News & Publications

East Waste Celebrates 90 years today.

Happy Birthday to us all!

Founded on 19 July 1928 and originally comprising of the Corporations of Kensington & Norwood and St. Peters and the District Councils of Burnside, Payneham and Walkerville, East Waste was originally known as the East Torrens Municipal Destructor Trust.  In 1993 our name changed to Eastern Waste Management Authority or East Waste.

East Waste is now a regional subsidiary of seven Member Councils, the Adelaide Hills Council, City of Burnside, Campbelltown City Council, City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, City of Mitcham, the Corporation of the Town of Walkerville and the City of Prospect.

We look forward to continuing to provide a safe, high quality, low cost, waste and resource recovery collection service that responds to our community’s needs, while using innovation and technology to drive efficiencies, reduce cost, and have a minimal impact on the receiving environment.

Thanks to our staff and Member Councils for your support and diligent work to enable East Waste to continue to be a success and together lets lay solid foundations for the next 90 years.

East Waste Supports SIDS

East Waste Support SIDS

26/8/2018

A noticeable addition to East Waste’s truck fleet will be seen over the coming weeks as we take part in Red Nose Day to help the SIDS and Kids charity.

East Waste’s CEO Rob Gregory said he was supportive of Red Nose Day and its objectives of raising funds and awareness of SIDS and Kids. “As a Community Service provider out and about in the community we see this as another way we can help to support our community and help raise awareness.”

The charity offers nationwide free bereavement services to families who have experienced the death of a baby or child during pregnancy, birth, infancy and childhood, regardless of the cause.

East Waste’s fleet service seven member council areas of Adelaide Hills, City of Burnside, Campbelltown City Council, City of Mitcham, City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, City of Prospect and Town of Walkerville. “By placing a red nose on the front of each truck, we can spread awareness far and wide and show support of this vital cause.” Rob said.

He added that “in the name of reducing waste, we will re-use and recycle the noses again for next year.”

Anyone who wants to help out can buy Red Nose Day merchandise from stores including Target, Big W, Best & Less, Terry White Chemists, Dick Smith, Spotlight, News Express, Supercheap Auto, Sams Warehouse, Crazy Clarks, BCF and many other retail outlets throughout Australia.

Red Nose Day products can also be bought and donations made online at or by phoning 1300 1 RED NOSE (1300 173 366).

Red Nose Day began in 1988 as the key fundraising activity for SIDS and Kids.

Fundraising has contributed more than $16 million to research and education programs so far.

SA rubbish trucks turn green – story in Big Rigs 24 April 2018

INSPIRED by the electric vehicle success of a New Zealand rubbish behemoth, South Australian firm East Waste is making plans to pioneer a similar movement on this side of the Tasman. In what is believed to be an Australian first, East Waste is exploring the viability of running a fleet of electric-powered trucks for its seven member councils.

Click here to read the full article

Please continue to recycle, but keep contaminants out!

Even with the impact of the costs associated with recycling, it is still economically and environmentally a far more viable alternative than disposal to landfill here in South Australia. The big issue is contamination and we all need to refocus our efforts on keeping contaminants out.

Click here to read the article published on page 19 of the Advertiser 23 April 2018.

Why waste it? When you can still recycle it!

You may have seen in the media recently stories concerning the China Sword and the impact it is having on the global recycling market.
With some of the reports misleading, it is important to know that recycling is still economically and environmentally beneficial to undertake.

Click here to read more.

East Waste looking at electric garbage trucks powered by renewable energy

Click here to read the article 26 March 2018,  on page 15 of The Advertiser – East Waste looking at electric garbage trucks powered by renewable energy: regarding our draft 18/19 Annual Plan proposal to investigate the feasibility of electric vehicles and power storage. “We are continually looking for new technology that will make our services more efficient, more effective and cleaner” (Rob Gregory, General Manager)

Click here to read the article 28 March 2018 in Australian Transport News: SA WASTE FIRM LOOKS AT POWERING OWN ELECTRIC PROPULSION: As South Australia looks on the way to surmounting its recent electricity issues, Eastern Adelaide garbage collection operator East Waste is starting to look beyond gas propulsion for its fleet.

Industry Publications

• Waste Management Review
• WMAA News
• Resource Recovery News
• Inside Waste

East Waste Publications

East Waste – Spotlights on Waste Education

East Waste has been working with the LGA to to enhance the Spotlight feature of the My Local Services App to deliver targeted key educational messages to the community on the correct practice for recycling and waste disposal.

CLICK HERE to read the article published in the LGA circular 14 December 2017.

East Waste Charter Gazetted – includes City of Prospect

As of Thursday 28 September the City of Prospect became a Member Council of East Waste. Please CLICK HERE to read the Gazette.