Firefly (MMAD_5) Digester System on-site waste management system
08 August, 2022 | Supplied by: Finn Biogas Pty LtdThe Firefly (MMAD_5) Digester System is a small-scale, modular, on-site waste management system that has been specifically designed to meet the needs of commercial waste producers.
What does ESG and urban growth mean for waste operators?
04 August, 2022 by Alex Zamudio* | Supplied by: Envirosuite Operations Pty LtdHow waste management operators are building trust and renewing their social licence to operate as residential areas encroach and the spectre of land conflicts arises.
Biofeed Separator food waste management technology
03 August, 2022 | Supplied by: BiofeedThe Biofeed Separator is an innovative, scalable and proven food waste management technology that sustainably closes the loop on all types of food waste.
Textiles to biofuels initiative
28 July, 2022 | Supplied by: VentiaVentia has collaborated with Veolia to deliver an innovative solution for textile destruction using a recycling system that converts textiles to biofuel.
Biax recycled building system
28 July, 2022 | Supplied by: BiaxBiax is a recycled, recyclable, Australian-made product that can provide an alternative to the waffle pod.
Textile circularity: cotton fields 'swallow up' textile waste
28 July, 2022 | Supplied by: CoreoA trial returning cotton textile waste to cotton fields in Goondiwindi, Queensland, shows promising results.
Chemists make methane-binding discovery
13 July, 2022 | Supplied by: University of New South WalesScientists from UNSW have found that osmium can be used to bind inert methane for hours, possibly opening the door to converting it into useful fuel.
Researchers make plastic from garbage
06 July, 2022Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology are working on technology to extract carbon from waste and use it to make renewable plastics.
Scientists use brewery waste to make 'artificial atoms'
29 June, 2022Quantum dots, also called artificial atoms, have been using spent grain as a source of carbon.
Australia launches plastics innovation hub in Vietnam
27 June, 2022 | Supplied by: CSIROIntended to solve the problem of plastic waste in the region, the hub will boost collaboration between researchers, communities, governments and businesses.
Brewing up a renewable source of hydrogen peroxide
17 June, 2022Scientists in Japan have developed a method of extracting hydrogen peroxide from spent coffee grounds and tea leaf residue.
Out of puff: end-of-life plan needed for wind turbine blades
17 June, 2022Tens of thousands of wind turbine blades will end up in landfill within a decade unless end-of-life programs are established, according to a study led by UniSA.
Australian beach plastic pollution has reduced by a third
17 June, 2022 | Supplied by: CSIROThe CSIRO has released research that shows the level of plastics pollution on beaches has been cut by almost a third.
$15 million to advance e-waste resource recovery
07 June, 2022Scipher Technologies has received $15m in funding to advance urban mining technologies that optimise raw material and commodity recovery contained in end-of-life electronic and electrical equipment.
The e-waste crunch: why Australian organisations need to move away from a discard mentality
06 June, 2022 by Michael Dyson, VP of Sales, APAC at SOTI | Supplied by: SOTI Inc. AustraliaSOTI's latest research report, Reduce, Reuse, Rethink: From Discard Mentality to Tech Sustainability, highlights the premature disposal of devices in enterprise settings.