Vic recycling revolution sees launch of new innovation centre
23 November, 2020CEBIC has launched in Victoria, creating a collaborative hub to create solutions to reduce waste, increase recycling and reuse, and generate new revenue for Victorian businesses.
Matchmaker ASPIRE rehomes recovered resources
20 November, 2020The ASPIRE online marketplace matches up businesses to exchange, reuse and recycle materials that would otherwise be diverted to landfill.
Coming soon: program to recycle kids' car seats
19 November, 2020Old, unwanted and potentially unsafe child car safety seats will be given a new lease of life under a government-funded program that will recover and recycle the seats.
AI monitor slashes food waste
17 November, 2020A Dutch company has developed a waste-monitoring technology that will allow restaurants, caterers and other companies to drastically decrease food waste.
Clean and green: new microrecycling technique transforms aluminium
12 November, 2020A discovery by the UNSW SMaRT Centre could start a 'green aluminium' manufacturing revolution and bolster efforts to advance Australia's manufacturing industry.
EMI Controls H1 Dust Control System
12 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Tecpro AustraliaItalian emission control company EMI Controls has developed the H1 Dust Control System, a versatile misting system that's tailored to suit each application — large or small.
Coles soft plastics recycled in carpark concrete
12 November, 2020A concrete slab carpark made partly from recycled soft plastics is under installation at Coles Horsham, cementing a partnership between Coles, RED Group, Replas and RMIT University.
Vic gets moving on recycling shake-up
03 November, 2020The Victorian Government is requesting consultation on a planned container deposit scheme, which will form part of a significant overhaul of the state's recycling system.
Sydney office towers fight food waste
23 October, 2020Sydney's Grosvenor Place is combating food waste by installing a dehydration system that converts food waste into fertiliser.
Polyethylene: new catalyst breaks it down to boost value
20 October, 2020A new method to molecularly deconstruct polyethylene could see the most commonly used form of plastic transformed into higher-value, widely used chemical compounds.
Crumb rubber: a legacy investigation
15 October, 2020 | Supplied by: Tyre Stewardship Australia LimitedMain Roads WA is working with the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) and Tyre Stewardship Australia to validate the use of recycling asphalt pavement that contains crumb rubber.
Glass facility puts SUEZ on Most Innovative Companies list
14 October, 2020SUEZ Australia & New Zealand has ranked fifth on the AFR's BOSS Most Innovative Companies list for its innovative Glass Crushing & Washing Facility.
$15K fine for hazardous waste facility
13 October, 2020Environmental Treatment Solutions has incurred a $15,000 fine for allegedly failing to safely store hazardous chemicals at its Minto waste facility.
Online masterclass: Managing petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated sites
06 October, 2020 | Supplied by: crcCAREIndustry can potentially save millions with LNAPL management for better environmental outcomes. Find out more at an online masterclass.
Pandemic pizza packaging contaminating recycling
24 September, 2020More pizza is being delivered during the pandemic. This — and a failure to remove uneaten food scraps — is contaminating our kerbside recycling bins.
