Hilton recycling soap to help developing countries

Hilton Worldwide has announced a partnership with the Global Soap Project, a non-profit organisation that recovers and recycles soap from hotels that would otherwise end up in landfills. The Global Soap Project sorts, reprocesses and remoulds used soap into new bars and distributes them to vulnerable populations in developing countries that are at risk of sanitation and hygiene-related disease. In its first year of the partnership, Hilton Worldwide expects this investment to result in the donation of more than one million new 110 g bars of soap to people in need.

Powering ahead with recycling

Funded by the Packaging Stewardship Forum (PSF) of the Australian Food and Grocery Council and Brisbane Powerhouse, 20 new waste and recycling bins have been installed at the Brisbane Powerhouse venue.

Radioactive elements treatment report published

Virotec Global Solutions has released a technical document summarising Virotec’s ability to treat radioactive elements. The document, authored by Dr Lee Fergusson, Virotec’s Chief Executive Officer, presents findings from Virotec projects around the world which have successfully treated a range of radioactive elements, including uranium, strontium, caesium and thorium. The document was produced specifically for use by Virotec’s US partners who are pursuing work with the government of Japan to effectively deal with radioactive soil and water around the disabled Fukushima power plant where high levels of caesium and other radionuclides have been released into the environment.

Place of sustainable building design

A collaborative effort between Lend Lease and the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA) has seen the completion of the $550 million Darling Quarter development in Sydney’s CBD. In the heart of the development is the new Commonwealth Bank flagship campus which has used CSR Gyprock’s EC08 plasterboard.

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Design award for biodegradeable children's stool

A children's stool made from wheat starch, water, vinegar, glycerol, pea straw and grass seeds has won a design discovery award.

Biological brands join recycling program

GROLogic and Roots Shoots and Fruits are the latest brands to join the Agrecovery Container Recycling program in New Zealand.

New playful App encourages recycling

The Bin It! App aims to encourage 'players' to toss plastic packaging into virtual - and real world - recycling bins.

‘Fuel’ from paint sludge

In an attempt to halve the amount of paint sludge disposed of in landfill, Ford Australia is using the sludge as an alternative source of fuel in the cement-making process.

New guidelines on petroleum hydrocarbon contamination

New guidelines have been released in Australia on health screening levels for petroleum hydrocarbons in soil, soil vapour and groundwater.

Leichhardt residents’ recycling skills acknowledged

The good recycling skills of residents in Leichhardt have been identified in a recent LGA audit of recycling bins.

Hart 1523 NATA Precision Handheld Thermometer

Available to rent, the Hart 1523 NATA Precision Handheld Thermometer measures, graphs and records PRTs, thermocouples and thermistors, using a wide measurement range.

dataTaker DT80M Intelligent Data Logger

Available to rent, the dataTaker DT80M Intelligent Data Logger is a low-power, stand-alone unit with extensive communication capabilities.

Onset weather sensors integrated into Upward Innovation’s DataGarrison satellite station

OneTemp, the Australian agent for Onset (HOBO data loggers), has announced that Upward Innovations, a manufacturer of remote data retrieval systems, has integrated Onset’s plug-and-play weather sensors into its DataGarrison satellite station.

Crazy for coconuts

Ford and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company are researching the use of coconut fibre reinforcement for moulded plastic parts to reduce the use of petroleum and make the parts lighter and more natural looking.