Waste

Recycled bread tags see Tip Top on top for sustainable packaging

27 November, 2020

Tip Top has introduced 100% recycled and recyclable cardboard bread tags in what is reported to be an Australian first.


Vic recycling revolution sees launch of new innovation centre

23 November, 2020

CEBIC has launched in Victoria, creating a collaborative hub to create solutions to reduce waste, increase recycling and reuse, and generate new revenue for Victorian businesses.


Matchmaker ASPIRE rehomes recovered resources

20 November, 2020

The ASPIRE online marketplace matches up businesses to exchange, reuse and recycle materials that would otherwise be diverted to landfill.


Coming soon: program to recycle kids' car seats

19 November, 2020

Old, unwanted and potentially unsafe child car safety seats will be given a new lease of life under a government-funded program that will recover and recycle the seats.


AI monitor slashes food waste

17 November, 2020

A Dutch company has developed a waste-monitoring technology that will allow restaurants, caterers and other companies to drastically decrease food waste.


Coles soft plastics recycled in carpark concrete

12 November, 2020

A concrete slab carpark made partly from recycled soft plastics is under installation at Coles Horsham, cementing a partnership between Coles, RED Group, Replas and RMIT University.


EMI Controls H1 Dust Control System

12 November, 2020 | Supplied by: Tecpro Australia

Italian emission control company EMI Controls has developed the H1 Dust Control System, a versatile misting system that's tailored to suit each application — large or small.


Clean and green: new microrecycling technique transforms aluminium

12 November, 2020

A discovery by the UNSW SMaRT Centre could start a 'green aluminium' manufacturing revolution and bolster efforts to advance Australia's manufacturing industry.


Vic gets moving on recycling shake-up

03 November, 2020

The Victorian Government is requesting consultation on a planned container deposit scheme, which will form part of a significant overhaul of the state's recycling system.


Sydney office towers fight food waste

23 October, 2020

Sydney's Grosvenor Place is combating food waste by installing a dehydration system that converts food waste into fertiliser.


Polyethylene: new catalyst breaks it down to boost value

20 October, 2020

A new method to molecularly deconstruct polyethylene could see the most commonly used form of plastic transformed into higher-value, widely used chemical compounds.


Crumb rubber: a legacy investigation

15 October, 2020 | Supplied by: Tyre Stewardship Australia Limited

Main Roads WA is working with the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) and Tyre Stewardship Australia to validate the use of recycling asphalt pavement that contains crumb rubber.


Glass facility puts SUEZ on Most Innovative Companies list

14 October, 2020

SUEZ Australia & New Zealand has ranked fifth on the AFR's BOSS Most Innovative Companies list for its innovative Glass Crushing & Washing Facility.


$15K fine for hazardous waste facility

13 October, 2020

Environmental Treatment Solutions has incurred a $15,000 fine for allegedly failing to safely store hazardous chemicals at its Minto waste facility.


Online masterclass: Managing petroleum-hydrocarbon-contaminated sites

06 October, 2020 | Supplied by: crcCARE

Industry can potentially save millions with LNAPL management for better environmental outcomes. Find out more at an online masterclass.


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