Recycling industry welcomes landfill levy
14 November, 2008The recycling and waste management industry said that announcements in the NSW Treasurer’s Mini-Budget would hasten a major increase in recycling in NSW.
Company wins award for bin retention system
12 November, 2008Australian Cosset Industries has won a national environmental award for a product that turns old cash, plastic bags and discarded drink bottles into trashcan holders.
Revelations on the recycling habits of Australians
10 November, 2008Australians are continuing to do the right thing and recycle at home, achieving residential recovery rates for beverage containers of between 75–85%, similar rates to those achieved through South Australia’s container deposit system.
Research shows Australians looking for guidance on global warming
10 November, 2008Research shows ‘recycling’ is Australia’s most widely understood environmental term and is considered the most practical and tangible way for the public to ‘do their bit’.
Call for expressions of interest
06 November, 2008Sustainability Victoria is calling for expressions of interest for projects to develop and implement new collection service models and improved logistics for the recovery of commercial and industrial post-consumer recyclable packaging.
Green group calls for 21st century approach to electrical waste
04 November, 2008Environment Victoria has called on all state and federal environment ministers to stop avoiding the issue of electrical waste and urged them to discuss a new recycling scheme for televisions and fluorescent lights at the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) meeting.
Mobile phone recycling now easier in Canberra
29 October, 2008It is now easier and more convenient for Canberrans to recycle their old mobile phones, batteries, chargers and accessories.
Drum recycling program approaches milestone
29 October, 2008The drumMUSTER drum collection and recycling scheme is approaching its 12 million-drum milestone.
Recycling wastes from the steel industry
20 October, 2008The worldwide steel industry could see waste problems turned into profit using innovative eco-friendly technologies developed by engineers in Australia.
ACCC seeks submissions
10 October, 2008The ACCC has proposed to allow the Inner Sydney Waste Management Group of Councils to tender and contract for services to transfer, process and dispose of food and garden organic waste and to market and sell any end products in the relevant local government areas.
Mattress recycling program reaches 10,000 mark
08 October, 2008Sydney residents have dropped off 10,000 mattresses at recycling sites throughout Sydney.
Viability of recyclers threatened
24 September, 2008The viability of recyclers is threatened by the Rudd government’s climate change policies, according to theTotal Environment Centre.
Case study: Water re-use and harvesting scheme
18 September, 2008Grundfos pumps used to boost delivery of recycled water in South Australia.
Business waste gets $23 million government and industry recycle makeover
19 August, 2008Recent data from Australian waste management company Transpacific Industries Group Ltd suggests fewer than 20% of Australian businesses recycle.
$10 million for future waste management
12 August, 2008The Victorian Advanced Resource Recovery Initiative (VARRI) will explore the use of new waste recovery technology to process Melbourne’s waste into clean energy and product such as compost.
