Cotton waste and fungi combine to create biodegradable packaging
16 December, 2013Scientists at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed agricultural waste blends which can be used in a process that literally grows custom packaging products, providing a cost-effective and green alternative to extruded polystyrene foam packaging.
Source Separation Systems encourages 'up-cycling'
13 December, 2013In an effort to consider the transport and packaging of stock when it comes to recycling waste products, the team at Source Separation Systems has launched upcyclable packaging.
Australia's recycling rates breaking records, says APC report
12 December, 2013The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC), a voluntary scheme aimed at reducing the environmental impacts of consumer packaging and litter from packaging, has released its 2013 annual report. The report finds that recycling rates in Australia have broken new records.
Source Separation Systems Battery Recycling Tubes
03 December, 2013Source Separation Systems' Battery Recycling Tubes are an effective recycling solution for batteries and smaller e-waste items such as phones, generating volumes of recyclable batteries wherever they are placed.
National program for recycling away from home
27 November, 2013CFSGAM Property, the Packaging Stewardship Forum of the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC), together with Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt, this week launched a comprehensive recycling program to boost away-from-home recycling.
USC recycles from the desktop
12 November, 2013The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) has begun rolling out its new waste management system - 'recycling from the desktop' - which is expected to reduce the university's waste to landfill by about 75%.
Staples Australia Sustainable Earth by Staples stapler and calculator
08 November, 2013Staples Australia has developed an environmentally friendly calculator and stapler range manufactured with 100% recycled casing from recycled ink and toner cartridges.
One million Konica Minolta printer cartridges recycled
07 November, 2013Printing company Konica Minolta Australia has announced a major recycling milestone. Through its partnership with Cartridges 4 Planet Ark and its recycling partner Close the Loop, one million Konica Minolta printer cartridges have been recycled.
World experts discuss new technologies in waste recycling at Eco Asia Conference
05 November, 2013Wrapping paper, disposable tableware, leftovers … an enormous amount of municipal waste is produced every day. Environmental protection and waste reduction have become a global issue. With the theme “Waste Management and Recycling”, the Eco Asia Conference, held during the 8th Eco Expo Asia, saw participants engaged in a green dialogue exploring new solutions for waste reduction.
New Earth pyrolysis-powered waste to energy technology
28 October, 2013Clean Energy Group (CEG) provides waste management and minimisation services using pyrolysis technologies. The New Earth process enables extraction of re-usable materials that are otherwise lost in waste streams.
Sweed Chopper 450DX polyester strap chopper
23 October, 2013The Sweed Chopper 450DX is said to make strap recycling easy. The unit can chop up to eight pieces of polyester strap at a time.
Free recycling stations around Sydney
14 October, 2013A free service for bulb, battery and mobile phone recycling is now available across Sydney, with 10 recycling stations accessible at community centres and libraries around the city. The service operates year-round, meaning residents can dispose of their waste at any time.
Not all gold bars
30 September, 2013 by Alvin Piadasa, Founding Managing Director TES-AMM Australia New ZealandFounding Managing Director of TES-AMM Australia New Zealand Alvin Piadasa provides an inside perspective on the fledgling electronics recycling industry.
E-waste is poisoning us, says scientist
16 September, 2013Environmental scientist Professor Ming Hung Wong has called for a global effort to save the coming generation of children from being poisoned by toxic residues from the world's ever-growing garbage pile of old mobile phones, computers and electronic devices.
Recycling saves money for Coopers, raises it for charity
13 September, 2013In 2006, Coopers Brewery introduced a program to recycle materials such as cardboard, glass, aluminium and old machinery that were being disposed of at a cost. Since then, recycling has raised more than $380,000 for the Coopers Brewery Foundation.
