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Council leading the way with landfill rehabilitation project

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An ambitious process used to cap a 50 year old landfill is due for completion this month in Townsville.

Townsville City Council is the first council in Australia to use a bituminous geomembrane to cap a landfill site for its rehabilitation.

The $4 million project is constructing the final cap on the remaining portion of the Hervey Range landfill.

The bituminous geomembrane is less prone to leaks and is more resilient than other products.

It had been exciting to see the project transform the site said Council’s Townsville Water and Waste Committee chairperson Councillor Russ Cook.

“Our team is. . .

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Waste processing creates jobs

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Hinchinbrook Shire Mayor has backed recycling as a jobs creation intiiative.

The State Government has released the Draft Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy for public comment.

The Draft Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy document outlines the strategic priorities and targets for waste management in Queensland with the aim of becoming a Zero waste to landfill State by 2050.

Mayor Ramon Jayo said “The Strategy will compel all Queenslanders to change the way we treat our waste products and how we manage these products to turn them into commodities.”

“A 2009 Access Economics . . .

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