Northern Tasmanian Waste Management, Author at Re-Think Waste

Northern Tasmanian Resource Recovery & Waste Minimisation Grants Program 2019/20

The Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group (NTWMG) Resource Recovery and Waste Minimisation Grants program will allocate grants to eligible organisations in Northern Tasmania that are working to:

decrease the amount of waste sent to landfill from core activities;
and/or
increase the recovery of resources from waste that would otherwise be lost to landfill.

This funding program responds to the growing financial pressures associated with meeting landfill management, environmental and rehabilitation standards, as well as the need to reduce the strain on landfill space and the environment by improving recycling and the reuse of materials.

Financial support will be provided for eligible project costs associated with procuring infrastructure or educational materials necessary to improve waste management practices in the northern Tasmanian region including Break O’Day, George Town, Launceston City, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands and West Tamar Council areas.

A total funding allocation of $70,000 is available under the 2019/20 Resource Recovery and Waste Minimisation Grants program.

Applications are open until 3.00pm 24th September 2019.

OPEN THE GRANT GUIDELINES AND ONLINE APPLICATION FORM HERE.

Waste NoT Awards 2019 – Entries Open July 1st!

The 2019 Northern Tasmania Waste NoT Awards are bigger and better than ever!

This year there’s $2,500 worth of prizes up for grabs recognising excellence in waste avoidance, waste processing and education initiatives through to recycling, re-invention and upcycling.

Individuals, schools, businesses, community groups and not-for-profit organisations in Northern Tasmania are eligible to enter (in the Break O’Day, Northern Midlands, Launceston City, Dorset, Meander Valley, West Tamar or George Town Council areas). Categories include:

Early Learners
Primary School
Secondary School
Colleges/Tertiary Education Institutes
Small to Medium Organisations (under 150 employees)
Large Organisations (over 150 employees)
Individuals
Not for Profit/Community Group; and
State/Local Government.

Entry nominations open Monday 1 July and close at 5.00pm on Friday 9 August 2019.

Complete the online entry form here. This link also includes the Awards’ full application guidelines and eligibility details.

Category winners receive a trophy made from recycled materials PLUS a $250 prize. There’s also a bonus $250 to be awarded to the overall winner!

The Waste NoT Awards are hosted by the Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group on behalf of its member councils and are proudly supported by Veolia.

Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group Grant Recipients for 2018/19

Congratulations to the eleven recipients of the Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group’s resource recovery and waste minimisation grants for 2018/19.

This year the annual program has allocated $70,000 to eligible organisations to help fund infrastructure purchases or educational materials to improve waste management practices in Northern Tasmania.

2018/19 grant recipients:

Launceston City Mission – have been granted funds to purchase a tyre de-rimming machine to enable them to send their de-rimmed tyres off for recycling via the national Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme and the leftover rims with either be sold through the resale shop or sent to a local scrap metal recycler.
TP Jones – TP Jones have been granted funding to help manufacturer cages to increase the collection of DrumMUSTER qualifying empty containers from their clients. The cages will be dropped off to farming properties in Northern Tasmania and collected by TP Jones when full. TP Jones will then drop off the empty containers to the nearest DrumMUSTER collection site for recycling.
Dorset Council – have been granted funds to purchase a multipurpose bailer for the Scottsdale waste transfer station. The bailer will enable the council to produce bales of recyclable products including soft plastics to increase their recycling output and to ensure the product being bailed is contamination free ready for reprocessing.
City of Launceston – have been granted funds to develop and install a public recycling bank to offer the public an avenue to upcycle and recycle more difficult waste streams such as batteries, CDs/DVDs, Printer cartridges, x-rays and eyeglasses. The bank will be installed in the City of Launceston customer service area and will also act as a public information tool to inform users how these materials are recycled.
JustWaste Consulting – have been granted funds to install an anaerobic digester at the Westbury waste disposal site. Cooking fats and food and garden organics will be mixed in a pit which is pumped into a digesting tank where anaerobic condition generates gas which will power a generator which will be used to provide power to the currently unpowered waste disposal facility. The processed material (digestate) will rest in a tank until it is sold and/or used as fertiliser.
Perth Primary School – have been granted funds to minimise waste to landfill by purchasing recycling infrastructure for the school which will create awareness about waste amongst the students, staff and families by delivering educational activities, presentations and games related to waste issues. The students will also be assisted in the transition to low waste lunches by a school wide beeswax wrap making activity.
1st Tamar Sea Scouts – The 1st Tamar Sea Scouts have been granted funds to install multiple bin systems at their hall which will involve implementing recycling 8 different waste streams. The project also involves installing bin signage and sending out flyers to families and the dedicated project manager will deliver education sessions to the joeys, cubs and scouts on the importance of waste minimisation and recycling.
Campbell Town District High School – have been allocated funds to purchase recycling bin infrastructure including co-mingle and paper to all areas of the school. The project will also involve purchasing a wood chipper so all the organic waste from the school grounds can be chipped before being composted and reused in the school gardens.
Kings Meadows High – have been granted funds to develop a STEAM education program focused on recycling. Several projects make up this successful application, one is to develop an application which can scan an item to tell the user how to dispose of the item appropriately, another is the development and construction of two robotic bins which would move about a space collecting rubbish from people.
TasTafe (Drysdale) – have been allocated funds to purchase a commercial composting machine that will enable the campus to turn 92% of their waste into re-usable garden compost which would feed their on-site herb and vegetable gardens, Hundreds of students a year will benefit from this project. In the long term Drysdale will produce enough compost which can be used by the horticulture students at Alanvale campus and in local community gardens.
Punchbowl Primary School – have been granted funding to install multi system bin recycling infrastructure around the school including organics, plastic and paper. This project follows on after students worked on units highlighting the problem of waste and the impacts on the environment, following that several students wrote to principal to ask could the school manage their waste sustainably including having nude food days.

