How packaging can help reduce waste
24 July, 2015 | Supplied by: SEEEach year, we send around four million tonnes of perfectly good, nutritious food to landfill. Aside from the social, economic and moral implications of that waste, the environmental cost of producing all that food and to not putting it to use is staggering.
Q&A: From waste to resource recovery
23 July, 2015 | Supplied by: SUEZSustainabilty Matters asks SUEZ environnement's Executive Director Infrastructure Emmanuel Vivant about the company's role in the 'resource revolution' in Australia and more.
Government policy that impacts on waste and recycling industry
22 July, 2015CEOs and executive directors from the Victorian Government's environmental departments will lead discussions at the Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo 2015 about the state's environmental agenda, including existing and future programs that impact on the waste and recycling industry.
Smart waste technology key to circular economy
22 July, 2015 by Tom Nickels, Managing Director, Waste Management NZ | Supplied by: Waste Management NZ LimitedNew and smarter ways to produce things is only half the cleantech picture: we also need smart management of what gets left behind, says Tom Nickels, Managing Director of Waste Management NZ.
An app to tackle gaps in recycling knowledge
21 July, 2015Victorian smartphone users will soon have access to reliable information on how to recycle locally, with the Sustain Me mobile application set to launch on 29 July.
Soft plastic recycling bins coming to NZ supermarkets
20 July, 2015New Zealand's Packaging Forum has announced an initiative that will enable shoppers to dispose of their used soft plastic bags in special recycling bins located at supermarkets and retail premises.
Collaboration — the key to recycling success
20 July, 2015From nappies to toilet tissues, most will be familiar with at least some of the indispensable hygiene products manufactured by Kimberly-Clark. What you may be surprised to learn is that the company has been making great strides to meet ambitious waste management strategies that minimise the impact of its products on the environment. However, achieving success with such strategies has not come without challenges.
Advanced Resource Recycling e-waste recycling service
13 July, 2015 | Supplied by: Advanced Resource Recycling Pty LtdAdvanced Resource Recycling (ARR) is offering an e-waste service for organisations seeking best-practice recycling in Melbourne.
Call for a commitment to battery stewardship
13 July, 2015The Australian Battery Recycling Initiative has called on Environment Minister Greg Hunt and all state and territory ministers to make a strong commitment to battery stewardship when they meet in Melbourne on 15 July.
Tyrecycle mobile shredding plant
09 July, 2015 | Supplied by: TyrecycleStockpiles of abandoned tyres and conveyor belts can now be eliminated on the spot — no matter where they lie — following the commissioning of a mobile shredding plant, designed and built by engineers at Tyrecycle and its parent company ResourceCo.
Renewable Recyclers is closing down
08 July, 2015Social enterprise Renewable Recyclers has revealed that its parent organisation, RichmondPRA, has decided to cease operations of the Illawarra e-waste recycling business.
The Stone Paper Company Rockstock mineral paper
07 July, 2015 | Supplied by: The Stone Paper CompanyThe manufacture of Rockstock rich mineral paper, made from stone waste, produces no airborne, waterborne or solid waste. The process uses low energy, no water, no acid, no base, no bleach, no phalates, no halogens, no optical brighteners and no trees.
Where does marine debris come from?
06 July, 2015Researchers are challenging the claim that 80% of marine debris comes from land and 20% from activities at sea.
PCME STACKFL∅W 400 flue gas flow measurement system
29 June, 2015 | Supplied by: Group Instrumentation Pty LtdThe PCME STACKFL∅W 400 is a flue gas flow measurement system designed to continuously monitor releases from industrial sources.
Waste and recycling expo to focus on government policy
26 June, 2015CEOs and executive directors from the Victorian Government's environmental departments will lead discussions at the Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo 2015 about the state's environmental agenda, including existing and future programs that impact on the waste and recycling industry.
