New partnership to focus on textile recycling
18 April, 2024Textile Recyclers Australia has joined forces with the ARC Research Hub for Microrecycling of Battery and Consumer Wastes to combat the huge problem of textile waste.
TerraCycle marks a decade of recycling in ANZ
03 April, 2024 | Supplied by: TerraCycleDuring its time in the region, the Australian and New Zealand TerraCycle network has grown from just a few thousand to more than 1.2 million TerraCyclers.
Eco nappies could release nutrients into the earth
25 March, 2024Researchers are developing sustainable sanitary products made from food waste that can either be flushed down the toilet or composted to fertilise crops.
Why private investment is key to a plastic circular economy
21 March, 2024 by Jacob Duer, President and CEO of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste | Supplied by: The Alliance to End Plastic WasteTo get to a future where plastic circularity is a scalable reality, significant investment needs to step up along the entire value chain or we will fail.
UNSW innovation extends the life of plastic waste
21 March, 2024The new method, which also removes dyes from the original plastic waste, has attracted the attention of the Arnott's Group.
Vic awards first energy from waste licence
14 March, 2024The Maryvale Energy from Waste project will process non-recyclable municipal solid waste that would otherwise go to landfill.
Australian urea plant commissions Linde Engineering
13 March, 2024 | Supplied by: Linde AustraliaPerdaman is investing $4.5bn in the plant, which will convert natural gas into urea, a widely used fertiliser for food production.
Aussie innovation turns waste into energy 'gold'
29 February, 2024New technology that turns waste into reusable goods for energy and agricultural applications is a step closer to commercialisation, following rigorous trials.
lululemon launches enzymatically recycled garments
23 February, 2024'Plastic-eating' enzymes deployed by Australian enviro-tech startup Samsara Eco have helped athletic apparel brand lululemon to create apparel with a potentially infinite life.
Giving sewage sludge a second life
15 February, 2024A team of scientists from the University of Córdoba has transformed sewage sludge into activated carbon, a material with useful industrial applications.
Plastics dominate Australian litter landscape
05 February, 2024 | Supplied by: Clean Up Australia LtdClean Up Australia's most recent Litter Report has highlighted the magnitude of Australia's plastic waste problem.
$10m boost for Qld recycling
18 January, 2024Small to medium-sized manufacturing and recycling businesses will be supported to adopt remanufacturing processes that reduce waste and energy costs.
Towards a circular packaging industry
12 January, 2024 | Supplied by: InterpackWith stringent European Commission regulations on the horizon, many packaging businesses are pursuing their own innovations to further the creation of a circular economy.
Team converts polyethylene waste into valuable chemicals
11 January, 2024Polyethylene makes up the largest proportion of all plastic waste and primarily ends up in landfill.
Victorian PET recycling plant now operational
20 December, 2023A $50 million facility capable of recycling the equivalent of up to one billion 600 ml PET plastic beverage bottles a year has commenced operations in Melbourne.
