RMF gets additional $60m for advanced plastic recycling
28 March, 2022The federal funding complements the $190 million already contributed from the Australian Government and will go towards advanced plastic recycling technology.
Enzyme plastic recycler receives capital investment
28 March, 2022Samsara Eco, the developer of a repeatable technique to recycle plastics using a novel enzyme, has received investment from the CEFC.
Plastic bags see new life as concrete
24 March, 2022Hundreds of thousands of soft plastic bags have been recycled into a concrete aggregate in Queensland, which has kept them from ending up in landfill.
Researchers build electrical device from household waste
15 March, 2022Scientists in the UK have built a wearable electrical device from the sorts of rubbish that could be found in an office waste bin.
National scheme to redirect 90% of used batteries
21 February, 2022From tools to toys, wristwatches to remote controls, alarm clocks to portable radios — there are currently over 150 million loose or removable used batteries waiting to be disposed of.
Circular economy in Brisbane: from building waste to roads
21 February, 2022Rino Recycling gains approval to supply recycled material to the Department of Main Roads.
From PPE to water, vinegar: a circular solution to healthcare waste
21 February, 2022Researchers have used a hydrothermal deconstruction process to convert PPE waste into water and vinegar.
Advancing plastics recycling in Australia
16 February, 2022Qenos and Cleanaway are planning to develop a feasibility study of plastic-to-plastic advanced recycling, which has been welcomed by the Australian Food and Grocery Council.
Greener recycling for PPE waste
03 February, 2022Cornell University engineers have come up with a solution to sustainably recycle used surgical masks, plastic face shields, and medical gloves and gowns.
B-cycle battery recycling scheme
23 December, 2021The Battery Stewardship Council Australia's public program B-cycle Scheme has been designed to ensure the responsible recycling of used batteries.
Metso Outotec Index metal recycling data collection system
23 December, 2021The Metso Outotec Index operating and production data collection system from its metal recycling business transfers relevant data from the recycling machine directly to the user's equipment.
From dead tyres to liquid fuels
20 December, 2021Australia generates around 450,000 tonnes or 56 million of end-of-life tyres on average, every year.
70,000 tonnes of opportunity, and local councils are showing us how to take advantage of it
17 December, 2021The Tyre Export Ban came into effect on 1 December 2021 and Australia now has a challenge: what do we do with the 70,000 tonnes of tyres once sent offshore each year?
Tyrecycle launches $10m tyre recycling plant
06 December, 2021Tyrecycle has launched a tyre recycling plant that will be able to deal with tonnes of tyre waste produced in Australia each year, previously sent offshore.
Professor Veena Sahajwalla named Australian of the Year NSW in 2022
16 November, 2021UNSW SMaRT Centre Director and microrecycling scientist Professor Veena Sahajwalla has been named as the Australian of the Year, New South Wales in 2022.
