Waste

Finding sustainable alternatives for 'nuisance waste' in the seafood industry

13 July, 2017

Researchers in Belgium are looking at environmentally and economically sustainable options for over 7 million tonnes of mollusc shells, which are discarded by the seafood industry each year.


Long-term waste recovery plans for Victoria announced

10 July, 2017

The Victorian government has announced a series of long-term plans for waste and resource recovery across six regions — Barwon South West, Gippsland, Goulburn Valley, Grampians Central West, Loddon Mallee and the North East.


SUEZ and Ventia to open new soil processing facility

10 July, 2017 | Supplied by: SUEZ

Resource recovery company SUEZ and services company Ventia have partnered to develop a soil processing facility at SUEZ's Taylors Road Landfill in Dandenong South.


From garbage to fuel — zeolite catalyst concept

06 July, 2017 | Supplied by: Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Processing bio-fuel from waste requires a large amount of energy; however, a novel catalyst concept could be set to change the chemical process.


Veolia acquires Ellwaste to grow Victorian waste business

04 July, 2017 | Supplied by: Veolia Australia and New Zealand

Environmental solutions provider Veolia has acquired Ellwaste Waste and Recycling Services — one of the largest privately owned waste management companies in rural Victoria.


What's the problem with New Zealand's landfill levy?

03 July, 2017

With hundreds of thousands of tonnes of re-usable and recyclable materials going to landfill each year in New Zealand, a new report by Eunomia has proposed raising the country's landfill levy from the current $10 per tonne to as high as $140 per tonne.


Geotech BIOGAS 3000 fixed analyser

01 July, 2017 | Supplied by: Thermo Fisher Scientific

The IECEx Geotech BIOGAS 3000 fixed analyser, built on robust gas analysis technology, is suitable for anaerobic digestion (AD) and landfill sites monitoring.


Registration opens for Waste Expo Australia 2017

29 June, 2017

Registrations have officially opened for Waste Expo Australia 2017, a waste and resource recovery event taking place from 11–12 October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.


Call for national action on used tyres

21 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Australian Council of Recycling

The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) is leading the recycling industry's call for national action on used tyres.


WMAA elects new national president

21 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Aust

The Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) has elected Garth Lamb as its new national president for a term of two years.


Sydney's plan for zero household waste

21 June, 2017

A City of Sydney plan to 'Leave Nothing to Waste' will introduce new residential waste collection streams to increase recycling and set a path to zero waste.


High-tech recycling facility opens in WA

19 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Cleanaway

The City of Perth has become home to what is claimed to be the most high-tech recycling facility in the Southern Hemisphere.


Australians hanging on to broken mobile phones

15 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association

According to new IPSOS research commissioned by MobileMuster, Australians are holding onto five million unusable mobiles — a figure that has increased by almost a million in the last year.


SUEZ wins waste contract for Parramatta

14 June, 2017 | Supplied by: SUEZ

Utility company SUEZ has been awarded a seven-year waste collections contract for the City of Parramatta.


Solar Bins Australia Smartsensor ultrasonic sensor and software management system

01 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Solar Bins Australia

The Smartsensor platform enables waste managers to gain a bird's-eye view of their waste network, know the fullness levels of rubbish bins and report clearly and accurately in real time.


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