Thought Leaders 2021: Simon Brown
17 December, 2020 | Supplied by: ResourceCo Pty LtdAs Managing Director, ResourceCo, Simon Brown is one of the pioneers of repurposing of waste in Australia. He shares his insights and predictions for the circular economy in 2021.
Car battery recycling program saves tonnes of waste from landfill
11 December, 2020A car battery recycling program is allowing RACQ to reduce its environmental footprint and prevent 2500 tonnes of potential waste from going to landfill each year.
Grant gives BioPak go-ahead for composting infrastructure expansion
02 December, 2020Grant winner BioPak will use the funding to develop and support its new nationwide program, The Compost Network.
A circular economy for plastics: the time is now
30 November, 2020 | Supplied by: CleanawayThe right environment has been created to drive forward the circular economy for plastics in Australia.
Recycled bread tags see Tip Top on top for sustainable packaging
27 November, 2020Tip Top has introduced 100% recycled and recyclable cardboard bread tags in what is reported to be an Australian first.
Vic recycling revolution sees launch of new innovation centre
23 November, 2020CEBIC has launched in Victoria, creating a collaborative hub to create solutions to reduce waste, increase recycling and reuse, and generate new revenue for Victorian businesses.
Matchmaker ASPIRE rehomes recovered resources
20 November, 2020The ASPIRE online marketplace matches up businesses to exchange, reuse and recycle materials that would otherwise be diverted to landfill.
Coming soon: program to recycle kids' car seats
19 November, 2020Old, unwanted and potentially unsafe child car safety seats will be given a new lease of life under a government-funded program that will recover and recycle the seats.
AI monitor slashes food waste
17 November, 2020A Dutch company has developed a waste-monitoring technology that will allow restaurants, caterers and other companies to drastically decrease food waste.
Coles soft plastics recycled in carpark concrete
12 November, 2020A concrete slab carpark made partly from recycled soft plastics is under installation at Coles Horsham, cementing a partnership between Coles, RED Group, Replas and RMIT University.
EMI Controls H1 Dust Control System
12 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Tecpro AustraliaItalian emission control company EMI Controls has developed the H1 Dust Control System, a versatile misting system that's tailored to suit each application — large or small.
Clean and green: new microrecycling technique transforms aluminium
12 November, 2020A discovery by the UNSW SMaRT Centre could start a 'green aluminium' manufacturing revolution and bolster efforts to advance Australia's manufacturing industry.
Vic gets moving on recycling shake-up
03 November, 2020The Victorian Government is requesting consultation on a planned container deposit scheme, which will form part of a significant overhaul of the state's recycling system.
Sydney office towers fight food waste
23 October, 2020Sydney's Grosvenor Place is combating food waste by installing a dehydration system that converts food waste into fertiliser.
Polyethylene: new catalyst breaks it down to boost value
20 October, 2020A new method to molecularly deconstruct polyethylene could see the most commonly used form of plastic transformed into higher-value, widely used chemical compounds.
