Educating the next generation on the good, bad and ugly side of plastics
13 April, 2021In March 2021, schools across NSW and Victoria commenced the Plastic Oceans Australasia (POA) Schools Program, sponsored by Veolia Australia and New Zealand.
The sustainability initiative helping local wineries save
08 April, 2021Seeing countless wine box dividers going into paper recycling every month, wine merchant Michael Zitzlaff thought there must be a way to reuse them.
Circularity — a crucial part of product development
07 April, 2021Circularity needs to be considered from the initial design process, otherwise it's already too late.
Winning design that turns peanut waste into packaging
06 April, 2021A student-led packaging design that turns peanut waste into packaging for a food company has won a global award for sustainable innovative packaging.
TSA accredited by Australian Government
23 March, 2021Tyre Stewardship Australia's scheme has been recognised as best practice product stewardship by the federal government.
Courier service helps Aussies recycle unwanted textiles
22 March, 2021A partnership has resulted in 3989 textile collection bookings and 73,045 kg of textiles avoiding landfill, and saved 292,178 kg of greenhouse gases.
Waste survey finds >80% of food packaging unfit for home recycling
03 March, 2021A survey assessing 82 popular food products has found that more than 80% feature packaging that cannot be put into home recycling bins.
Soft plastics cement Wyndham City's active transport strategy
02 March, 2021An innovative concrete mix incorporating soft plastic has been used to build a footpath in Werribee, Victoria.
Packaged together
05 February, 2021 by Brent GazzanigaSally Williams (Sustainable Sally) joins forces with the Martogg Group in a combined effort to promote Australian, sustainable packaging solutions to brands and consumers.
Plastic waste pyrolysis ash converted to flash graphene
29 January, 2021Chemists from Rice University in Texas have converted pyrolysed ash from plastic recycling into graphene using a Joule heating process.
Fuel from cardboard waste
28 January, 2021Korean researchers have developed a microorganism capable of producing biodiesel precursors from lignocellulosic biomass such as discarded cardboard boxes.
$3m for joint UNSW recycling tech project
22 January, 2021UNSW Sydney will take part in a collaborative project to develop technology that will divert up to 10,000 tonnes of paper and plastic waste into construction materials for building roads.
Turbocharge for Vic recycling infrastructure
19 January, 2021Victoria's recycling infrastructure is set for a turbocharge, with the federal and state governments making major investments to double the state's domestic recycling capacity.
New facility to solve Vic's toxic waste challenges
11 January, 2021A new recycling facility to be built by Remondis Australia in Dandenong, Victoria, will process a third of the state's solvent waste each year.
Thought Leaders 2021: Simon Brown
17 December, 2020As Managing Director, ResourceCo, Simon Brown is one of the pioneers of repurposing of waste in Australia. He shares his insights and predictions for the circular economy in 2021.
