Industrial Scientific iNet Control v7.0 gas detector software
31 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Industrial Scientific CorporationIndustrial Scientific has introduced an updated data environment for users of its iNet Control hosted software for managing gas detector fleets. The product improves safety by presenting data more effectively to help manage people, hazards and equipment.
Melbourne CBD adds more BigBelly bins
19 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Solar Bins AustraliaThe City of Melbourne has installed eight more BigBelly bins with smart sensor technology, following a successful trial of six bins in busy CBD locations.
Tenders invited for Perth's resource recovery facility
16 August, 2016Perth's Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council has released its call for tenders for a new resource recovery facility (RRF) for the region. The RRF would use thermal, chemical and/or biological means to recover usable materials and/or energy from household waste, diverting between 70–90% of waste (by volume) from landfill.
Mining e-waste for valuable metals
12 August, 2016UNSW is unveiling a pilot microfactory that safely transforms toxic e-waste into high-value metal alloys, offering a low-cost solution to a fast-growing problem.
Paintback — Australia's new paint recycling scheme
09 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Australasian Waste & Recycling ExpoMembers of Australia's paint industry have launched a new waste collection and treatment service that offers professional and home painters an easy option for disposing of unwanted paint and packaging correctly.
Stripout Waste Guidelines to improve resource recovery
02 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Australasian Waste & Recycling ExpoThe Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) has announced the launch of its Stripout Waste Guidelines, which are set to triple resource recovery from office spaces across Sydney.
We are wasting our industrial waste
02 August, 2016Chemical engineering experts have called for the development of new technologies for the sustainable processing of industrial waste or by-products — waste which is currently being, well, wasted.
Australia lags behind in battery recycling, industry experts say
27 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Australasian Waste & Recycling ExpoAustralia is lagging behind other countries when it comes to battery recycling, posing a threat to human health and the environment, experts have revealed.
City of Sydney welcomes container deposit scheme
22 July, 2016The City of Sydney has welcomed the NSW Government's decision to introduce a state-wide container deposit scheme to encourage recycling and reduce plastic pollution resulting from beverage containers.
Konecranes waste-to-energy materials handling technologies
21 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Konecranes AustraliaA broad range of lifting and materials handling technologies specifically designed for waste-to-energy (WTE) and biomass applications is being introduced to Australasia by Konecranes.
Resource recovery — an important step towards a sustainable future
18 July, 2016 by Richard Pittard, Head of Health, Safety and Environment, Cleanaway | Supplied by: CleanawaySince the introduction of kerbside recycling collections in the 1980s, the industry, and the technology we use, has consistently evolved. Today's resource recovery and recycling efforts are exploring new ways to recycle more items than ever before, reducing the amount of residual 'waste' going to landfill — and even then, not leaving any resource untapped.
Australia's lagging e-waste laws
12 July, 2016Australia's management of electronic waste is poorly implemented, lags behind international best practice and is based on outdated recycling targets, according to researchers from UNSW.
The time for action on climate change is now
11 July, 2016 by Mike Ritchie, Director MRA Consulting | Supplied by: MRA Consulting GroupTen houses at Collaroy, Sydney, slipping into the sea certainly made headlines last month. However, the federal government's own report has shown that a 1-metre rise in sea level would place up to 247,000 houses at risk.
A free conference for the waste industry
07 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Waste ExpoWaste Summit 2016, held as part of Waste Expo from 4–5 October, is a free-to-attend conference on waste management and resource recovery.
Recycle your beauty product packaging for free
07 July, 2016 | Supplied by: TerraCycleL'Oréal Australia and TerraCycle have partnered on a new recycling program, providing Australian consumers with the reassurance that all the beauty and personal care packaging they collect at home will not go into landfill.
