CORE won the prestigious Compost Australia Industry Leaders Award 2010 announced at the Industry Awards & Compost Ball in Sydney on 1st May 2010. At the awards ceremony Chief Executive Christopher Rochfort thanked the members, collaborators and supporters of CORE as well as the hard working staff. The award is in recognition of the thirteen years CORE has been actively promoting the use of recovered resources through marketing programs and promotions across Australia. The Industry Awards and Compost Ball commemorate the launch of International Composting Awareness Week which CORE promotes around Australia from 2-8th May.
Strategic Organic Sessions
Recent and potential developments in the waste industry landscape are impacting on decisions about future directions for implementing and integrating waste management solutions, in particular management of the organic fractions. To assist councils to develop a clear path forward and select approaches that best suit individual council needs, CORE and the Recycled Organics Unit (ROU) are offering councils the opportunity to participate in the Strategic Organic Sessions (SOS) Program. The SOS Program is designed to provide councils with a decision making framework to identify successful methods for implementing waste and resource recovery system with an emphasis on managing the organic waste streams. For further information, contact Marcelle from CORE on 1300 88 55 66 or download the SOS brochure.
International Composting Awareness Week 2010
Now in its fifth year, the Centre for Organic & Resource Enterprises (CORE) is hosting and promoting International Composting Awareness Week (2-8 May). International Composting Awareness Week (ICAW) is seven days of targeted media and locally-staged activities designed to increase awareness of the benefits of composting and compost use at all scales and accelerate the uptake of compost in the wider Australian community and environment.
More information on www.compostweek.com.au
CORE has launched a new market development program – "Water Stars Program" that aims to increase awareness and usage of products containing recycled organic materials for water treatment and reuse. Supported by the NSW Government’s Climate Change Fund, CORE is engaging businesses in the industrial sector to help transform their reliance on potable water supply into an increase in the reuse of industrial water and stormwater through the use of reactive filter media technology. Participants within the initial phase of the program include WSN, Weir Minerals and BOC Ltd.
National Organic Week (NOW) Friday 1st to Sunday 10th October 2010
BE ORGANIC
"Taste the Difference, Feel the Difference, Make a Difference"
Now in its third year, the Centre for Organic & Resource Enterprises (CORE) in collaboration with Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) are hosting and promoting National Organic Week (NOW). NOW is 10 days of targeted media and locally-staged activities designed to increase awareness of the benefits of organic products and farming production systems and accelerate the uptake of these in the wider Australian community and environment.
Log on to the NOW website www.organicweek.net.au for more details or contact Fanny Renoux on 1300 885 566.
