Driving new safety standards for EV batteries
25 September, 2024 | Supplied by: Alpha HPAAlpha HPA is making inroads into improving battery safety for EVs with its proprietary technology that is designed to reduce fire risk.
Inside a $15 million contaminated soil washing facility
25 September, 2024 | Supplied by: Veolia Australia and New ZealandVeolia's Taylors Road Resource Recovery Precinct in Victoria will soon be home to a $15 million contaminated soil washing technology facility.
PFAS concern, time for urgent action
18 September, 2024 | Supplied by: Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of AustWMRR is calling on the federal government to act now to immediately ban all types of PFAS — not just a handful and from next year.
Drones and sensors could enable '4D monitoring' of mine waste
16 September, 2024A team of researchers from The University of Queensland is working on an innovative method to improve safety and land rehabilitation across mine sites.
Australian technology to ReDeFINE carbon capture for heavy industries
16 September, 2024University of Melbourne researchers have partnered with KC8 Capture Technologies to advance its carbon capture technology for hard-to-abate industries.
SULO bins turn circular using recycled content
06 September, 2024Pact Group has begun to manufacture its SULO bins using plastic packaging waste to create bins made from recycled content for local councils.
Government funds high-tech sorting facility in WA
05 September, 2024 | Supplied by: Veolia Australia and New ZealandA $15m paper and cardboard sorting facility at Veolia's Bibra Lake Resource Recovery Park is set to receive $8.3m from the federal and WA governments.
Getting closer to a circular economy for plastics
05 September, 2024A new process that vaporises hard-to-recycle plastics in order to make recycled plastics has been developed at the University of California, Berkeley.
Waste not, want not: exploring the 2024 Waste Expo Conference
02 September, 2024With the 2024 Waste Expo Australia event just around the corner, the conference schedule has been released, detailing an extensive program of industry speakers.
Waste and resource recovery industry celebrates success
28 August, 2024 by Gayle Sloan, CEO of Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia | Supplied by: Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of AustWMRR shares details about some of the circular economy winners at the inaugural ENVIRO Awards, including Reverse Garbage, Wannon Water and circular pioneer Greg Welsh.
Central Pier demolition waste turned into road base, new products
26 August, 2024More than 80% of waste from the demolition of Central Pier is being repurposed for use in construction and manufacturing sectors across Victoria.
Milesight EM400-TLD and EM400-MUD distance/level sensors
21 August, 2024 | Supplied by: OneTemp Pty LtdMilesight's EM400-TLD and EM400-MUD distance/level sensors are designed for advanced waste management through IoT and wireless technology.
$4.6m to save food waste from landfill
02 August, 2024The NSW Govt funding will help charities and businesses tackle food insecurity and reduce the 1.7 million tonnes of food that is wasted in the state each year.
From drums to drums: Pact's agricultural recycling project
02 August, 2024Pact Group is aiming to collect and recycle 900,000 agricultural chemical containers from the drumMUSTER program annually to make its new AgriG8 recycled containers.
Magnetism could hold key to battery recycling
31 July, 2024Researchers at Rice University, Texas, have devised a new method to extract purified active materials from lithium-ion battery waste.
