City of Sydney welcomes container deposit scheme
22 July, 2016The City of Sydney has welcomed the NSW Government's decision to introduce a state-wide container deposit scheme to encourage recycling and reduce plastic pollution resulting from beverage containers.
Recycle your beauty product packaging for free
07 July, 2016L'Oréal Australia and TerraCycle have partnered on a new recycling program, providing Australian consumers with the reassurance that all the beauty and personal care packaging they collect at home will not go into landfill.
'Super MRF' to process 50 tonnes per hour
30 June, 2016Cleanaway Waste Management has selected US-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) to design, engineer, manufacture and install a 50-tonne-per-hour commingled recycling system at the company's new materials recovery facility in Perth.
Turning paper and plastic waste into biofuel
02 June, 2016The University of Sydney and start-up company Licella have developed Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR) technology to convert waste biomass into a stable biocrude oil.
NZ recycles 4.5 million plastic bags
27 May, 2016Shoppers in Auckland, Hamilton and the Waikato have dropped off over 25 tonnes of used soft plastic packaging at 93 locations. This is equivalent to around 4.5 million units of soft plastic bags, wrappers and pouches.
Bricks made of butts
24 May, 2016Researchers from RMIT University have shown how fired-clay bricks made with cigarette butts can save energy and help solve a global littering problem.
3D printing to recycle waste
23 May, 2016A researcher from Victoria University of Wellington is revealing new ways to recycle waste in the Pacific using 3D printing.
Organics recycling at the markets
17 May, 2016Over the last 10 years, Sydney Markets has been more effectively and efficiently managing its waste streams, with around 5000 tonnes of organic waste now diverted from landfill every year.
STEINERT UniSort BlackEye for the separation of black plastics
17 May, 2016The STEINERT Group has launched the UniSort BlackEye — an optical sorting system that enables recycling companies to produce high-purity granules from black plastics.
Schools encouraged to recycle used stationery
13 May, 2016In an effort to stop used pens, markers and stationery from ending up in landfill, TerraCycle and Officeworks have launched the Zero Waste Box.
PF Metals lithium-ion battery recycling
13 May, 2016PF Metals recently launched a facility that recycles all types of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.
Registrations open for Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo 2016
09 May, 2016Registrations are now open for the 2016 Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE) — one of the key industry gatherings on the Australasian waste and recycling calendar.
Tonnes of timber from office fit-outs to be recycled
22 April, 2016Edge Environment is partnering with the SMaRT Centre at UNSW to demonstrate how timber from office fit-outs can be converted into a new recyclable product, potentially keeping tonnes of waste out of landfill.
How to recycle a three-and-a-half-tonne tyre
20 April, 2016Tyre recycler Green Distillation Technologies (GDT) was recently faced with the challenge of handling extra-large 'off the road' (OTR) tyres used by heavy-duty mining dump trucks, large agricultural tractors and road-making equipment.
What a waste — 58% of businesses keeping no records on waste management
19 April, 2016Embracing best waste reduction and recycling practices makes good business sense.
