Glass recycling hits new highs in NZ
19 August, 2010The Glass Packaging Forum recently released the latest data about New Zealand’s glass packaging production, consumption and recovery showing that New Zealanders recycled 166,575 tonnes of glass packaging last year and that two out of every three glass containers is now being recycled.
Household food waste recycling solution
03 August, 2010A Cardia Bioplastics and Sulo MGB (Australia) collaboration is providing a household food waste recycling solution. Cardia will supply certified compostable bags enabling Sulo to provide a fully integrated organic waste diversion service to local governments.
On-site recycling for building waste
02 August, 2010 byVillage Building Co (VBC) has been recognised by the ACT Commissioner of Sustainability and the Environment for taking the initiative to set up its own recycling plant to manage building waste on its Brindabella at Macgregor site for all of VBC’s housing developments.
Chemical drums recycling program
30 July, 2010 byThe drumMUSTER program continues to provide an effective recycling service for Australian ag and vet chemical users. The 15 millionth drum was delivered in Central Victoria to the Nagambie Transfer Station by Tahbilk Winery & Vineyard.
Cardia Bioplastics and Sulo collaborate in household food waste recycling
26 July, 2010Cardia Bioplastics will provide Sulo MGB (Australia), supplier of waste containment products, with certified compostable bags, enabling Sulo to offer fully integrated organic waste diversion services to local governments.
Recycling directory for businesses
29 June, 2010A free, online directory containing information about recycling and waste disposal services for Australian small to medium-sized businesses is now available. BusinessRecycling.com.au has been established by Planet Ark in association with the Department of Environment Climate Change and Water NSW and Pitney Bowes.
O-I’s Lean+Green wine bottles win design award
09 June, 2010O-I’s Lean+Green lightweight wine bottle range secured its fifth national award after taking out a prestigious Australian International Design Award in Sydney.
BASF Ecovio plastic
31 May, 2010The latest release of the Ecovio range can be used to make 100% compostable and biodegradable plastic bags which meet European standard EN 13432 and Australian standard AS 4736.
Recycling in a carbon constrained environment
26 March, 2010Gerard van Rijswijk presents his opinions on how the planned Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) may impact the recycling industry. It is a summary of one of his presentations from the recent EcoForum conference in Sydney.
HSM ProfiPack 400 machine to convert cardboard to packaging
25 March, 2010The HSM ProfiPack 400 is a compact tabletop machine designed to convert cardboard waste into a packaging material for re-use. The waste cardboard is fed into the device which instantly converts it into an interlaced weave pattern. The packaging material produced is non slip, easy to bend and provides a good replacement for other types of packaging such as bubble wrap and foam beads.
HSM ProfiPack 400 cardboard waste converter
23 March, 2010 byThe HSM ProfiPack 400 is a compact tabletop machine designed to convert cardboard waste into a packaging material for re-use. The waste cardboard is fed into the device which then instantly converts it into an interlaced weave pattern. The packaging material produced is non-slip, easy to bend and provides a good replacement for other types of packaging such as bubble wrap and foam beads.
Festo MHJ valve series
23 March, 2010 byThe MHJ valve series has the ability to output very short pulses of air, which can result in energy savings and makes it suitable for various applications. It features a long service life and high precision with direct actuation for the shortest switching times of \<1 ms, flow rates of 50, 100 and 150 L/min and good repetition accuracy of \<0.1 ms.
Wet’n’Wild rides the recycling wave
05 March, 2010Wet’n’Wild Water World has announced the rollout of a public recycling initiative that will see more than 1000 bottles diverted from landfill each day.
Recycling service onboard ships
01 February, 2010TT-Line’s Spirit of Tasmania twin ships are ahead of the fleet when it comes to glass recycling, with both vessels recycling 400 kg of glass a week - equivalent to more than 117,000 stubbies diverted from landfill and recycled each year.
Lamp recycling program
18 January, 2010 byFertiliser and housing insulation are but two of the by-products produced through Sylvania Lighting Australasia’s SYLrecycle lamp recycling program.
