Food waste action reduces methane emissions
06 June, 2025An NZ food waste reduction initiative is providing 12,000 meals per day and helping prevent emissions from food going to landfill.
Refilled drink dispenser reduces corporate plastic waste
06 June, 2025Sydney-based drink company Refilled has prevented more than 440,000 single use bottles ending up in landfill from companies such as Meta, Uber and Docusign.
VicReturn partners with Sports Environment Alliance
04 June, 2025VicReturn learns from stadiums, councils and community sport through the Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) on how to improve its container deposit scheme, CDS Vic.
Aussie wine brand addresses overlooked recycling flaw
02 June, 2025South Australia's Nepenthe Wines has introduced fully removable aluminium tearaway capsules across all its still wines.
TOMRA launches return point for reusable takeaway packaging
30 May, 2025 | Supplied by: TOMRA CleanawayTOMRA Reuse showcased its Reuse Collection Point, capable of handling reusable takeaway packaging, at the REuse Economy Expo.
Swinburne scientists turn cereal waste into wound dressing
28 May, 2025The technique uses a natural fermentation process and is said to reduce production costs by up to 90% while maintaining quality.
Citywide Waste acquisition unopposed by ACCC
19 May, 2025 | Supplied by: CleanawayThe ACCC has said it will not oppose Cleanaway's proposed acquisition of the City of Melbourne's waste and recycling business, Citywide Waste.
Smart factory design for Australian-made sustainable fashion
16 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Epson Australia Pty LtdThe Australian Fashion Council and Epson Australia are developing a high-tech fashion factory blueprint that will enable on-demand local manufacturing and minimise waste.
From raw material processing to recycling: new approaches in battery production
13 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILTLaser technology may be the key to efficient and sustainable battery production, according to the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT.
Victorians to win through CDS Vic
05 May, 2025Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme is offering five recyclers a $10,000 cash prize for returning their empty drink containers.
NZ plastics industry targets hard-to-recycle waste streams
02 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Plastics New ZealandPlastics New Zealand has released two reports outlining strategies for addressing the country's construction and packaging plastic waste crisis.
Senate inquiry sees strong future for tyre recycling
01 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Tyre Stewardship Australia LimitedTyre Stewardship Australia has welcomed the findings in the 'No Time to Waste' report and agrees with the need for a Circular Economy Act.
Samsara Eco to build new plastics recycling plant
30 April, 2025 | Supplied by: KBR IncThe new enzymatic recycling plant aims to create a continuous recycling loop for difficult-to-recycle materials such as plastic and synthetic fibre.
Opal partners with BlockTexx to reduce uniform waste
30 April, 2025 | Supplied by: OpalThe partnership will see old and unused uniforms from Opal collected and recycled into valuable new materials.
Circularity needed at scale for Aust building industry
09 April, 2025Australia has the highest material footprint of the G20, more than 31 tonnes per person. Doubling our circularity by 2035 could add $26 billion to GDP annually.
