New Year’s Eve is a time to think about our future and take
action against climate change. In 2008, the City of Sydney
became Australia’s first carbon-neutral council and continues to
plan Sydney New Year’s Eve as part of our commitment to creating
a more sustainable Sydney. A carbon-neutral Sydney New Year’s
Eve is achieved by: - Buying carbon credits to offset emissions
from the event; - Recycling approximately 80 per cent of all
rubbish collected (about 20 per cent is non-recyclable waste); -
Using recycled water to clean the streets; - Re-using props and
scenic elements; - Encouraging everyone to take public transport
or walk to events and leave the car at home; and - Measuring the
impact of Sydney New Year’s Eve. The City of Sydney will again
be conducting an assessment to calculate and offset the
greenhouse gas emissions generated by Sydney New Year’s Eve, to
ensure the event is carbon neutral. The greenhouse gas
assessment will measure all emission sources the City of Sydney
can control for the event t