Glass reaches 2025 recycling target in APCO packaging report
03 February, 2025 | Supplied by: Australian Packaging Covenant OrganisationThe Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has released its latest report on the status of Australia's packaging consumption and recovery.
$17m upgrade to liquid and hazardous waste management facility
31 January, 2025 | Supplied by: EvoroSpecialising in difficult-to-treat industrial waste, Evoro's Laverton North facility is undergoing improvements so it can handle a greater range of waste management services.
B-cycle launches holiday battery safety campaign
14 January, 2025At the end of the summer holidays, homes across Australia are left with a large number of used batteries, creating a hidden potential hazard.
Fighting waste by counting flies
17 December, 2024An innovative tech collaboration is helping to finesse a rubbish recycling process that relies on the insatiable appetite of black soldier fly larvae.
'Tis the season for sustainable food at Christmas
09 December, 2024As the festive season approaches, research fellows at UQ provide five tips for consuming more sustainably this Christmas.
NSW initiative tackles food waste at the source
27 November, 2024 | Supplied by: Green ConnectApproximately 1.7 million tonnes of food waste is sent to landfill in the state each year.
NSW celebrates recycling triumph
25 November, 2024Considerable progress has been made in the New South Wales recycling sector, with the state now capable of processing nearly 140,000 tonnes of additional material annually.
REMONDIS expands into Western Qld
25 November, 2024 | Supplied by: Remondis Australia Pty LtdThe Australian branch of the German multinational, which specialises in recycling, industrial service and water management, has acquired local business Specialty Services Queensland.
Experts call for fashion waste overhaul
21 November, 2024A new study has analysed what happens to donated textiles in a number of western cities, including Melbourne, Amsterdam, Austin, Berlin and Toronto.
Soft plastics recycling platform with traceability being developed
14 November, 2024 | Supplied by: Close the Loop LimitedClose the Loop and Recity have teamed up to develop a soft plastics recycling initiative with traceability based on GS1 Australia Standards.
WMRR talks about recycled materials during National Recycling Week
13 November, 2024WMRR is using National Recycling Week to encourage the community and business to actively choose to buy Australian recycled materials.
Orica cuts particle emissions from Kooragang Island site by around 95%
04 November, 2024Orica has completed a project to reduce emissions of ammonium nitrate particulate from its Kooragang Island manufacturing site in the Hunter Valley.
CSIRO gathers innovators to tackle plastic waste
01 November, 2024Entrepreneurs will converge at locations across Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok to showcase solutions that transform the way we produce, use and recycle plastic materials.
Winners of the 2024 Australian Resource Recovery Awards
21 October, 2024 | Supplied by: Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of AustWMRR has congratulated the winners of the inaugural 2024 Australian Resource Recovery Awards, announced at the first Australian Resource Recovery Conference last week.
Conference to explore how Aust can reach 2030 waste target
10 October, 2024 | Supplied by: Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of AustAustralia will need "a paradigm shift and behaviour change" to address unnecessary consumption and overproduction of products, according to WMRR.