Waste > Recycling/re-using

Agricultural waste to create sustainable textiles

03 July, 2025

Using agricultural waste from wheat and oat, cellulose-based textile materials can be made that are more sustainable than water-intensive cotton.


Belmont North Community Recycling Centre opens

27 June, 2025

The new CRC, located at Lake Macquarie, will accept paints, oils, gas bottles, fluoro lights, smoke detectors, batteries and other household waste items.


Melting machine gives new life to plastic farm waste

12 June, 2025

Researchers have developed a recycling solution for synthetic bale twine, helping to address the growing problem of agricultural waste.


Food waste action reduces methane emissions

06 June, 2025

An 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, 2025

Sydney-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, 2025

VicReturn 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, 2025

South 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

TOMRA 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, 2025

The technique uses a natural fermentation process and is said to reduce production costs by up to 90% while maintaining quality.


From raw material processing to recycling: new approaches in battery production

13 May, 2025

Laser 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, 2025

Victoria'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

Plastics 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

Tyre Stewardship Australia has welcomed the findings in the 'No Time to Waste' report and agrees with the need for a Circular Economy Act.


Opal partners with BlockTexx to reduce uniform waste

30 April, 2025

The partnership will see old and unused uniforms from Opal collected and recycled into valuable new materials.


Samsara Eco to build new plastics recycling plant

30 April, 2025

The new enzymatic recycling plant aims to create a continuous recycling loop for difficult-to-recycle materials such as plastic and synthetic fibre.


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