New Zealand's first recycled PET packaging plant opened
31 January, 2014Flight Plastics' new plastic packaging plant was this week opened by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. It is the country's first plastic packaging plant to manufacture food-grade PET packaging from recycled PET (RPET) flake.
Invotec Group to recover metals from crab shells
31 January, 2014European PCB manufacturer Invotec Group will be participating in the Sustainable Treatment Of Waste Using Recycled Chitosans (STOWURC) project, which has been set up under the auspices of the UK's Technology Strategy Board.
Transpacific opens Riverland Resource Recovery Facility
24 January, 2014Waste management company Transpacific has opened its Riverland Resource Recovery Facility. As noted by Nick Clark, this is "the first large-scale recycling facility in this district with the capacity to manage and process general waste, recyclables, commercial and industrial waste, and construction and demolition waste from the local area".
Creating art with e-waste
24 January, 2014American artist Chris Jordan, well known for his works depicting mass consumption and waste, is calling on Australians to help him create a large-scale artwork by handing in their old mobile phones.
TechCollect to focus on business e-waste in 2014
23 January, 2014Not-for-profit e-waste collection and recycling service TechCollect will this year focus on collecting the large volumes of computer and IT waste generated by the corporate world.
Heineken aces recycling program at New Zealand Festival of Tennis
21 January, 2014Spectators at this year's New Zealand Festival of Tennis, comprising the ASB Classic and Heineken Open, were actively encouraged to recycle their glass bottles and other drinks containers.
Taking care of food waste on site
14 January, 2014Totally Environmental (Australia) has recently launched a food and green waste composting technology that could stop the millions of tonnes of food waste ending up in Australian landfill sites every year.
Harmonising the production of food and energy
09 January, 2014Although biofuels can clearly contribute to energy security and resource efficiency, they can also be sometimes considered controversial. This is primarily because the raw materials used in their production are grown using land that could have been used for food crops. Another issue revolves around the environmental impact caused by certain by-products. Weber Ultrasonics in Germany has developed a process that could provide a solution to these problems.
Cotton waste and fungi combine to create biodegradable packaging
16 December, 2013Scientists at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have developed agricultural waste blends which can be used in a process that literally grows custom packaging products, providing a cost-effective and green alternative to extruded polystyrene foam packaging.
Source Separation Systems encourages 'up-cycling'
13 December, 2013In an effort to consider the transport and packaging of stock when it comes to recycling waste products, the team at Source Separation Systems has launched upcyclable packaging.
Australia's recycling rates breaking records, says APC report
12 December, 2013The Australian Packaging Covenant (APC), a voluntary scheme aimed at reducing the environmental impacts of consumer packaging and litter from packaging, has released its 2013 annual report. The report finds that recycling rates in Australia have broken new records.
Source Separation Systems Battery Recycling Tubes
03 December, 2013Source Separation Systems' Battery Recycling Tubes are an effective recycling solution for batteries and smaller e-waste items such as phones, generating volumes of recyclable batteries wherever they are placed.
National program for recycling away from home
27 November, 2013CFSGAM Property, the Packaging Stewardship Forum of the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC), together with Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt, this week launched a comprehensive recycling program to boost away-from-home recycling.
USC recycles from the desktop
12 November, 2013The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) has begun rolling out its new waste management system - 'recycling from the desktop' - which is expected to reduce the university's waste to landfill by about 75%.
Staples Australia Sustainable Earth by Staples stapler and calculator
08 November, 2013Staples Australia has developed an environmentally friendly calculator and stapler range manufactured with 100% recycled casing from recycled ink and toner cartridges.
