Wood chemistry turns nut shells into sunscreen
19 August, 2019A team of international scientists has found an eco-friendly way to produce potential sunscreens from cashew nut shells.
From lithium waste to cathode feedstock
14 August, 2019Lithium Australia has developed a technique to produce refined lithium phosphate using spent Li-ion batteries as a feed material.
More recycling = more travelling in Rome
08 August, 2019The city of Rome is fighting plastic waste by awarding metro credit to commuters who recycle their PET bottles.
International expert joins Australia's fight against food waste
07 August, 2019Sustainable food systems expert Mark Barthel has been called upon to help Australia address the $20 billion of food wasted every year.
City combats waste crisis with fast-track strategy
05 August, 2019The City of Melbourne will fast-track elements of its Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy to address the state's recycling crisis.
VWMA urges recycling despite state recycling crisis
29 July, 2019The Victorian Waste Management Association is urging Victorians to keep recycling despite interruption to the state's waste and recycling network.
NZ researchers turn chicken feathers into fire retardant
25 July, 2019Research from The University of Auckland has discovered that chicken feathers can be used as a base for a fire retardant.
West Melbourne welcomes paper sorting facility
19 July, 2019A $2.5 million paper sorting facility has opened in Truganina, West Melbourne, to process 39,000 tonnes of recycled paper a year.
High-spec fuel from waste using mobile shredder
18 July, 2019 | Supplied by: FOCUS enviroKnox Recycling has installed an Austrian-made 37-tonne mobile machine configured by FOCUS Enviro to process commercial, industrial and wood waste into PEF.
WA group seeks landfill alternatives
16 July, 2019South West Regional Waste Group has called on the commercial waste management sector to submit proposals on strategies and technologies that will divert the region's waste from landfill.
RPC bpi nordipac NOREC closed chemical recycling process
16 July, 2019 | Supplied by: Synergy Packaging Pty LtdThe NOREC recycling process is taking steps to produce environmentally friendly packaging by converting plastic materials into re-usable bags.
WSROC calls for urgent state action on waste
11 July, 2019Western Sydney has seen unprecedented growth, yet councils in the area are not seeing waste management infrastructure put in place to accommodate the increase.
NZ biorefinery turns e‑waste into valuable metal
08 July, 2019Mint Innovation has constructed a working biorefinery to demonstrate technology that can recover valuable metals from e-waste.
Is our recycling heading to Indonesia?
08 July, 2019ACOR has confirmed that the Indonesia-bound shipping container at the centre of recent media reports was sent by an Australian recycling company.
Concrete evidence that glass can replace sand
11 June, 2019Researchers from the Deakin School of Engineering have discovered that recycled or waste glass can substitute sand when making polymer concrete.
