From garbage to fuel — zeolite catalyst concept
06 July, 2017Processing bio-fuel from waste requires a large amount of energy; however, a novel catalyst concept could be set to change the chemical process.
Call for national action on used tyres
21 June, 2017The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) is leading the recycling industry's call for national action on used tyres.
High-tech recycling facility opens in WA
19 June, 2017The City of Perth has become home to what is claimed to be the most high-tech recycling facility in the Southern Hemisphere.
Australians hanging on to broken mobile phones
15 June, 2017According to new IPSOS research commissioned by MobileMuster, Australians are holding onto five million unusable mobiles — a figure that has increased by almost a million in the last year.
Heavy metal or hard rock — both sound good to us!
01 June, 2017What do you think of heavy metal and hard rock? We’re not talking music, but rather the two most problematic components of soil contamination.
Effective planning is the key to a circular economy
18 May, 2017 by Alex Serpo, NWRICOnly through effective planning can policymakers unlock the power of the circular economy, writes Alex Serpo.
The circular economy of plastic
10 May, 2017A park bench made from beach clean-up waste — this is one of the results of a technology that was designed for the realisation of the circular economy.
Plastic film recycler among 200 Businesses of Tomorrow
08 May, 2017Plastic film recycler Plastic Forests has been selected as one of Westpac's 200 Businesses of Tomorrow, marking itself out as one of a select group of businesses shaping Australia's future.
AWRE returns to Melbourne for 2017
03 May, 2017The Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE) will return to Melbourne from 23–24 August 2017 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.
How are you spending International Compost Awareness Week?
02 May, 2017Australia will be taking part in International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW) from 7–13 May, with citizens encouraged to promote the importance and benefits of composting through workshops, demonstrations or tours.
Waste and recycling industry leaders unite
18 April, 2017On 11 April, the inaugural meeting of the National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) was held in Melbourne.
Halving Australia's food waste by 2030
12 April, 2017The inaugural Food Waste Roundtable offers the Turnbull government a chance to discuss its commitment to a National Food Waste Strategy.
Top 10 announced for Waste and Recycling Commercialisation Program
11 April, 2017Innovyz Institute, in collaboration with Green Industries SA, has announced the 10 successful technologies and ideas selected for the company's Waste and Recycling Commercialisation Program.
Maximising copper recovery at mine sites
10 April, 2017Researchers from Flinders University are testing a natural extraction technique for low-grade copper, known as supergene enrichment, for its potential to maximise recovery rates and extend mine life.
Thinking differently: generating renewable gas out of household waste in Cambodia
20 March, 2017 by Ben Jeffreys, CEO of ATEC BiodigestersThere's no escaping talk about the energy crisis facing Australia at the moment. Watching on as an Australian living in Cambodia, it's baffling as to why renewable energy in Cambodia is so straightforward yet seems anything but back home.
