Case studies: Local Government Waste Solutions Fund

Thes projects are initiatives of the NSW Environment Protection Authority under the NSW Government's Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy, and are funded from the waste levy.

Georges River Council event staff sort hard-to-recycle items dropped off by residents into bins for recycling. Credit: Georges River Council

Georges River Council introduced recycling for tricky items, including child car seats, expanded polystyrene and hard plastics at their quarterly e-waste events.

Council facility staff mechanically separates materials for recovery using an excavator at the Ballina Resource Recovery Centre. Credit: North East Waste

North East Waste explored reuse and recovery interventions to divert construction and demolition waste from landfill in the Northern Rivers region.