Waste Contracts Opportunity with Brisbane City Council, Australia

Brisbane City Council is approaching a new age in waste management and resource recovery, with major waste contracts expiring in 2018. As Australia’s New World City, Brisbane has a local government area that occupies 1,338.1 km² and a permanent resident population of over 1.1 million people. The Council said that it is committed to its vision of a clean, green city and manages waste and resource recovery services for more than 480,000 properties across the city. As part of this commitment, the Council has invited qualified and experienced organisations with the capacity, capability, financial security and partnership ability to take on contracts of this magnitude, to learn more about this waste services contracts opportunity. Attend an information session on 19 January 2015, from 10am to noon Join a half-day tour of current facilities on 29 January 2015. Book your place by emailing OS-Waste-Contract-Renewal@brisbane.qld.gov.au. To find out more visit Council’s website at www.brisbane.qld.gov.au and search ‘current tenders’. Read More Australian Military Waste & Recycling Contract for Veolia Veolia has signed a six year agreement to collect and manage waste and recycling for the Australian Military. Australian Solid Waste Management Market Set for Growth The Australian solid waste management market earned revenues of $6.8 billion in 2013 and these could grow to reach $8.21 billion in 2018, according to a new report. Veolia's Australian Landfill-Gas-to-Energy Fish Farm Project A Veolia project in Australia that is using heat from a landfill gas-to-energy facility at a nearby fish farm, has won two Australian Business Awards for Innovation. EPA Approval for 18.5 MW Waste to Energy Gasification New Energy Corporation's proposed 18.5 MW waste to energy gasification facility in Perth has been recommended for approval by Western Australia's EPA.