Inside the production of argan shells
24 July, 2023 by Kathrin Schilling, Founder & Director, BioPowderThe BioPowder team pursues a clear mission of building trusted partnerships with raw material suppliers in Morocco to source argan shells.
Solving a sticky problem in recycling
12 July, 2023Scientists from the University of Surrey have developed a dissolvable adhesive to prevent sticky residue left on materials during the recycling process.
Circular Plastics Australia named sustainability leader
04 July, 2023Circular Plastics Australia (PET) has been named as a sustainability leader in manufacturing and consumer goods for its two PET plastic bottle recycling facilities.
Qld Govt refuses part of Wanless Recycling Park project
03 July, 2023Part of the Ministerial Call In for the development application for the Wanless Recycling Park in Ipswich has been refused by the Queensland Government.
Recycled rubber asphalt project aims to improve sustainability of local roads
30 June, 2023Boral will be involved in a crumb rubber asphalt demonstration project, providing recycled asphalt to be paved across streets from eight Sydney councils.
Key decision-makers to tackle nation's most urgent issues at AWRE 2023
22 June, 2023Australia is waste deep in a resource recovery crisis and there's never been a more urgent time for the resource recovery sector to come together.
Funding boost for wind turbine recycling program
19 June, 2023Engineering researchers from the University of Edinburgh receive grant to develop a wind turbine recycling process.
Shaping the future of EV battery stewardship
09 June, 2023BSC CEO Libby Chaplin and Curtin University Professor Peter Newman have called for immediate action on EV battery stewardship and recycling.
Emerson tech used to optimise the waste-to-energy process
07 June, 2023Emerson is helping HaloSep to optimise its process that turns hazardous incinerator flue gas residue from waste-to-energy plants into usable materials.
StyroCycle expanded polystyrene recycling scheme launches
31 May, 2023Households and small businesses in Australia now have an option to dispose of expanded polystyrene packaging waste to be recycled.
Breaking the Plastic Habit program awarded
16 May, 2023Brookfield Properties has been awarded a CitySwitch Award in recognition of its Breaking the Plastic Habit program in Australia.
Paper cups recognised as recyclable
09 May, 2023Simply Cups has been recognised as an Alternative Destination under the Australasian Recycling Label, giving instructions on how to recycle paper cups.
Using waste rubber for steel manufacturing
09 May, 2023In a collaborative project between Australian businesses and organisations, a novel steel manufacturing process using waste rubber feedstock has been commercialised.
Pelletising unit to boost WA soft plastics recycling
01 May, 2023REMONDIS Australia has secured a pelletising unit that converts old plastics to pellets used as feedstock in making materials for similar products.
Fungi could consume hard-to-recycle plastic
24 April, 2023Polypropylene is a common plastic that is used for a wide variety of products, accounting for about 28% of the world's plastic waste.
