✋AVOID and REDUCE Avoid all the individually wrapped, sugar filled treats which are unhealthy for us and our planet! Make your own homemade treats and goodies to give away to friends and family (avoid using nuts and eggs as these Read more…
In December this year East Waste will commission South Australia’s first fully electric-powered waste collection truck. East Waste Chairman Brian Cunningham said the new truck will replace a diesel-powered truck and, with zero emissions, remove from our suburban streets the Read more…
To celebrate International Compost Awareness Week 5-11 May, Jeffries are providing a ‘Buy one, get one FREE’ offer for 30 Litre Jeffries Organic Compost. Why waste it? Get your free bag and grow something amazing! To redeem simply add two Read more…
The latest release of the My Local Services App includes a number of updates, most notably the enhanced spotlights with recycling and waste notifications developed as a result of a collaboration with East Waste, Research & Development Scheme and the Read more…
The resources that we collect on behalf of East Waste’s seven Member Council’s are processed at Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA) Resource Recovery Centre. They are already directing about 80% of materials to domestic remanufacturing facilities and aim to Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…