Amanda Yeates explains how Envac can support sustainable planning for major events ahead of 2032: with a $2B arena and an Athletes’ Village coming to the Sunshine Coast, scalable automated waste collection handles surging crowds more cleanly than traditional approaches.
Amanda Yeates explains why systems like Envac matter as sustainability reporting grows. By helping organisations show direct and indirect impacts across supply chains, Envac supports compliance and reputation—so stakeholders can “do the right thing” and be part of the solution.
Amanda Yeates explains how Envac’s automated waste collection advances the Sunshine Coast’s sustainability and smart-city goals—showing what a future-ready city centre can look like as the precinct grows to tens of thousands of daily workers.
Amanda Yeates explains why Maroochydore embraced Envac: a proven, first-of-its-kind-in-Australia system with smart alerts that prevent overflowing bins. She invites visitors to see it in action—and argues this brave shift boosts sustainability, improves liveability, and shapes the future of urban waste.
Bergen: gateway to Norway’s fjords and home to one of the world’s biggest underground waste management systems. Underneath the narrow cobbled streets of this historical /../
At the heart of Maroochydore City Centre’s commitment to sustainability and innovation is a cutting-edge waste management system that quietly yet efficiently keeps the city clean and green. Overseeing this vital operation is Ian Pritchard, a dedicated professional at Envac, the company behind ensuring the City Centre remains a model for smart urban living.
Half as Interesting explores Roosevelt Island’s pneumatic waste system: an underground network that whisks trash through tubes to a central plant, reducing trucks, odour and kerbside bins—an entertaining look at how vacuum collection keeps dense neighbourhoods cleaner.
Business InsiderA Business Insider “World Wide Waste” video traces how Disney’s Magic Kingdom pioneered pneumatic trash tubes and how a similar AVAC network ended up serving New York’s Roosevelt Island—reducing curbside bins and truck traffic with fast, underground collection.
Discover how Envac’s innovative waste collection system is transforming the mobility landscape. By transporting waste underground, this revolutionary solution frees up the streets, creating a better city environment for pedestrians and bicycles.
Australia got its first underground automated waste collection system from Envac in the Maroochydore City Centre on the Sunshine Coast. This project is one of the ambitious developments that make the new Maroochydore City one of the smartest cities in the country. It is another step towards achieving the vision for the Sunshine Coast Council to be Australia’s most sustainable region. In the interview with Today Show Australia, the significance of reducing pressure on landfill, promoting recycling, and building a smart city is featured. Also, Envac’s Operations Engineer, Scott Mackie, explains how the system works in the interview. Watch now and share your thoughts with us.
Bergen – The next waste collection station – Nygardstangen
Bergen is building it’s second waste collection station, including a state of the art show room for the waste collection and four office floors for the cleansing department BIR in the same building. The building has a green focus, with plants, behives on the roof, relax terrace for the staff and of course, Envac’s waste inlets around the entrance, to be able to show off the system in its real street environment.