Improving packaging sustainability
20 October, 2006
The Sustainable Packaging Alliance has received two significant Commonwealth government grants to support the development of its prototype rapid packaging environmental impact assessment tool, PIQET.
Balances
20 October, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.quantum-scientific.com.au/
Shimadzu Electronic Balances include the UniBloc Systems range of top-loading balances, analytical balances and semi-micro units as well as high precision and high capacity platform balances. All balances feature the latest digital processing technology ensuring good resolution, stability, increased sensitivity, rapid response times and reliable operation.
Burning reclaimed waste
11 October, 2006
Thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste are being harnessed to manufacture Australian cement in an initiative to clean up the image of one of the world’s biggest polluting industries.
Vertical bales
22 September, 2006 | Supplied by: Elephants Foot Recycling Solutions
The large Elephants Foot 2.25 m3 bailer can bale cartons and plastics with minimum effort and labour time. The most labour-intensive job is tying and ejecting bales. It takes the same time to tie a 100 kg block, 10 to a tonne as a 400 kg one, 3 to a tonne.
Underground collection system
22 September, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.sulo.com.au/
The Iceberg underground collection system uses hidden capacity below ground level to create a neat and tidy resource recovery unit. The practical design and logical system provides multiple benefits to both users and collectors. The system can be built to user requirements.
Using recycled tyres for access road
22 September, 2006 | Supplied by: Ecoflex Australia
Ecoflex Systems was commissioned by Energy Australia for a project which resulted in recycling 75,000 truck tyres. The project was required as part of a larger project to upgrade electricity supply from Tomago to the Tomaree Peninsula in New South Wales
Maximising recycling recovery rates at quarry
21 August, 2006
M&M Quarries has expanded the processing capacity of its Gold Coast landfill, quarry and recycling businesses with the purchase of a TC1200 cone crusher and Ripper system from SCS
Cleaning validation system
21 August, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.davidson.com.au
The Kaye Validator ITMS is a portable at-line instrument for accelerating the cleaning validation process. Operators can assess system cleanliness at-line with no delay, and get production lines up and running quickly. As an alternative to traditional analytical techniques (HPLC and TOC), this instrument can provide gains in production line utilisation and capacity.
Resource recovery facility
21 August, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.eco-house.com.au
Ecohouse is a resource recovery facility in Bellingen, a small regional shire on the north coast of NSW.
Self-tipping skips
21 August, 2006 | Supplied by: Actisafe
Actisafe has released several ranges of self-tipping skips suitable for use in general industrial applications as well as the food processing and handling industries.
Butts are litter too
16 August, 2006
Increasing butt litter poses a growing environmental threat to our natural habitats, says the Butt Littering Trust in response to a recent national litter survey.
Bin lid company purchased
14 August, 2006
Sulo MGB Australia has announced the purchase of the family-owned business Rabbit Plastics, situated at Kempsey on the mid North Coast of NSW.
Smokers kick the littering habit
31 July, 2006
Seven cities are creating a Butt Free Australia by reducing cigarette butt littering in their CBDs by an average of almost 18%.
HaulMaster acquired by Lyco
02 July, 2006
HaulMaster Equipment, Melbourne based manufacturers of Hook Lift and Mini Skip Bin Systems has been purchased by Lyco Innovations and will trade as HaulMaster by Lyco.
Cutters for waste handling system
19 June, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.eximo.com.au/
Eximo Cutters have been designed to work with all Eximo ducting systems for print and paper industry waste (paper and cardboard), plastic and films, at high flow rates.
