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Cleanaway’s Steve Hoare and Shelly Brown were at a meeting with a Maitland school teacher and president of AECG (Aboriginal Education Consultative Group) when they discovered that 100 Indigenous kids transitioning from primary to high school were struggling to get basic provisions for school.
Steve and Shelly worked with Cleanaway’s merchandise team and prepared 100 school packs which contained pencils, rubbers, sharpeners, rulers, pens, exercise books and USB thumb drives.
The packs were distributed to four schools including the Rutherford Public School and Maitland Grossmann High School. The kids and their families were delighted to be so well prepared to start the new school year.
Cleanaway is proud to support the Regional Waste Warrior Expo in Tamworth, New South Wales, as they lead the way in sustainability with a range of activities that focuses on finding solutions and innovations in managing waste and living sustainably.
The Expo will be held at the Tamworth Jockey Club and features round table discussions, workshops and talks, among many other exciting activities.
Cleanaway Tamworth team members Craig Seymour and Josh Stanley will be on hand to offer advice and customised waste solutions for businesses and the community. Cleanaway Waste Education Officer Mikaela Orme will also be helping attendees explore what they can do for sustainability, beyond the household bin. There will be plenty of fun activities and giveaways, and a few prizes as well.
Interested business customers should also visit the Cleanaway booth to learn how the Bin Trim program can benefit businesses by reducing the general waste bill and improving sustainability rates.
Date: Friday 15 and Saturday 16 February, 2019
Venue: Tamworth Jockey Club
Address: 28 Britten Rd, Taminda NSW 2340
Cleanaway has been part of the local Tamworth community for decades, with a dedicated team managing domestic waste and recycling services. Our Tamworth depot is staffed by locals offering front and rear lift general waste and recycling, bathroom and hygiene services. We also offer a completely local Liquids service and provide Return and Earn servicing.
Contact us to learn more about how we make a sustainable future possible in our local communities.
Tangalooma EcoMarines recently held their big end-of-year event, The Wave, to celebrate the sustainability efforts of ambassadors and students. Each school was awarded a certificate for their dedication to protecting the land, sea, and animals of Moreton Bay and Southeast Queensland.
The event included inspirational speeches, videos and presentations by student ambassadors, and the Cleanaway Waste Warrior Challenge winner was announced. Congratulations to Banksia Beach State School for their winning entry – a jellyfish made out of 530 chip packets, bottle lids, plastic bags and other rubbish items found in the Banksia Beach State schoolyard. The challenge involved creating a piece of art from the most common litter items found in school grounds. The goal was to reduce waste and raise awareness about key litter items found in schools.
Banksia Beach State School winning entry, The Jellyfish.
The jellyfish was created to call attention to the dangers of plastic and how it directly affects marine life.
The winning team and their trophy, a miniature Cleanaway truck model.
The newly crowned winners presenting their winning entry
Cleanaway’s Elli Webb sharing recycling best practices
Cleanaway’s education team were also on hand to talk about sustainability, waste diversion and correct disposal. Education Coordinator, Elli Webb, presented on where rubbish comes from and how smart shopping choices create less rubbish, improve recycling and lead to a more sustainable future for generations to come.
Students also learnt what recycling is accepted for their region and were reminded to always check with the local council for the correct recycling rules.
Neil Perry, Cleanaway Head of Development and Joint Ventures, presented his EcoMarines art piece made by Aboriginal artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins
Cleanaway is driven by a passion for sustainability and is committed to partnerships that benefit our schools and communities.
Cleanaway recently attended the annual Capricorn Trade Expo held at the Crown Towers, Perth. Ken Luong, Simon Stevenson and Anthony Muir from the WA Liquids and Solids Waste Services teams were on hand to showcase Cleanaway’s total waste management solutions.
The night was a great success with over 1,200 Capricorn members attending and large crowds wanting to speak with the Cleanaway team about sustainable waste management solutions. The team noted, “It was great to meet with all our existing and prospective customers. We received some great feedback about our services and lots of interest from new customers wanting to partner with us for their waste management solutions. The night was a great success.”
Capricorn is a member-based cooperative that provides member benefits for procurement with preferred suppliers. Cleanaway is only one of two waste management companies recognised as a preferred supplier to Capricorn members.
Cleanaway is committed to making a sustainable future possible through our partnerships with Australia’s industry. Contact us for more information.
Every day around Australia as much as 20% of the commingled recycling we diligently sort each week ends up in landfill. Put simply, too much contamination means recycling facilities can’t sort the treasure from the trash.
Australians have been enthusiastic recyclers for over 30 years. But it seems that we’re confused about what belongs in the recycling and it’s easy to see why. What’s accepted in your recycling bin depends on who empties it, and the Material Recovery Facility (or MRF) the recycling ends up at for processing. To add to the confusion, changes in packaging, manufacturing, and consumer behaviour have resulted in more complex waste streams today – many of which require different technology for processing. Whether or not we could recycle coffee cups simply wasn’t an issue 10 years ago.
