Penrith. Council wins top award

Composting 32,000 tonnes of food and garden organic waste and reducing waste to landfill by 5500 tonnes helped Penrith City Council win a top environment award. Council has taken home the Keep Australia Beautiful NSW Overall Sustainable Council Award for 2012 for its environmental plan, Sustainable Penrith – Working Towards a Sustainable City. Penrith beat Ryde City Council and North Sydney Council for the top award sponsored by Sydney Water.