Compostable containers include 100% paper, cardboard, wood, rye straw or bioplastic products with no lining or additives. Which Bin? These items can be composted by placing them in your green bin along with any left-over food or drink. Examples include: cardboard pizza boxes cardboard burger boxes cardboard clam shells paper Read more…
MEDIA RELEASE, 29 May 2020 New research reveals that more than half of all landfill waste in metropolitan Adelaide is unrecovered resources that could be recycled simply by using the correct recycling or green organics bin. Much of it is food waste that goes to expensive landfill and harms the Read more…
A new research project aims to understand household behaviours around food waste in order to reduce the amount of food sent to landfill. It will promote a circular economy where the nutrients from food waste go back into the compost industry, and ultimately save greenhouse gas emissions from damaging our Read more…
Why waste it? Many of us are using this time at home, while social distancing, to de-clutter and clean up. Here is a list of options to help declutter and spring clean your home, shed and garden. Donate or sell good quality, reusable items PLEASE NOTE: Due to corona-virus precautions, Read more…
In late October and early November of 2019, East Waste, embarked on the largest and most comprehensive kerbside bin audit ever undertaken in SA. The audit included 2,143 bins from 700 households from East Waste’s seven Member Councils. The information from the audit will not only benefit East Waste’s services Read more…
A positive outcome of the panic buying and self-isolation associated with responding to Corona Virus is that we may think twice about how much food we are wasting. Our latest East Waste Councils bin audit showed: 30% of what we throw in the landfill bin is food 48% of food Read more…
A Redwood Park man has returned home to find these branches anonymously dumped in his green bin. This could be a sign of things to come, with councils preparing for an increase in household waste with more people working or isolating at home. Article and images: Ben Cameron, The Messenger Read more…
East Waste continues to provide kerbside collection services as per current on-going arrangements. As an essential service to its Member Councils and residents, East Waste has put in place a number of practices and processes in response to the current environment that will ensure kerbside collections continue as normal. East Read more…
NEWS RELEASE Thursday, 20 February 2020 South Australia’s first electric-powered kerbside collection truck takes to the streets of metropolitan Adelaide this week. The new truck is owned and operated by waste and resource management company East Waste. East Waste General Manager Rob Gregory said the new truck replaces a diesel-powered Read more…
We are very lucky to live in such a beautiful country and today we celebrate this. When celebrating make sure you are doing your bit to Keep Australia Beautiful and not waste what we are so lucky to have! Avoid and reduce If you are having a BBQ or picnic, Read more…