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.
Council toolkit created for practical circular procurement
19 May, 2026Hunter Joint Organisation's toolkit also supports councils to consider durability, repairability, recycled content, reuse opportunities and take-back schemes.
70% of Aussies can recycle soft plastics again
12 May, 2026Consumers will now once again have access to soft plastics drop-off collection points following the collapse of REDcycle.
University uses AI to accelerate solar panel recycling
06 May, 2026UNE's new research centre is assessing potential solvents that enable silicon to be separated from its substrate with minimal contamination using AI.
Visy reaches 70% recycled content target again for NZ glass
06 May, 2026 | Supplied by: Visy Recycling Pty LtdThe packaging company recycles glass from 50 councils across the country and remanufactures it into more than 700 million bottles and jars.
$31m litter problem addressed at Summit
05 May, 2026The event gathered government and industry in Western Sydney to focus on practical, cross-sector solutions to stop litter before it enters the environment.
Hotel food waste creates circular premium wine
05 May, 2026A collaboration between Hyatt Regency Sydney, Goterra and Four Winds Vineyard has brought the circular economy to life, creating a new premium wine.
New method to extract microplastics from soil: study
30 April, 2026The UNE research team developed a new framework to identify the most effective method to extract six common plastic types from different soil textures.
Australians need to take care when recycling
29 April, 2026A wrong item placed into a recycling bin could send the whole load to landfill.
Climate Tech Partners backs Australian battery recycling
22 April, 2026Renewable Metals has developed a hydro-metallurgical process that can recover lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries.
Community food network closes its soft plastics recycling loop
16 April, 2026The network,operating across NSW, Vic and the ACT, has built its own soft plastics collection and recycling pipeline, diverting around 2.5 tonnes from landfill each month.
