Hilton recycling soap to help developing countries
23 November, 2011 byHilton 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, 2011Funded 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.
Design award for biodegradeable children's stool
22 November, 2011A 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, 2011GROLogic 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, 2011The Bin It! App aims to encourage 'players' to toss plastic packaging into virtual - and real world - recycling bins.
‘Fuel’ from paint sludge
08 November, 2011In 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, 2011The good recycling skills of residents in Leichhardt have been identified in a recent LGA audit of recycling bins.
Crazy for coconuts
26 October, 2011Ford 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, 2011An environmentallly sustainable tyre-recycling process developed in Victoria has been launched.
Market failure in tyre recycling
24 October, 2011 bySilvio 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, 2011The 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, 2011Parramatta City Council has awarded its contract to process construction and demolition waste to Benedict Recyling.
E-waste being dumped in Africa
22 September, 2011An 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, 2011Glass packaging maker O-I says its new research shows Australian consumers prefer glass packaging for their food and beverages.
