Waterproof explosives from old tyres
05 November, 2012A $130,000 grant from assistance program Commercialisation Australia will help one of Australia’s largest tyre recyclers, Queensland-based Chip Tyre, to refine a process that turns rubber crumbs recycled from old car tyres into explosives for use under wet conditions.
Rare earth recycling
29 October, 2012Recycling keeps paper, plastics and even jeans out of landfills. Could recycling rare-earth magnets do the same? Perhaps, if the recycling process can be improved.
Aldi Australia leads the positive charge in battery recycling
17 October, 2012Aldi has become the first Australian national grocery retailer to initiate a free in-store recycling service across all stores for common household batteries, with the launch of the Aldi Activ Energy Battery Recycling Program.
Coca-Cola triples support for Keep Australia Beautiful and beverage container recycling grants
04 October, 2012Around the nation, 78 local communities have been awarded a Keep Australia Beautiful Beverage Container Recycling Grant - a threefold increase on the 23 grants awarded in 2011.
Racing club set to harness drum power
04 October, 2012Victorians in the Greater Bendigo region are racing to improve their drumMuster efforts as a number of collection days are scheduled to kick off this month.
The Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo 2012: don’t let it go to waste
25 September, 2012The Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE) is supported by the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA), plus several other key waste and recycling industry bodies. The trade show will be held from 21-22 November 2012 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour.
Source Separation Systems MultiSort recycling system
21 September, 2012The MultiSort recycling system is a flexible and interchangeable waste recycling system designed to cater to each user’s specific waste needs.
Community solution to tackle e-waste
20 September, 2012The labour-intensive process of dismantling e-waste places economic limits on how much material can be recycled. To help solve this problem, Buyequip has partnered with prison industries at the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre near Gatton. This partnership is boosting material recovery rates while providing important employment opportunities for prisoners.
Free TV and computer recycling scheme for Victoria
18 September, 2012Senator Don Farrell, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, has launched a free television and computer recycling service in Melbourne, as part of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme.
National Recycling Week 2012
03 September, 2012This National Recycling week, to be held from 12-18 November, Planet Ark is encouraging all Australians to take recycling action at their home, school or workplace. A variety of events will be held to highlight the importance of recycling.
Sydney Opera House lights to be recycled
23 August, 2012The Sydney Opera House Trust has been recognised by the Australian Government for committing to recycle fluorescent lights from its iconic building.
World first in recycled building material
21 August, 2012A University of Canterbury academic has produced a world first recycled plastic and sawdust composite building material.
Tabcorp Park races into recycling
16 August, 2012Tabcorp Park has installed new waste and recycling bins just in time for the famous ‘Blue Chip Farms Breeders Crown’, where more than $1.5 million in prize money will be on offer on ‘Super Sunday’ 19 August 2012.
Seeing waste as a resource
10 August, 2012A study by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has demonstrated that the re-use of disused resources has the potential to create a new industry sector providing jobs for Australia’s most disadvantaged jobseekers. Australia’s Community Recycling Enterprises (CREs) divert 152,000 tonnes of waste each year, employ 1500 people and contribute over $56 million to the regional economy.
Responsible recycling with reverse vending machines
03 August, 2012In an effort to increase reycling efforts away from the home, Verde Australia explains why reverse vending machines (RVMs) are a sophisticated and effective method of collecting our country’s containers.
