Paintback — Australia's new paint recycling scheme
09 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Australasian Waste & Recycling ExpoMembers of Australia's paint industry have launched a new waste collection and treatment service that offers professional and home painters an easy option for disposing of unwanted paint and packaging correctly.
Stripout Waste Guidelines to improve resource recovery
02 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Australasian Waste & Recycling ExpoThe Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has announced the launch of its Stripout Waste Guidelines, which are set to triple resource recovery from office spaces across Sydney.
We are wasting our industrial waste
02 August, 2016Chemical engineering experts have called for the development of new technologies for the sustainable processing of industrial waste or by-products — waste which is currently being, well, wasted.
Australia lags behind in battery recycling, industry experts say
27 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Australasian Waste & Recycling ExpoAustralia is lagging behind other countries when it comes to battery recycling, posing a threat to human health and the environment, experts have revealed.
City of Sydney welcomes container deposit scheme
22 July, 2016The City of Sydney has welcomed the NSW Government's decision to introduce a state-wide container deposit scheme to encourage recycling and reduce plastic pollution resulting from beverage containers.
Konecranes waste-to-energy materials handling technologies
21 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Konecranes AustraliaA broad range of lifting and materials handling technologies specifically designed for waste-to-energy (WTE) and biomass applications is being introduced to Australasia by Konecranes.
Resource recovery — an important step towards a sustainable future
18 July, 2016 by Richard Pittard, Head of Health, Safety and Environment, Cleanaway | Supplied by: CleanawaySince the introduction of kerbside recycling collections in the 1980s, the industry, and the technology we use, has consistently evolved. Today's resource recovery and recycling efforts are exploring new ways to recycle more items than ever before, reducing the amount of residual 'waste' going to landfill — and even then, not leaving any resource untapped.
Australia's lagging e-waste laws
12 July, 2016Australia's management of electronic waste is poorly implemented, lags behind international best practice and is based on outdated recycling targets, according to researchers from UNSW.
The time for action on climate change is now
11 July, 2016 by Mike Ritchie, Director MRA Consulting | Supplied by: MRA Consulting GroupTen houses at Collaroy, Sydney, slipping into the sea certainly made headlines last month. However, the federal government's own report has shown that a 1-metre rise in sea level would place up to 247,000 houses at risk.
A free conference for the waste industry
07 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Waste ExpoWaste Summit 2016, held as part of Waste Expo from 4–5 October, is a free-to-attend conference on waste management and resource recovery.
Recycle your beauty product packaging for free
07 July, 2016 | Supplied by: TerraCycleL'Oréal Australia and TerraCycle have partnered on a new recycling program, providing Australian consumers with the reassurance that all the beauty and personal care packaging they collect at home will not go into landfill.
Cleanaway acquires Waste 2 Resources
05 July, 2016 | Supplied by: CleanawayWaste management provider Cleanaway has announced the acquisition of Brisbane-based business Waste 2 Resources, effective as of 1 July.
'Super MRF' to process 50 tonnes per hour
30 June, 2016 | Supplied by: CleanawayCleanaway Waste Management has selected US-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) to design, engineer, manufacture and install a 50-tonne-per-hour commingled recycling system at the company's new materials recovery facility in Perth.
Wipes remain unflushable, says CHOICE
29 June, 2016Kimberly-Clark has introduced its 'new and improved' Kleenex Flushable Wipes, reformulating the product to break down faster than the old wipes — but CHOICE is still dissatisfied with the product.
Local organics action to help the Great Barrier Reef
23 June, 2016 by Virginia Brunton and Mike Ritchie | Supplied by: MRA Consulting GroupThe Great Barrier Reef is exposed to increasing pressures from climate change, rising sea temperatures, ocean acidification, land-based run-off and other pressures.