China’s National Sword policy which limits the import of recycling into China, particularly lower quality recyclables with previously accepted levels of contamination, has brought this issue to a head. We must now accept responsibility for the quality of our recyclables – and the cost for sorting them.
Cleanaway, one of Australia’s largest waste management companies, doesn’t think it should be that hard. To coincide with National Recycling Week (12-16 November), they are launching ‘Simply5 It’. A campaign that identifies the five simple categories of items which belong in the recycling bin – no matter where you are. By promoting a simple and consistent approach to recycling Cleanaway aims to improve the quality of recyclable materials in our bins, thus maximising the amount of material that is recovered for reuse.
It’s time to Simply5 it. The following five items belong in your kerbside recycling bin:
1. Paper/cardboard
2. Rigid plastic
3. Glass bottles and jars
4. Steel
5. Aluminium
To ensure they can be processed and recovered – it’s important that these items are clean, dry and unbagged.
Cleanaway CEO and Managing Director, Vik Bansal said, “Recycling paper, cardboard, plastic containers, glass and steel/aluminium cans will never go out of style even with changes in markets and processing technologies and that is why it’s important to get the basics right when recycling these five materials.”
“A successful recycling market relies on being able the sell recyclable materials as a commodity, to offset the cost of collection and processing. Being able to return these recyclable materials back into the value stream also reduces our reliance on new materials to fuel manufacturing” Vik explained.
Contamination, like food, plastic bags and textiles, not only destroys the value of quality recyclables but can also damage machinery and increase the cost of processing. China’s decision to close its doors on contaminated recycling means tonnes of lower quality recyclables have no market for resale.
National Recycling Week is a great opportunity to get the recycling message out to businesses, communities and industry. Clear and simple recycling information, that people can remember when waste disposal decisions are made, is where we can make the biggest impact on positive recycling behaviour.
The takeaway message? Keep it simple. Recyclables that are all clean of food and dry of liquids are the best items to put in your recycling bin. If in doubt, throw it out in general waste. Don’t risk ruining quality recycling with contamination like textiles, food and plastic bags.
Recycling shouldn’t be complicated, especially when you ‘Simply5 it’.
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Media contact:
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About Cleanaway
Cleanaway Waste Management Ltd is Australia’s leading waste management company, operating a national network of unique collection, processing, treatment and landfill assets from over 260 locations across Australia. Our philosophy is that all waste is a resource and we aim to incorporate recover, recycling and reuse throughout our operations and those of our clients. Our mission is to make a sustainable future possible for all our stakeholders.
Cleanaway has been announced as the new waste and recycling service provider for the City of Sydney with a seven-year contract, beginning 1 July 2019. Services include general waste, recycling, garden organics and bulk, or hard waste and electronic waste, kerbside collections.
Technology and digitised service are hallmarks of the contract which includes twenty-five brand new vehicles, all enabled with Cleanaway’s Cleanaview technology.
Cleanaview is an integrated platform that collects data from cameras on-board the vehicles to track collections and service events like missed pickups, broken bins and allows for single-call customer service response. The cameras can also provide insights that will reduce contamination, improve recycling and further increase truck safety in the community. The digitised system promotes efficiency, such as reducing reliance on paper-based systems.
Cleanaway’s award-winning education team will be working closely with City of Sydney to provide crucial sustainability training to reduce waste to landfill and improve recycling rates.
“Cleanaway has a long and proud history of providing waste and recycling services in New South Wales, and we look forward to extending that expertise to Australia’s most iconic city.” said Michael Sankey, Cleanaway’s Regional Manager – Sydney Metro. “As part of the contract, Cleanaway will be setting up a new facility and implementing new operational teams and some educational resources.
“Over the next 7 years we’ll be working closely with the Council’s waste management team to add value for the community and help the City of Sydney achieve their sustainability goals.”
Cleanaway’s WA Liquids team recently supported not-for-profit organisation, Kira Community Services, by repurposing and donating reusable products that were otherwise destined for disposal.
Simon Stevenson, WA Liquids Regional Manager (pictured above, left) said, “It is a great chance to align two important values for our team – sustainability and supporting the community. At Cleanaway, we’re always looking for opportunities to not only lead the way with sustainable waste management practices but to also make a positive difference in society. We are proud to help a great organisation like Kira with their great work providing support services to people with disabilities”.
Kira Community Services’ CEO, John Macdonald (pictured above, right) welcomed the initiative and said, “We are really appreciative of this wonderful offer from Cleanaway and the donated products will go to great use for Kira and its members. It’s really nice to see a large business like Cleanaway providing support to the community”.
Established in 1991, Kira was created by a group of parents who had children with disabilities.
Their goal is to improve the lives of people living with disability by providing the social opportunities and real-life experiences that existing disability services were unable or unwilling to provide.
Contact us for more information about how we’re making a sustainable future possible through our support of community initiatives.
