Underground waste collection system for the Sunshine Coast
04 October, 2016Underground waste collection technology that has a track record of increasing recycling rates is being launched on the Sunshine Coast.
Tenders invited for Perth's resource recovery facility
16 August, 2016Perth's Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council has released its call for tenders for a new resource recovery facility (RRF) for the region. The RRF would use thermal, chemical and/or biological means to recover usable materials and/or energy from household waste, diverting between 70–90% of waste (by volume) from landfill.
Mining e-waste for valuable metals
12 August, 2016UNSW is unveiling a pilot microfactory that safely transforms toxic e-waste into high-value metal alloys, offering a low-cost solution to a fast-growing problem.
Paintback — Australia's new paint recycling scheme
09 August, 2016Members of Australia's paint industry have launched a new waste collection and treatment service that offers professional and home painters an easy option for disposing of unwanted paint and packaging correctly.
Stripout Waste Guidelines to improve resource recovery
02 August, 2016The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has announced the launch of its Stripout Waste Guidelines, which are set to triple resource recovery from office spaces across Sydney.
We are wasting our industrial waste
02 August, 2016Chemical engineering experts have called for the development of new technologies for the sustainable processing of industrial waste or by-products — waste which is currently being, well, wasted.
Australia lags behind in battery recycling, industry experts say
27 July, 2016Australia is lagging behind other countries when it comes to battery recycling, posing a threat to human health and the environment, experts have revealed.
City of Sydney welcomes container deposit scheme
22 July, 2016The City of Sydney has welcomed the NSW Government's decision to introduce a state-wide container deposit scheme to encourage recycling and reduce plastic pollution resulting from beverage containers.
Recycle your beauty product packaging for free
07 July, 2016L'Oréal Australia and TerraCycle have partnered on a new recycling program, providing Australian consumers with the reassurance that all the beauty and personal care packaging they collect at home will not go into landfill.
'Super MRF' to process 50 tonnes per hour
30 June, 2016Cleanaway Waste Management has selected US-based Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) to design, engineer, manufacture and install a 50-tonne-per-hour commingled recycling system at the company's new materials recovery facility in Perth.
Turning paper and plastic waste into biofuel
02 June, 2016The University of Sydney and start-up company Licella have developed Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR) technology to convert waste biomass into a stable biocrude oil.
NZ recycles 4.5 million plastic bags
27 May, 2016Shoppers in Auckland, Hamilton and the Waikato have dropped off over 25 tonnes of used soft plastic packaging at 93 locations. This is equivalent to around 4.5 million units of soft plastic bags, wrappers and pouches.
Bricks made of butts
24 May, 2016Researchers from RMIT University have shown how fired-clay bricks made with cigarette butts can save energy and help solve a global littering problem.
3D printing to recycle waste
23 May, 2016A researcher from Victoria University of Wellington is revealing new ways to recycle waste in the Pacific using 3D printing.
Organics recycling at the markets
17 May, 2016Over the last 10 years, Sydney Markets has been more effectively and efficiently managing its waste streams, with around 5000 tonnes of organic waste now diverted from landfill every year.