Congratulations 2018 Waste NoT Award winners

The winners of the fifth annual Waste NoT Awards were announced at the end of August, with eleven projects selected across several categories for their innovative waste management initiatives in northern Tasmania.

Congratulations to:

George Town Neighbourhood House, Interweave Arts and Self Help Workshop Inc – winners in the Not for Profit category.
Plastic Free Launceston – winner in the Community Group category.
Trevallyn Primary School Student Leaders, Youngtown Primary and Riverside Primary Waste Warriors – winners in the Primary School category.
St Helens District High School and Scottsddale High School – winners in the Secondary School category.
Justwaste Consulting and TP Jones & Co – winners in the Small/medium Organisations category.

The Waste NoT Awards (NoT = Northern Tasmania) is an initiative of the Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group, which seeks to celebrate the efforts of schools, individuals and organisations in northern Tasmania who are improving their waste management practices.

Read about the winners here:

2018 Waste NoT Award Winners

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Household hazardous waste disposal in Northern Tasmania

Are you spring cleaning ready for summer & have old chemicals in your garden shed or laundry cupboard?

Free household hazardous waste drop off – 16th and 17th September 2017

The drop off is an unregistered service for all residents of northern Tasmania including the Break O Day, Dorset, George Town, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands and West Tamar areas, for domestic quantities of household chemicals.

When and Where
9:00am – 4:00pm on 16 September 2017 at the Launceston Waste Centre, recycling shed.
10.00am – 11:30am on 17 September 2017 at the Exeter Waste Transfer Station, Biloo St
1:30pm – 3:30pm on 17 September 2017 at the Longford Waste Transfer Station ,291 Marlborough St.

Chemicals accepted include:

• Solvents and household cleaners
• Floor care products
• Ammonia-based cleaners
• Pesticides and herbicides
• Poisons
• Pool chemicals
• Hobby chemicals
• Acids and alkalis

Chemicals NOT accepted include:

• Motor oil
• Asbestos
• Pharmaceuticals
• Farm vet chemicals
• Fire extinguishers
• Ammunition & explosives
• Chemicals from commercial businesses

Download our poster to promote these free drop-off events in your workplace, school or community group:

Household Hazardous Waste drop off poster

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NTWMG September 2016 Newsletter

The September issue of the NTWMG newsletter was released on 20 September 2016.

Highlights include announcement of the:

opening of the 2016/2017 Resource recovery and waste minimisation grants
launch of the Recycle Coach app for the Dorset, George Town, Launceston, Meander Valley, Northern Midlands and West Tamar council areas.

Resources

2016 September - NTWMG Newsletter

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$100,000 grant funding now available in northern Tasmania

The NTWMGs annual grant program is now open. Up to $100,000 of funding support is available for eligible project costs associated with procuring infrastructure or educational materials necessary to improve waste management and resource recovery practices in the northern Tasmanian area.

Applications close 3pm Friday 28 October 2016.

Download the guidelines and application form for more information on the grant program.

Resources

2016/2017 Resource recovery and waste minimisation grant guidelines

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2016/2017 Resource recovery and waste minimisation grants application form

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2016 Waste NoT Award winners not wanting for good ideas

Winners of the 2016 Waste NoT Awards

The winners of the third annual Waste NoT awards have been announced, with six projects selected for their innovative waste management initiatives in the north of the state.

Island Block and Paving won an award for their Sustainable Products for the Future project which focuses on using coloured, recycled glass aggregates to manufacture a unique, environmentally beneficial range of bricks, pavers, retaining wall blocks and concrete building blocks.

Flat Out Bottles Tasmania won an award for their creative recycling of wine and champagne bottles into cheese boards and bowls.

“Sustainability Project” which saw sustainable practices embedded into the daily running of the centre won Goodstart Early Learning Prospect Vale an award. This approach has helped teach the children to respect the environment and participate in experiences that build their understanding of the responsibilities, like recycling, necessary for a sustainable future.

Launceston Church Grammar has been tackling the difficult problem of implementing recycling bins in a high school environment. The students conducted a waste audit and determined an astounding 32% of the waste sent to landfill by the school could be diverted and have since targeted their efforts at increasing awareness that recycling is now the ‘norm’ for their school.

Browns Supa IGA won an award for their STAR (Stop Think And Recycle) project which donates close to out of date, best before and damaged goods to a local good samaritan who sorts through the product and delivers it to families in need.

SORT Recycling Tasmania won an award for their e-waste refurbishment program which creates employment and social interaction opportunities for disadvantaged groups. Collecting unwanted computers from individuals, community groups, businesses and government departments, SORT Recycling Tasmania refurbish the computers and then distribute them to children, young people, single parents, people with disabilities and elders in conjunction with state wide welfare agencies and service groups.

Each of the winners will be awarded a beautiful trophy made by local artist Michael Thomson from salvaged materials including timber from the old Egg Island bridge, aluminium windowsills, glass bottles and plastic crates. The trophies were presented at a morning tea on Thursday 18^th August, at the Town Hall, Launceston

Harry Galea, Chair of the Northern Tasmanian Waste Management Group, said that the Waste NoT awards program is intended to encourage people to show off their good waste management practices.

“Good ideas like these will hopefully catch on,” said Harry. “If we can encourage behavioural change in waste management, even just a little bit, then there is a huge environmental and social benefit to be had.