Industry News
Close the Loop expands packaging offerings in US
The recycling company has further expanded its presence in the United States with the launch of Close the Loop Packaging. [ + ]
Sydney Water and Veolia sign memorandum of understanding
The partnership will see new and old technologies leveraged to help push the city towards a circular economy. [ + ]
Australia sees record-breaking year for battery storage
Australia continues to expand its energy storage capacity through the installation of both residential and large-scale grid batteries. [ + ]
RMF gets additional $60m for advanced plastic recycling
The federal funding complements the $190 million already contributed from the Australian Government and will go towards advanced plastic recycling technology. [ + ]
Circular economy for Western Parkland City
Sydney Water has revealed its plans for a $1 trillion circular economy across the Western Parkland City. [ + ]
Registration opens for ARBS 2022
Those interested in joining the country's only international air conditioning, refrigeration and building services trade exhibition can now sign up for tickets. [ + ]
Plastic bags see new life as concrete
Hundreds of thousands of soft plastic bags have been recycled into a concrete aggregate in Queensland, which has kept them from ending up in landfill. [ + ]
CSIRO tackles plastic pollution with $50 million fund
Australia's national science agency is tackling plastic pollution head on with the Ending Plastic Waste Mission, aiming to change plastic use and recycling. [ + ]
NWRIC announces new CEO
Rick Ralph has been appointed as the CEO of the National Waste and Recycling Industry Council. [ + ]
ACOR recommends ministerial position for circular economy
The peak body for recycling in Australia has recommended the creation of a ministerial position dedicated to the circular economy. [ + ]
Researchers build electrical device from household waste
Scientists in the UK have built a wearable electrical device from the sorts of rubbish that could be found in an office waste bin. [ + ]
$45 million PET recycling plant opens in Albury–Wodonga
A $45 million PET (polyethylene terephthalate) recycling plant, capable of processing one billion plastic bottles each year, has opened in Albury–Wodonga. [ + ]
ISC to progress new agendas through member coalitions
The Infrastructure Sustainability Council's CEO, Ainsley Simpson, has challenged the infrastructure industry to come together around a "shared vision". [ + ]
Qenos, Plastic Energy and Axens partner for circular plastics
Qenos is taking Australia a step closer to circular plastics, using advanced recycling technology from Plastic Energy and Axens. [ + ]
UN resolution to beat plastic pollution
On 2 March at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), representatives from 175 nations (including Australia) endorsed a resolution to end plastic pollution. [ + ]
