Canon celebrates 10 years of recycling with Cartridges 4 Planet Ark
04 May, 2012Canon is proud to be celebrating 10 years of the Cartridges 4 Planet Ark recycling program. This anniversary is a significant milestone, with more than 18 million cartridges diverted from landfill since 2003, of which 4,267,687 were Canon cartridges.
Landfills a chance for local governments to make money under a carbon price
28 April, 2012The Australian Government has used a national forum in Canberra to explain how local governments can use landfill to reduce pollution and earn carbon credits.
Liquid Waste Assessment & Waste Classfications in Australia reports available
26 April, 2012The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has released two new waste policy reports: the Liquid Waste Assessment Report and Waste Classifications in Australia.
Rural WA town embraces recycling
25 April, 2012Mundijong, in rural Western Australia, is embracing new away from home recycling. The initiative, which is expected to divert more than 10 t of beverage containers from landfill annually (equivalent to more than 400,000 small plastic drink bottles), is a partnership between the Australian Food and Grocery Council’s Packaging Stewardship Forum and the Serpentine Jarrahdale Shire.
World’s first ecofriendly, super-elite muscle car to unveil at MotorEx 12
23 April, 2012Car constructor and green homes builder Mick Fabar plans to stun car enthusiasts, politicians and environmentalists alike at Meguiar’s MotorEx in Sydney’s Olympic Park Dome on 21 July, when he unveils ZERO’D, a 600 horsepower, turbocharged, biodiesel V8-powered sedan built with a ‘zero carbon footprint’ approach.
Remanufacturing recovers the goods
23 April, 2012 by Lauren DavisIn a climate where consumers and businesses are feeling pressured to meet new sustainable energy targets, Fuji Xerox Australia is way ahead of the pack. The company’s Eco Manufacturing Centre, recently relocated to Rosehill, proves, through the remanufacturing of parts and an eco-friendly building, that a commitment to the environment can pay off.
James Cook University launches carbon neutral food recycling system
20 April, 2012Queensland’s James Cook University claims to be the first university in the world to install a machine that takes food scraps and turns them into a liquid bio-fertiliser. The Bio-Regen system, created by local company VRM, has the potential to revolutionise management of commercial food waste and is already attracting worldwide attention.
Solving a 700 million pig problem
18 April, 2012Australian science is helping to solve one of China’s biggest and smelliest problems - what to do with the waste produced by its 700 million pigs.
Campbell Scientific CS120 atmospheric visibility sensor
04 April, 2012 | Supplied by: Campbell Scientific Aust Pty LtdThe CS120 is an infrared forward scatter visibility sensor for road, marine and airport-based weather stations. It uses infrared forward-scatter technology with a 42° scatter angle that provides accurate measurements in fog and snow.
Glass recycling behind the bar
31 March, 2012 | Supplied by: Sulo MGB Australia Pty LtdBar staff know that empty bottles are noisy, bulky and hard to handle behind the service area. BottleCycler provides a solution which quietly reduces glass bulk by 80% and deposits the crushed glass into a sturdy Sulo 60 L compact wheelie bin for collection and recycling.
Thermo Fisher Scientific GA5000 landfill and contaminated land gas analyser
30 March, 2012 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher ScientificThe portable GA5000 landfill and contaminated land gas analyser supports environmental legislation compliance and standardises monitoring routines.
ETSA Utilities lighting the way on recycling
29 March, 2012ETSA Utilities has been announced as the first electricity distributor in Australia to become a Signatory in the federal government’s FluoroCycle scheme, which aims to increase recycling of mercury-containing street lamps and reduce the amount of mercury entering the environment.
Dead TVs to be recycled Australia-wide
29 March, 2012The number of ‘dead’ and obsolete televisions and computers dumped on Australian kerbsides is set to drop from July 2012, thanks to the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme.
Tyrewise launched in New Zealand
22 March, 2012The Product Stewardship Foundation in New Zealand has been awarded funds to develop an industry-led, end-of-life tyres (ELT) program called Tyrewise. The program will allow for a consistent nationwide approach to the responsible disposal of tyres, removing hidden costs for consumers and ratepayers as well as providing a better outcome for New Zealand’s environment.
Regional NSW installs mobile glass crusher
20 March, 2012A mobile glass crusher has been installed at the Wellington Resource Recovery and Transfer Station. The Komplet MT5000 mobile glass crusher will increase glass recycling rates by processing glass bottles and jars collected through kerbside recycling and drop-off facilities and re-use the recovered crushed glass (RCG) locally in civil construction applications.
