Registration opens for Waste Expo Australia 2017
29 June, 2017Registrations 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.
WMAA elects new national president
21 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of AustThe 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, 2017A 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.
Call for national action on used tyres
21 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Australian Council of RecyclingThe Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) is leading the recycling industry's call for national action on used tyres.
High-tech recycling facility opens in WA
19 June, 2017 | Supplied by: CleanawayThe 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 AssociationAccording 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: SUEZUtility company SUEZ has been awarded a seven-year waste collections contract for the City of Parramatta.
Heavy metal or hard rock — both sound good to us!
01 June, 2017 | Supplied by: CDEnviroWhat do you think of heavy metal and hard rock? We’re not talking music, but rather the two most problematic components of soil contamination.
Solar Bins Australia Smartsensor ultrasonic sensor and software management system
01 June, 2017 | Supplied by: Solar Bins AustraliaThe 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.
Effective planning is the key to a circular economy
18 May, 2017 by Alex Serpo, NWRICOnly through effective planning can policymakers unlock the power of the circular economy, writes Alex Serpo.
Paint disposal scheme celebrates one year of operation
17 May, 2017An Australian initiative to keep waste paint out of landfill has been an immediate success, with the industry-run Paintback scheme collecting more than one million kilograms of unwanted paint in its first year.
Compostable food packaging trialled in Christchurch
11 May, 2017An environmental trial that took place in New Zealand in February has proved successful, with 61% of waste from three major summer events diverted from landfill.
The circular economy of plastic
10 May, 2017A park bench made from beach clean-up waste — this is one of the results of a technology that was designed for the realisation of the circular economy.
Plastic film recycler among 200 Businesses of Tomorrow
08 May, 2017Plastic film recycler Plastic Forests has been selected as one of Westpac's 200 Businesses of Tomorrow, marking itself out as one of a select group of businesses shaping Australia's future.
AWRE returns to Melbourne for 2017
03 May, 2017The Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE) will return to Melbourne from 23–24 August 2017 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.
