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Hilton recycling soap to help developing countries

23 November, 2011 by

Hilton Worldwide has announced a partnership with the Global Soap Project, a non-profit organisation that recovers and recycles soap from hotels that would otherwise end up in landfills. The Global Soap Project sorts, reprocesses and remoulds used soap into new bars and distributes them to vulnerable populations in developing countries that are at risk of sanitation and hygiene-related disease. In its first year of the partnership, Hilton Worldwide expects this investment to result in the donation of more than one million new 110 g bars of soap to people in need.


Powering ahead with recycling

23 November, 2011

Funded by the Packaging Stewardship Forum (PSF) of the Australian Food and Grocery Council and Brisbane Powerhouse, 20 new waste and recycling bins have been installed at the Brisbane Powerhouse venue.


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22 November, 2011


Design award for biodegradeable children's stool

22 November, 2011

A children's stool made from wheat starch, water, vinegar, glycerol, pea straw and grass seeds has won a design discovery award.


Biological brands join recycling program

18 November, 2011

GROLogic and Roots Shoots and Fruits are the latest brands to join the Agrecovery Container Recycling program in New Zealand.


New playful App encourages recycling

15 November, 2011

The Bin It! App aims to encourage 'players' to toss plastic packaging into virtual - and real world - recycling bins.


‘Fuel’ from paint sludge

08 November, 2011

In an attempt to halve the amount of paint sludge disposed of in landfill, Ford Australia is using the sludge as an alternative source of fuel in the cement-making process.


Leichhardt residents’ recycling skills acknowledged

02 November, 2011

The good recycling skills of residents in Leichhardt have been identified in a recent LGA audit of recycling bins.


Crazy for coconuts

26 October, 2011

Ford and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company are researching the use of coconut fibre reinforcement for moulded plastic parts to reduce the use of petroleum and make the parts lighter and more natural looking.


Tyre-recycling process launched in Victoria

26 October, 2011

An environmentallly sustainable tyre-recycling process developed in Victoria has been launched.


Market failure in tyre recycling

24 October, 2011 by

Silvio de Denaro* explains why and how the tyre industry is working hard to turn around the current ‘market failure’ in the resource recovery of end-of-life tyres.


Responsible recycling of automotive and industrial batteries

10 October, 2011

The Australian Battery Recycling Initiative (ABRI) has initiated an industry awareness program to ensure that all organisations involved in the recovery of automotive and industrial batteries are aware of their legal, social and environmental obligations.


Parramatta Council awards recycling contract

28 September, 2011

Parramatta City Council has awarded its contract to process construction and demolition waste to Benedict Recyling.


E-waste being dumped in Africa

22 September, 2011

An investigation by SBS’s Dateline has found that electronic waste from Australia is being illegally shipped and dumped in the west African nation of Ghana. The report has prompted the Australian Government to launch an investigation into Australia’s role in the exportation of e-waste.


Research says consumers prefer glass food packaging

20 September, 2011

Glass packaging maker O-I says its new research shows Australian consumers prefer glass packaging for their food and beverages.


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