Tag: Summerhill Waste Management Centre
City of Newcastle presents vision for sustainable waste future
Deputy Lord Mayor Declan Clausen has labelled it “an important milestone for City of Newcastle in our journey to reduce our emissions”.
EPA fines Newcastle council $15,000 for water pollution incident
City of Newcastle has been punished for an incident at the Summerhill Waste Management Centre.
Summerhill a logical, sustainable and affordable solution: Nelmes
City of Newcastle has lodged a concept development application (DA) to progress construction of a new road from a road reserve at the Summerhill Waste Management Centre to the Newcastle Link Road.
It is believed...
COVID-19 causes increase in household rubbish volumes
The surge in people continuing to work from home following last year’s COVID-19 restrictions has generated an extra 850 garbage trucks of waste since July.
And, a review of the rubbish collected by...
City dumps $24 million into new landfill site
A new landfill site's construction saw the equivalent of 280 Olympic swimming pools excavated in a bid to future proof the city's waste disposal for the next decade.
City of Newcastle has invested...
Council delivers record investment in capital works
City of Newcastle has delivered a record $92.5 million investment in capital works despite facing its first deficit in seven years due to COVID-19.
Financial statements show the City remains in a strong financial position with...
Centre saves tonnes of waste from landfill
The Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) at Summerhill Waste Management Centre has saved the weight equivalent of 74 semi-trailers of waste from landfill in its first year of operation.
Opened in September 2019, the...
