Media Releases from Zero Waste SA

Staged Approach For SA’s Historic Plastic Bag Ban (100Kb) PDF 18/6/08
A staged approach for the State Government’s historic ban on light weight plastic shopping bags will help South Australian retailers and consumers get ready for the ban.

SA Leads With Major Kitchen Waste Recycling Pilot (76Kb) PDF 16/6/08
Sixteen thousand South Australians are set to participate in the most comprehensive pilot of household kitchen waste recycling yet to be undertaken in Australia.

SA’s Recyling Leadership (70Kb) PDF 16/6/08
Recycling rates in SA continue to grow, putting South Australians among the best recyclers in the nation having recycled more than 1500 kilograms of waste per person in 2006-07.

South Australia Leading Nation With Outright Ban On Bags (64Kb) PDF 17/4/08
South Australia will lead the nation when it pushes ahead with an outright ban of single-use plastic bags from January after Environment Ministers today failed to reach national consensus on an Australia-wide ban.

Shop Assistants Support Plastic Bag Ban (63Kb) PDF 16/4/08
The Rann Government has welcomed figures showing 75 per cent of shop assistants surveyed support its proposed ban of free single-use plastic bags by January and 98.5 per cent see plastic bags as a pollution problem.

SA Leads National Push For Container Deposit Legislation (72Kb) PDF 10/4/08
South Australia will be pushing for national adoption of container deposit legislation when Australian and New Zealand Environment Ministers meet in Melbourne next Thursday.

Grants Help Combat Illegal Dumping Hot Spots (106Kb PDF) 17/3/2008
State Government funding will help local government and charitable organisations to combat illegal dumping in targeted hot spots.

Million Dollar Boost For Regional Waste Upgrades (108Kb PDF) 12/3/2008
Regional South Australia’s waste management processes are to undergo further significant upgrades thanks to more than one million dollars in State Government grants.

Incentive Grants For Community Organisations (93Kb PDF) 14/2/2008
The Rann Government is building on it’s recycling effort with today’s announcement of grants allocated to 10 community groups that will further progress recycling and resource recovery activities at the grass roots level.

$1.1m To Bolster SA Recycling Effort (93Kb PDF) 14/2/2008
The Rann Government is further investing in efforts to further cut waste going to landfill with today’s announcement of five major grants totalling $1.1 million to support the work of five South Australian organisations.

Strong Interest In Food Scrap Pilot (98Kb PDF) 14/2/2008
There’s been strong interest in the Rann Government’s proposed system to remove food scraps from South Australia’s household waste bins, with 24 councils signing up for the next step.

Drink Container Deposit Increases To 10 Cents (84Kb PDF) 12/2/2008
The State Government is increasing the incentive for South Australians to keep recycling by doubling the current 5-cent deposit on drink containers to 10 cents, the first increase since the scheme began in 1977.

Food Scraps Next Target To Cut Waste To Landfill (88Kb PDF) 21/1/2008
Removing food scraps from South Australian’s household waste bins is the next big opportunity to cut waste going to landfill and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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