Deputy President David McCormack and Councillor (Cr) Jeff Iversen received the award on behalf of CDRC from the Minister for Local Government, Community Development and Essential Services, Hon Steve Edgington.
CDRC are committed to a circular economy approach to waste management, with reducing and re-purposing waste product that would normally occupy landfills a priority now and into the future.
The Circular Economy Award is to acknowledge the achievements of NT Local Government Councils that are working to minimise their impact on the environment and have undertaken programs that inform the community and build the community’s capacity to recover resources or reuse/repurpose materials.
CDRC did this through the removal of old cars from community streets and in partnership with Sims Metal, crushing, baling and removal of metal out of community reducing landfill. The purchase of a Komplete Krokodile to crush and sort concrete to reuse has also diverted a lot of demolition waste from landfill.
“Credit to our waste management team, on-site municipal community teams and residents embracing and supporting what CDRC are looking to achieve in improving the living conditions in remote Aboriginal communities,” said Dy Kelaart, Director Council Services.
Photo above: Kenneth Sichone, Waste Management Coordinator, Dy Kelaart and Dr Enock Menge, Regional Manager, Waste and Sustainability.
Demolition of old houses to construct new ones can result in an abundance of concrete waste.
The concrete recovered can be used for other applications.
Bales of steel made from old cars.
Hon Steve Edgington (left) presented Cr Iversen and Cr McCormack the award, with LGANT life member, Damien Ryan at the podium.
