The need to manage our own waste and recycling is urgent, but to do this both State and Commonwealth leaders must come to the party.

If local government needed any more reminders of the importance of basing decisions on strong, reliable data there were plenty of them at last week’s Waste Forum in Brisbane.

The LGAQ has called on the State Government to urgently partner with Queensland councils to drive a zero-waste future by 2035.

Heard of biosolids? Here’s why a new code proposing to further limit their use is an issue for councils and communities.

The introduction of the waste levy should be deferred to July 2019 to give councils greater time to prepare to reduce impact on households.

As the LGAQ and the Queensland State Government continue to work together towards a zero waste to landfill future, the solutions that will be a part of that future are taking shape.

Contrary to the statements of those pushing their own political agendas, the LGAQ does not promote, nor has it ever promoted, incineration of waste as a preferred Energy from Waste (EfW) option.

The LGAQ this week appeared behalf of its members at the public hearing into the highly anticipated Waste Reduction and Recycling (Waste Levy) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018.

The Queensland Government is to be congratulated for its commitment to reform the system of grants and subsidies to local government.

A new pilot project has started in Noosa that focuses around a systematic, source reduction approach to reducing the use of disposable, single-use plastics.

We support the State Government’s recent commitment to consider zero waste and waste to energy strategies. Our aim is to eventually close landfills altogether.