New method recycles mixed plastic packaging sans chemicals
09 July, 2026The method selectively breaks down one type of plastic in mixed plastic packaging while leaving the other plastics intact, allowing each material to be recovered and reused.
New way to recycle coloured plastics using silica microspheres
07 July, 2026The dual-functional approach provides a practical and sustainable pathway for closed-loop functional polymer composites.
Pilot program reduces food waste in SEQ
01 July, 2026The trial is expected to divert the equivalent of around 100 garbage trucks of food waste in South East Qld, transforming it into soil, mulch and renewable energy.
Recycling workers' lives at risk from hazardous waste
30 June, 2026The costs for a recycling business to correctly dispose of these materials is estimated to be between $5.2 million to $8 million nationally each year.
Detoxifying 'super fungi' may recover critical minerals
25 June, 2026The engineered fungus could be used to extract critical minerals from toxic mining waste while also helping to remediate sites.
Training centre opens to improve alloy lifecycle
25 June, 2026The centre will develop alloys and processes that use less raw material and energy to produce, last longer in service, and are easier to reuse or recycle.
FIFA World Cup to generate 156 tonnes of plastic waste
24 June, 2026The single-use plastics could stretch the length of more than 13,000 football pitches — and may increase due to the recent reusable bottle ban.
GECA and ACOR launch national standard for recycling
16 June, 2026 | Supplied by: GECAThe ARF standard supports best practice in environmental management, operational performance, transparency, health and safety, and social responsibility.
Councils named as best 'impossible-to-recycle' recyclers
10 June, 2026 | Supplied by: ReSmartThree Sydney councils have been named Australia's top councils for successfully recycling hard-to-recycle household waste.
New Qld expo focuses on waste and recycling
10 June, 2026The newly launched event will be held on 29–30 July 2027 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Epson renews fashion partnership
28 May, 2026 | Supplied by: Epson Australia Pty LtdThrough this partnership, the company will provide its technologies and expertise to the next generation of creators.
Waste CO2 turned into useful industrial chemicals
27 May, 2026An electrochemical generator, powered by electricity, requires only water and captured carbon dioxide to create formate, the base compound for formic acid.
Recycled Content Verification tool by GECA and Rebuilt
27 May, 2026 | Supplied by: GECAThe tool provides an accessible pathway for organisations to substantiate recycled content claims with traceable evidence.
Retread tyre industry under threat: report
26 May, 2026 | Supplied by: Tyre Stewardship Australia LimitedMarket analysis by TSA has found the Australian retread market share has halved in under a decade, threatening an 100-year-old circular economy industry.
Researchers develop new way to recycle plastics
21 May, 2026The technology could be applied across a wide range of PET waste streams, including bottles, packaging, trays and synthetic textiles.
