The Latest Breaking News from Cleanaway

Bin sins: common recycling mistakes and how to avoid them

With so many bins, and ever more complex packaging, recycling in Australia can be complicated and confusing. Here’s what not to do

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15

SA:Company fined $1.1m over deadly sewage truck crash

A record $1.1 million fine has been imposed on a waste management company that had denied culpability over a sewage truck crash that killed two people.

AAP · May 28

Company fined $1.1m over deadly sewage truck crash

A record $1.1 million fine has been imposed on a waste management company that had denied culpability over a sewage truck crash that killed two people.

AAP · May 28

‘Disgusting stench’: the Queenslanders fighting for clean, fresh air

Residents say they are ‘sick and tired’ of foul smell that hangs over their Ipswich homes and have called for public health inquiry

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2023

States wash hands of 40,000 bathtubs worth of sanitiser

Massive amounts of hand sanitiser could be put to new use after thousands of tonnes of the product expired in government stores.

AAP · Nov 8, 2023

'Waste' of money: Residents outraged at paying twice for rubbish disposal

'Why am I paying for something that I don't use?'

Newcastle Herald · Aug 2, 2023

Worker's broken hand lands Cleanaway in court over alleged safety breach

The Commonwealth prosecutor says a worker's hand was damaged when caught in a baler.

The Canberra Times · Jun 13, 2023

Bins Across Syd Vic To Be Left Uncollected As Garbos Strike For Better Working Conditions

This will be the sixth time waste workers will strike in Sydney in less than five months.

Pedestrian.tv · May 17, 2023

Rubbish piles up as garbo strikes spread across country

Bins will go uncollected in Sydney and Geelong as Cleanaway garbos walk off the job and the union calls for state governments to help settle the dispute.

The New Daily · May 17, 2023

Protester struck during union action

A man has been hit by a truck while protesting at a union action at waste company Cleanaway's Malaga operations in Perth on Wednesday.

AAP · Apr 19, 2023