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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Read more…
Make Love Not Waste! If there’s anything the world needs its less stuff and more love. Why waste it? Valentine’s Day is just another day that corporations can capitalize on our wasteful and consumerist behaviour. This Valentine’s Day express your Read more…