Bega Valley Shire Council recently received a new fleet of Cleanaview-enabled trucks as part of Cleanaway’s five-year contract that began on 1 July 2018.
Also known as the Sapphire Coast, the Bega Valley Shire Council is the largest local government area in coastal New South Wales, with an area of 6,279km2. It extends from Bermagui in the north to the Victorian border in the south and includes the towns of Bega, Tathra, Merimbula, Tura Beach, Wolumla, Cobargo, Bemboka, Pambula, Pambula Beach, Towamba and the former whaling port of Eden.
The new fleet servicing Bega Valley Shire consists of nine vehicles, eight side-loaders outfitted with Cleanaview and one prime mover. With Cleanaview, Cleanaway’s vehicles in Bega Valley now provide near real-time information about its truck locations, allowing it to better manage waste collected in weekly kerbside pickups.
The state-of-the-art Cleanaview technology in the vehicles also makes it easier for Bega Valley Shire Council to monitor and track waste collection issues such as contamination and bin damage. It helps councils answer queries from residents on the status of their bin pickup and be informed when a scheduled job has been completed.
As part of the new contract, a new organics collection service will be introduced in the urban areas of the Shire. Bega’s Food Organics and Green Organics (FOGO) collection will commence on 29 October, enabling residents to recycle their food and garden waste in one bin.
“For Cleanaway, the longevity of our frontline staff has been critical to delivering on our contract,” said Cleanaway Bega Branch Manager Glenn Horswell.
“The Cleanaway Bega team have been wonderful ambassadors to both Cleanaway and the Bega Valley Shire. I am very proud of the professionalism from my team and their ongoing commitment in helping to make a sustainable future possible for Bega.”
Discover how Cleanaview helps our municipal customers make a sustainable future possible here.
Cleanaway’s team of 11 delegates engaged with key waste management industry stakeholders over three days of presentations, dialogue and forums at the 2018 Coffs Harbour Waste Conference.
Rebecca Evered, Erin Smith, Michael Sankey, David Clancy, Edward Hood, Reg Yarran, Alex Tomic, Brendon Horswell, Tamara Hinchey, Elli Webb and Chelsey Martin delivered engaging presentations about the issues that matter in the waste management industry.
Major themes discussed included the circular economy, product stewardship, China’s National Sword Policy as well as education, policy and regulations.
Reg Yarran, National Aboriginal Engagement Advisor spoke about Cleanaway’s commitment to strengthen the relationship between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and non-Aboriginal Australians with our Reconciliation Action Plan. He highlighted Cleanaway’s recent efforts to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, and our policies that encourage participation, diversity and inclusion in our workforce.
Edward Hood, Cleanaway’s Head of Engineering, shared the progress of our state-of-the-art Perth Material Recycling Facility (MRF), citing recent statistics and lessons learnt. Among the many interesting points in his presentation, he highlighted that Perth MRF processed around 130,000 tonnes of waste in its first year of operations, 25% more than expected.
Rebecca Evered, Cleanaway’s Centre for Sustainability Manager, took the stage with James Lawson, the Central Coast Council Waste Contracts Team Leader. Together, they presented the positive outcomes, learnings and challenges of implementing and integrating waste contracts on a tight deadline.
The Coffs Harbour Waste Management Conference is the industry’s leading conference for those who work in or have an interest in waste management. The conference combines presentations, a comprehensive trade exhibition, and social events, over the course of three evenings.
Contact us today to learn more about how we help make a sustainable future possible with our industry-leading partnerships and initiatives.
Kowanyama is a remote Indigenous community located more than 600km north-west of Cairns. The community has a population of approximately 1,200 people, with more than 90% identifying as Indigenous. Kowanyama is accessible by road for up to five months a year and only during the dry season.
The Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council needed to replace their 12-year-old side lift vehicle that was in disrepair. Despite the best efforts of local mechanics to keep the vehicle functioning, it was more often in the workshop than on the road. With the significant downtime and costly repairs, maintaining the vehicle was no longer a viable option.
Jacqui Cresswell, the Council’s Grants & Business Development Manager contacted Cleanaway for support after an unsuccessful bid to acquire funding for the purchase of a new vehicle.
Cleanaway reviewed our current fleet and identified a side lift vehicle that met Kowanyama Council’s needs. After a full service and upgrade, our Noosa team donated an Iveco side lift vehicle that was suitable for the challenging terrain it would be operating in.
Cleanaway’s Acting Business Unit Sales Manager in Queensland, Neil Perry, was pleased to be given the opportunity to support the council, “We see this as an example of how we’re delivering on our Reconciliation Action Plan, and honouring our commitment to make a sustainable future possible for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities such as Kowanyama.”
Jacqui also expressed appreciation to Cleanaway on behalf of the Council’s drivers, who found the new vehicle to be an enjoyable drive and easy to operate, without the hassle of frequent breakdowns.
Visit our Sustainable Future hub to learn more about what Reconciliation means to Cleanaway and to read our Reconciliation Action Plan.
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