (WLRM). The new grants are open to councils and offer funding to deliver local litter prevention projects, to help meet NSW’s litter reduction goal.

Innovations and reforms in urban waste and recycling
Recycling
2 November 2017

Innovations and reforms in urban waste and recycling

Australia’s recycling sector is primed for continued growth. It must in order to keep up with waste generation, which is growing at a compound annual rate of 6.2%, that is 6x population growth and 2.5x economic growth. The market is there, and it is being serviced through a combination of regulatory intervention and technological innovation.

NSW WLRM Resource Recovery Facility Expansion and Enhancement (RRFEE) grants
Grants
1 November 2017

NSW WLRM Resource Recovery Facility Expansion and Enhancement (RRFEE) grants

The NSW EPA has released its third round of Resource Recovery Facility Expansion and Enhancement (RRFEE) grants under the $337 million NSW Government Waste Less Recycle More initiative (WLRM).

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