Shaping the future of resource recovery
24 August, 2011Australian sustainable resource recovery management specialist SITA Australia launches its new brand and identity.
Turning waste into a resource
23 August, 2011 by Pablo Perez-Reigosa*With landfill sites under strain, can Australia’s capital cities benefit from waste to energy processing? Pablo Perez-Reigosa from Coffey Environments explains how the technology works and its successful implementation in Europe.
From landfill to land improvement
23 August, 2011 by Simon Gardner Lee*Labelling something as ‘waste’ indicates it has no value. We want people to understand that everything that gets thrown out - except for hazardous materials - is a potential resource. Essentially, we want to ‘mine the urban ore’.
Nestlé encourages recycling in Singapore
10 August, 2011Nestlé Singapore’s 123 REcycle application for iPhone and Android devices has been launched to help people recycle waste packaging correctly.
Recycling policy ramps up around the nation
24 June, 2011 by Rod Welford*, Chief Executive, Australian Council of RecyclingIn the last two years, since the initiation of moves by the federal government to move back into national policy on waste and recycling, the various state and territory jurisdictions have themselves lifted their focus up a notch also. It’s an interesting reflection on the positive influence an interested federal government can have on state and territory policy activity and the important role national government can play in co-ordinating state- and territory-based action.
National recycling reform
23 June, 2011A new and positive era of environmental policy has arrived with the passing of the Product Stewardship Bill by both Houses of Parliament in Canberra on 22 June. The Product Stewardship Bill 2011 will provide powers to ensure that waste minimisation and recycling are mandated on a national basis. This includes using materials more sustainably across priority product categories, industry sectors and waste streams.
SITA joins FluoroCycle as Foundation Signatory
16 June, 2011SITA Environmental Solutions has become a Foundation Signatory of FluoroCyle, an initiative of the Australian Government and the Lighting Council of Australia.
Glass-crushing plant for Hamilton Island
07 June, 2011A glass-crushing plant on Hamilton Island provides a local use for recycled crushed glass (RCG), negating the need to transport the material to the mainland at great economic and environmental expense.
Rural waste-disposal solution
28 May, 2011Fiber Fresh Feeds has taken a further step towards becoming 100% clean and green by becoming the first stock feed company able to recycle its bags using the Agrecovery Wrap recycling program.
ATM Recyclingsystems appoints Koga Recyclingtech as Australasian agent
06 April, 2011ATM Recyclingsystems of Pucking, Austria, supplier of heavy recycling machines and specialised scrap processing systems to the global metals recycling industries, has appointed the Koga Group as its Australasian agent.
Shopping centre set to recycle 250 tonnes every year
30 March, 2011Two hundred and fifty tonnes of waste will be recycled per year at Erina Fair through an on-site organic waste management system, taking the retail centre one step closer to achieving its ‘zero net waste’ goal.
DKSH signs Titech representation agreement for ANZ
02 February, 2011DKSH Australia has signed an agreement to become the exclusive sales representative of Titech for Australia and New Zealand.
Giving mobile phones another life
18 November, 2010After his first meeting with recycling company Green Collect, Aid Rawlins drove to his Mulgrave office with more than 800 mobile phones in the boot. Aid is the Managing Director of Australia’s first online mobile phone recycling company, Mazuma Mobile, that offers cash back to businesses and individuals.
Sims Metal Management acquiring metal recycling company assets
27 October, 2010Sims Metal Management, the listed metal and electronic recycling company, has announced that its subsidiary Sims Group Australia Holdings Limited (SimsMM Australia) has signed an agreement for the purchase of the assets of Commercial Metal Recycling Services (CMRS).
Driving sustainability in waste collection and management
26 October, 2010The introduction of waste levies and targets to reduce landfill by 60%, are driving local councils to look at more sustainable options for collecting and managing household waste.
