Coles to trial zero waste to landfill store
30 September, 2019Coles is trialling a zero waste to landfill supermarket at Wentworth Point to kickstart a boost in sustainable processes throughout its stores.
Canada Bay trials high-tech waste system
30 September, 2019The City of Canada Bay and Smartsensor Technologies have launched a smart waste network incorporating long-range wide-area network (LoRaWAN) technology.
Lion takes on soft plastics
30 September, 2019Beverage company Lion has announced that it is the first major brewer in Australia to partner with national soft plastic recycling initiative REDcycle.
FPD Recycling FPD PRO recycling technology
30 September, 2019 | Supplied by: FPD RecyclingThe FPD PRO from FPD Recycling is a fully automated robotic flat panel display (FPD) depollution machine that can process 60 FPDs per hour, including televisions, monitors and laptops.
Researchers make biocomposites from discarded stone
26 September, 2019Researchers at The University of British Columbia Okanagan are using polymers and natural stone slurry waste to make environmentally friendly stone composites.
Foam solution mops up oil
26 September, 2019A team of researchers from Queensland University of Technology has developed a non-toxic, low-cost foam for cleaning up oil spills.
Plasma gasification: a way to boost the circular economy
25 September, 2019 by Spyridon Achinas*It is essential to obtain a better understanding of plasma gasification (PG) and its impacts on the environment, society and the economy. PG is a technology that could be used to divert waste from landfill.
Coles records REDcycling boost for FY19
24 September, 2019Throughout the 2019 financial year, Coles reported that shoppers recycled enough soft plastic to circumvent the globe one and a half times.
EPA waste disposal guidelines for C&D industry in NSW
19 September, 2019The NSW EPA has published two documents to help the construction and demolition industry strengthen their waste disposal processes.
Australia wasting recycling potential
18 September, 2019 | Supplied by: EYAn EY report has revealed that — by failing to correctly handle our recyclable materials — Australia could be missing out on $324 million each year.
Two-day hackathon brainstorms better food future
17 September, 2019UNSW and OzHarvest joined forces in early September to host a hackathon, where students workshopped the question: how can we reduce residential food waste in high-density urban environments?
Sending PFAS packing, permanently
13 September, 2019 | Supplied by: Aecom Australia Pty LtdIn response to growing demand for an effective way to permanently remove PFAS from the environment, AECOM has collaborated with the University of Georgia to devise a reliable, permanent and cost-effective solution.
New weapons in war on waste
09 September, 2019 by Professor Veena Sahajwalla2019 could be the tipping-point year when the momentum of change embraces a circular economy, creating new jobs along with other sustainability benefits.
NZ hardens up on soft plastics recycling
06 September, 2019A rollout of soft plastics collection in New Zealand follows the successful restart of collections across the Auckland region.
Washing and recycling PET and PO plastics
05 September, 2019 | Supplied by: Krones (Thailand) Co LtdKrones' MetaPure technology facilitates the washing and recycling of PET and PO plastics, processing plastic waste into pure, odour-neutral plastic products.
