What is holding back waste-to-energy developments in Australia?
12 April, 2016 by Chani Lokuge* | Supplied by: Aecom Australia Pty LtdChani Lokuge examines the obstacles preventing Australia from joining the global waste-to-energy market, and how they can be overcome.
SUEZ acquires Perthwaste for $87 million
07 April, 2016 | Supplied by: SUEZFrench utility company SUEZ has entered into an agreement to acquire Perthwaste, a waste management service provider in WA, for $87 million.
Improved pollution monitoring at construction sites
06 April, 2016Singaporean construction companies now have access to A*STAR's Silt Imagery Detection System, which enables them to monitor earth control measures in a manpower-efficient manner.
Council amalgamations and waste management integration
01 April, 2016 | Supplied by: MRA Consulting GroupSome NSW councils are about to amalgamate. As a result, the councils affected will have to plan for eventual integration of their residential and commercial waste services.
South East Water's shorter storage period for biosolids
01 April, 2016 | Supplied by: South East Water LtdSouth East Water has received approval from the Victorian EPA to shorten the minimum drying and storage period for biosolids at two of its treatment plants.
BigBelly bins come to Melbourne
30 March, 2016The City of Melbourne is reducing waste overflow by installing six BigBelly bins — high-tech bins that hold seven times the waste of a standard bin — at busy CBD locations.
Auckland Airport halves cabin waste sent to landfill
29 March, 2016OCS, Auckland Airport and the Ministry of Primary Industries have developed an innovative way of re-using processed aircraft cabin waste, with an average of 695 kg of waste recycled every day.
Lead contamination not caused by mining? Myth busted
24 March, 2016Researchers have busted the 'miner's myth' that exists in Broken Hill and other mining towns, which implies that non-mining-related sources of lead are the cause for high environmental lead contamination levels within the community.
Ecotech Serinus 60 nitrogen dioxide analyser
23 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Ecotech Pty LtdEcotech's Serinus 60 is a direct nitrogen dioxide (NO2) analyser. Utilising cavity attenuated phase shift (CAPS) technology, the device allows direct measurement of NO2, rather than the current practice of indirect calculation through a chemiluminescence analyser.
Modernising waste and recycling in NSW
17 March, 2016NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman has announced $4.5 million in government funding to expand or upgrade recycling equipment at nine of the state's waste facilities.
Hazelwood owners charged by EPA
17 March, 2016The Victorian Environment Protection Authority has charged the operators of the Hazelwood coalmine and power plant for the 2014 mine fire that cost the state over $100 million.
AquaGas LaserCEM and ProCeas online gas analysers
17 March, 2016 | Supplied by: AquaGas Pty LtdThe LaserCEM and ProCeas online gas analysers, from AquaGas, are durable in harsh process conditions.
Energy from Waste in Australia — is there a future?
14 March, 2016 by Dr Ron Wainberg, Technical Director, MRA Consulting Group | Supplied by: MRA Consulting GroupEnergy from Waste (EfW) is very well established overseas, but in Australia it has yet to get off the ground. The reasons for this are to be found in a complex combination of different historical factors: adequate landfill capacity, poor financial incentives, unfavourable public perceptions and lack of government policy support. While these are changing, they have combined in the past to prevent any meaningful EfW projects from gaining traction. But the position is changing.
Watson-Marlow 530 peristaltic cased pump
10 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology SolutionsWatson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group has introduced its 530 peristaltic cased pump for metering and transfer applications such as surface coating, printing and lime addition.
Intelligent bin monitoring is coming to Sydney
07 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Fernlawn EnvironmentalSmartBin has partnered with the City of Sydney to bring smart waste monitoring to residents in Darlinghurst. The initiative will see SmartBin's intelligent monitoring solution deployed to optimise collections and combat clutter, illegal dumping and safety hazards in the Royston St Underground Waste Storage Project.
