Waste > Recycling/re-using

Close the Loop installs new recycling line

08 August, 2023

Close the Loop has installed a Genox recycling line from Applied Machinery to handle PE and PP materials including bottles, retail displays, tubs and crates.


Recovering valuable chemicals from polystyrene

08 August, 2023

A team of US researchers have developed a thermochemical approach to recover valuable chemicals from polystyrene waste in a two-step process.


The AWRE 2023 wrap

02 August, 2023

AWRE 2023 has come to a close, with the mood across the event being that Australia needs to accelerate efforts to manage waste or risk missing its 2030 targets.


Genox Vision series shredding unit

01 August, 2023

With a small to medium footprint, the Genox Vision series machines are suitable for processing a wide range of materials to a uniform particle size.


Inside the production of argan shells

24 July, 2023 by Kathrin Schilling, Founder & Director, BioPowder

The BioPowder team pursues a clear mission of building trusted partnerships with raw material suppliers in Morocco to source argan shells.


Solving a sticky problem in recycling

12 July, 2023

Scientists from the University of Surrey have developed a dissolvable adhesive to prevent sticky residue left on materials during the recycling process.


Circular Plastics Australia named sustainability leader

04 July, 2023

Circular Plastics Australia (PET) has been named as a sustainability leader in manufacturing and consumer goods for its two PET plastic bottle recycling facilities.


Qld Govt refuses part of Wanless Recycling Park project

03 July, 2023

Part of the Ministerial Call In for the development application for the Wanless Recycling Park in Ipswich has been refused by the Queensland Government.


Recycled rubber asphalt project aims to improve sustainability of local roads

30 June, 2023

Boral will be involved in a crumb rubber asphalt demonstration project, providing recycled asphalt to be paved across streets from eight Sydney councils. 


Key decision-makers to tackle nation's most urgent issues at AWRE 2023

22 June, 2023

Australia is waste deep in a resource recovery crisis and there's never been a more urgent time for the resource recovery sector to come together.


Funding boost for wind turbine recycling program

19 June, 2023

Engineering researchers from the University of Edinburgh receive grant to develop a wind turbine recycling process.


Shaping the future of EV battery stewardship

09 June, 2023

BSC CEO Libby Chaplin and Curtin University Professor Peter Newman have called for immediate action on EV battery stewardship and recycling.


Emerson tech used to optimise the waste-to-energy process

07 June, 2023

Emerson is helping HaloSep to optimise its process that turns hazardous incinerator flue gas residue from waste-to-energy plants into usable materials.


StyroCycle expanded polystyrene recycling scheme launches

31 May, 2023

Households and small businesses in Australia now have an option to dispose of expanded polystyrene packaging waste to be recycled.


Breaking the Plastic Habit program awarded

16 May, 2023

Brookfield Properties has been awarded a CitySwitch Award in recognition of its Breaking the Plastic Habit program in Australia.


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