70,000 tonnes of opportunity, and local councils are showing us how to take advantage of it
17 December, 2021The Tyre Export Ban came into effect on 1 December 2021 and Australia now has a challenge: what do we do with the 70,000 tonnes of tyres once sent offshore each year?
Tyrecycle launches $10m tyre recycling plant
06 December, 2021Tyrecycle has launched a tyre recycling plant that will be able to deal with tonnes of tyre waste produced in Australia each year, previously sent offshore.
Professor Veena Sahajwalla named Australian of the Year NSW in 2022
16 November, 2021UNSW SMaRT Centre Director and microrecycling scientist Professor Veena Sahajwalla has been named as the Australian of the Year, New South Wales in 2022.
REDcycle partners with iQ Renew to boost soft plastic recovery
12 November, 2021The partnership of REDcycle and iQ Renew will help to transform the resource recovery of plastic waste, eventually creating packaging-to-packaging recycling.
Recyclables facility opens in SA during National Recycling Week
08 November, 2021The South Australian facility is designed to process 60,000 tonnes of yellow bin recyclables every year and meet the Council of Australian Government's Export Ban requirements.
Kerbside waste to be recycled to make tram stops
29 October, 2021Recycled plastics from kerbside waste will be used to create modular tram stops in Melbourne.
From waste to worth for Australian mushroom growers
15 October, 2021For every kilo of mushrooms harvested, up to 3 kg is wasted — The Growth Drivers developed an award-winning Mushroom Waste Strategy to help solve this issue.
Plastic recycling pilot tackles healthcare waste stream
14 October, 2021The NSW Circular initiative showed how one Sydney hospital tackled its clinical waste stream by recycling ampoules and needle caps into new building materials.
Tyre Stewardship Australia calls for vigilance as used tyre export ban looms
08 October, 2021TSA issues an alert as the federal government's waste export ban on all whole used or baled tyres comes into effect on 1 December 2021.
'DROP SWAP SMILE' initiative to help divert toothbrushes from landfill
05 October, 2021Launched together with Veolia and Shaver Shop, Oral-B's DROP SWAP SMILE initiative aims to help give Australians a new way to dispose of their used toothbrushes more sustainably.
Plastic can be upcycled into nanomaterials and fuel
30 September, 2021Researchers have developed a clean and cost-effective way to upcycle used plastic, transforming it into valuable nanomaterials and high-quality fuel.
Brisbane investors buy recycling business
27 September, 2021Queensland Recycling Technologies (QRT) has purchased the recycling business assets of a prominent private company based in Eagle Farm.
Recycled beverage cartons to be used as building materials
23 September, 2021Australian builders will soon be able to replace plywood, particle board and plaster board with low-carbon construction boards made from packaging waste.
USQ receives funding to tackle Australia's waste problem
17 September, 2021Minister for Education Alan Tudge has announced $2m for the 'New Options for Waste and Saving the Environment' (NO WASTE) project to refresh recycling and upcycling processes.
Food waste could be converted into batteries
16 September, 2021Researchers found that the fibre component in food waste was the key to develop advanced carbon materials that could be used as a battery anode.
