NZ biorefinery turns e‑waste into valuable metal
08 July, 2019Mint Innovation has constructed a working biorefinery to demonstrate technology that can recover valuable metals from e-waste.
Is our recycling heading to Indonesia?
08 July, 2019ACOR has confirmed that the Indonesia-bound shipping container at the centre of recent media reports was sent by an Australian recycling company.
Project creates flexible packaging from post-consumer plastic
11 June, 2019Project Proof, an initiative led by packaging and paper company Mondi Group, has shown that unclean, raw, post-consumer recycled content can be used to create new flexible packaging.
Concrete evidence that glass can replace sand
11 June, 2019Researchers from the Deakin School of Engineering have discovered that recycled or waste glass can substitute sand when making polymer concrete.
Product transformation messages inspire recycling
31 May, 2019Research from Penn State University and Boston College has shown that US consumers are inspired to recycle if they are prompted to think about how recyclables become new products.
One man's mission for a better resource recovery industry
23 May, 2019Danish entrepreneur works with STEINERT to turn incineration bottom ash into pure metal fractions of raw-material quality.
Not dead yet: resurrecting the circular economy
21 May, 2019Most Australians recognise that extracting resources to make products that we use and then throw away is unsustainable. There is a call to shift to a circular economy...
Metso M&J K-series pre-shredders
14 May, 2019Metso has expanded its waste recycling product range with the launch of its M&J K-series pre-shredders.
Flying kangaroo goes green
13 May, 2019Qantas has raised the sustainability bar for the airline industry by launching what is claimed to be the world's first zero-waste commercial flight.
Transform program fights food waste
13 May, 2019A new program steered by the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre aims to transform food waste into innovative high-value products.
Next-gen plastic could revolutionise recycling
13 May, 2019Researchers have designed a recyclable plastic that can be broken down to molecular constituents and then rebuilt, without compromising performance or quality.
Queensland demand boosts reverse vending machine production
17 April, 2019SAGE Automation has increased production of its smart container deposit machines following the successful uptake of Queensland's Containers for Change scheme, launched in November 2018.
Industry response to 60 Minutes program
16 April, 2019The Australian recycling industry has jointly responded to footage aired on current affairs program 60 Minutes, arguing that the program did not accurately convey the achievements of the industry.
Support Australian recycled and get designing
15 April, 2019The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia has opened design submissions for the label, calling on 'one and all' to get involved.
Melbourne City considers new waste and resource recovery strategy
15 April, 2019City of Melbourne councillors will consider the Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030, which proposes a domestic food waste collection service and more shared waste hubs for businesses.
