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Sealing surfaces with 100 per cent recyclable materials
07 Jan 2020

Sealing surfaces with 100 per cent recyclable materials

As part of the Marshall Government’s $12.9 billion infrastructure spend, 100 per cent recyclable materials have been used to seal parts of the $354 million Regency to Pym Street project that is creating hundreds of local jobs each year.

Think smart about food waste this Christmas
22 Dec 2019

Think smart about food waste this Christmas

The State Government is calling on South Australians to do their bit to help reduce waste to landfill this Christmas by being smarter with food scraps and organics.

South Australia’s first business goes plastic free
14 Dec 2019

South Australia’s first business goes plastic free

The first business in the state has officially gone ‘plastic free’ under the Marshall Liberal Government’s plan to ban single-use plastics in South Australia.

Meeting Mister RYE
23 Nov 2019

Meeting Mister RYE

I love catching up with people who are developing business ideas and helping make South Australia a hive of entrepreneurial activity, especially when these ideas are focused on environmental sustainability. …
The greenwaste journey
12 Nov 2019

The greenwaste journey

Wondering where your food scraps go once they’re in the green bin? Let me take you on a journey…

Major resource recovery milestone
06 Nov 2019

Major resource recovery milestone

South Australia continues to lead the way in resource recovery as SUEZ-ResourceCo celebrates one million tonnes of alternative fuel generated at its Wingfield facility in Adelaide’s northern suburbs.

Welcoming the SS Marlene to the Salvos Stores workforce
04 Nov 2019

Welcoming the SS Marlene to the Salvos Stores workforce

There’s a new member of the Salvos Stores workforce in South Australia! Her name is SS Marlene and she’s a garbage truck, custom designed to pick up unsalvageable material from Salvos …
Touring SA recycling facilities with Trevor Evans MP
17 Oct 2019

Touring SA recycling facilities with Trevor Evans MP

Last week I spent some time with Assistant Minister for Waste Reduction and Environmental Management Trevor Evans MP touring our nation’s leading recycling sites, right here in South Australia. It was …
MYTH: We send our plastics to landfill or overseas
16 Oct 2019

MYTH: We send our plastics to landfill or overseas

You might have heard that we send our plastic recyclables to landfill or overseas - in South Australia that's just nonsense!

SA leads the way on banning single-use plastics
10 Oct 2019

SA leads the way on banning single-use plastics

How good is this? South Australia is top of the list when it comes to dealing with single-use plastics - and we're not just blowing our own trumpet 🎺, this …