Network operator appointed for NSW container deposit scheme
01 August, 2017A joint venture between Cleanaway Waste Management and TOMRA Systems has been appointed the network operator for the impending NSW container deposit scheme (CDS).
Australia's environment ministers agree to address battery recycling
31 July, 2017Commonwealth, state and territory environment ministers met in Melbourne last week to progress work on several environmental matters, including battery stewardship.
Cashing in on CDS: Aussie businesses reaping the rewards
31 July, 2017 by Narelle Anderson*We all know that recycling is better for the environment, but what many Australian organisations may not yet realise is that it's also better for business.
City of Melbourne turning cigarette butts into plastic products
24 July, 2017The City of Melbourne has become one of only two councils in Australia to run a citywide initiative to recycle millions of cigarette butts into industrial products, according to Lord Mayor Robert Doyle AC.
Seminar sessions announced for Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo
21 July, 2017The 2017 Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE) Seminar Series will feature 10 seminar sessions across two days on the latest government policies, best practice case studies and industry hot topics.
Newster healthcare waste treatment technology
19 July, 2017The 180 Waste Group has introduced Newster, a patented technology for the treatment of healthcare waste.
Turning waste plastic into energy
14 July, 2017A system using anaerobic digestion to turn plastic into energy and fertiliser is being developed in South Australia.
Finding sustainable alternatives for 'nuisance waste' in the seafood industry
13 July, 2017Researchers in Belgium are looking at environmentally and economically sustainable options for over 7 million tonnes of mollusc shells, which are discarded by the seafood industry each year.
From garbage to fuel — zeolite catalyst concept
06 July, 2017Processing bio-fuel from waste requires a large amount of energy; however, a novel catalyst concept could be set to change the chemical process.
Call for national action on used tyres
21 June, 2017The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) is leading the recycling industry's call for national action on used tyres.
High-tech recycling facility opens in WA
19 June, 2017The City of Perth has become home to what is claimed to be the most high-tech recycling facility in the Southern Hemisphere.
Australians hanging on to broken mobile phones
15 June, 2017According to new IPSOS research commissioned by MobileMuster, Australians are holding onto five million unusable mobiles — a figure that has increased by almost a million in the last year.
Heavy metal or hard rock — both sound good to us!
01 June, 2017What do you think of heavy metal and hard rock? We’re not talking music, but rather the two most problematic components of soil contamination.
Effective planning is the key to a circular economy
18 May, 2017 by Alex Serpo, NWRICOnly through effective planning can policymakers unlock the power of the circular economy, writes Alex Serpo.
The circular economy of plastic
10 May, 2017A park bench made from beach clean-up waste — this is one of the results of a technology that was designed for the realisation of the circular economy.
