Detoxifying 'super fungi' may recover critical minerals
25 June, 2026The engineered fungus could be used to extract critical minerals from toxic mining waste while also helping to remediate sites.
Training centre opens to improve alloy lifecycle
25 June, 2026The centre will develop alloys and processes that use less raw material and energy to produce, last longer in service, and are easier to reuse or recycle.
FIFA World Cup to generate 156 tonnes of plastic waste
24 June, 2026The single-use plastics could stretch the length of more than 13,000 football pitches — and may increase due to the recent reusable bottle ban.
GECA and ACOR launch national standard for recycling
16 June, 2026The ARF standard supports best practice in environmental management, operational performance, transparency, health and safety, and social responsibility.
New Qld expo focuses on waste and recycling
10 June, 2026The newly launched event will be held on 29–30 July 2027 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Councils named as best 'impossible-to-recycle' recyclers
10 June, 2026Three Sydney councils have been named Australia's top councils for successfully recycling hard-to-recycle household waste.
Epson renews fashion partnership
28 May, 2026Through 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, 2026The tool provides an accessible pathway for organisations to substantiate recycled content claims with traceable evidence.
Retread tyre industry under threat: report
26 May, 2026Market 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.
Food waste creates premium shiraz
06 May, 2026Hyatt Regency Sydney, Goterra and Four Winds Vineyard have collaborated to create a circular premium wine.
