Tag Archives: waste management Queensland
Queensland Government’s Waste Reduction & Recycling Targets Are Welcome
Kartaway welcomes the Queensland Government’s waste strategy targets to reduce waste going to landfill by 25% this year, representing 4.6 million tonnes, and 50% by 2020, representing 16.3million tonnes. Kartaway are leaders in recycling and waste management and support the … Continue reading
Recycling Building Materials in Queensland
When you hire a skip or bin for building, renovations or rebuilding most building materials you put into the bin or skip can be recycled. Recycling Concrete Recycling concrete has many benefits. For example, it saves on landfill, when used … Continue reading
Kartaway Queensland Supplying Bins to Airport, School, Police Station and More
Kartaway Queensland has been helping out some interesting customers lately. BSC Airport Systems for example who are carrying out works at the Brisbane International Airport, where old aerobridges are being removed and new ones are being installed on the tarmac. … Continue reading
Accused Murderer Linked to Tyre Stockpiling and Toxic Fire
Further to a recent blog about the concern the industry associations have regarding the recent removal of tyre storage from Queensland’s Department of Environment Environmentally Relevant Activities (ERAs) in the Environmental Protection Regulation, another fire caused by tyre stockpiling broke … Continue reading
Waste Recycling Industry Association of Qld Awards
The Waste Recycling Industry Association of Queensland (WRIQ) held it’s first Awards Ceremony in June this year. The categories for the Awards were: Remanufacturing Innovation Next Generation Student Safe Driver/Plant Operator The Remanufacturing Award was won by Kennedy’s Timbers, based … Continue reading
Queensland Waste Facilities Require Change To Protect Ratepayers & The Environment
Queensland has over 430 landfills and transfer stations servicing 4.6 million people in 73 local government areas, that’s about six facilities per local government. And here’s the rub, due to a high variation in population across these areas some of … Continue reading
Disposal of Waste Tyres and Tyre Stockpiling a Problem in Queensland
Tyre stockpiling has become a problem once again since March, when Queensland’s Department of Environment removed tyre storage from its list of Environmentally Relevant Activities (ERAs) in the Environmental Protection Regulation. Industry Associations such as the Waste Recycling Industry Association … Continue reading
