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.
Pentair Keystone OS1700 high-pressure, zero-leakage knife gate valve
04 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Pentair Valves & ControlsPentair Valves & Controls has launched the Keystone OS1700 — a bidirectional, zero-leakage ASME Class 150-rated knife gate valve designed to provide users in sectors from mining to pulp and paper with good performance at higher pressures.
A refuse-collecting robot
29 February, 2016 | Supplied by: Volvo Group Australia Pty LtdThe Volvo Group, three universities and waste recycling company Renova have developed a robot that automatically collects and empties refuse bins, with the help of a drone on the roof of the refuse truck.
Tasmanian tyre recycling plant fighting for approval
25 February, 2016Green Distillation Technologies, the would-be developer of an $8.5 million tyre recycling plant in Longford, Tasmania, says it is determined to proceed with plans despite delays in securing government approvals.
FCI Model ST75V Flow Meter
18 February, 2016 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty LtdWith its no-moving-parts thermal dispersion mass flow sensing element, a solar-powerable FCI Model ST75V Flow Meter with built-in Vortab flow conditioner provides direct mass flow measurement of a gas site without the additional equipment required with other flow measurement technologies.
Source Separated Organic Waste Method now approved
17 February, 2016 | Supplied by: MRA Consulting GroupThe Sourced Separated Organic Waste Method provides an incentive for business, local government and charity organisations to divert organic waste from landfill.
Why do we hoard e-waste?
10 February, 2016While 95.7% of Australians agree that recycling e-waste is important, 45% do not currently do so. But what's the reason for this?
Power from biomass residues in WA
10 February, 2016 | Supplied by: Turboden S.r.l.A Western Australian oat miller is using Italian technology to generate clean electricity from its oat-husk waste to power its facility.
Automated mattress deconstruction for Sydney
09 February, 2016TIC Mattress Recycling will fast-track the development of Sydney's first automated mattress deconstruction facility.
Washdown facility to protect agricultural land
22 January, 2016 | Supplied by: Wiley & Co Pty LtdA heavy-vehicle washdown facility, opened in the town of Dalby, Queensland, will minimise and control the spread of weed seed throughout the region.
CEO Insights: Brad Lowson, Global Spill Control
19 January, 2016 | Supplied by: Global Spill Control
Brad Lowson, the Sales Director for Global Spill Control, talks about how low commodity prices, tight trading conditions and the falling dollar are impacting Australian industry.
MRI to administer DHL's product stewardship scheme
14 January, 2016E-waste processor MRI will assume the administration responsibilities of DHL Supply Chain's national television and computer recycling product stewardship arrangement 'Drop Zone', effective 1 February.
Australia's packaging recycling rate falls
16 December, 2015The recycling rate for post-consumer packaging in Australia has fallen by 2.9% to 61.3% for 2014–15, according to the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC).
