Preferred tenderers announced for south-east Melbourne organics procurement
09 December, 2013The Metropolitan Waste Management Group (MWMG) has successfully facilitated a competitive tendering process for the provision of organic waste processing services on behalf of eight participating councils in the south-east of Melbourne.
Source Separation Systems Battery Recycling Tubes
03 December, 2013 | Supplied by: Source Separation Systems Pty LtdSource Separation Systems' Battery Recycling Tubes are an effective recycling solution for batteries and smaller e-waste items such as phones, generating volumes of recyclable batteries wherever they are placed.
National program for recycling away from home
27 November, 2013CFSGAM Property, the Packaging Stewardship Forum of the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) and the Australian Packaging Covenant (APC), together with Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt, this week launched a comprehensive recycling program to boost away-from-home recycling.
Ionic liquids remove toxic mercury from natural gas
19 November, 2013Academics at Queen's University Ionic Liquid Laboratories (QUILL) in Belfast, UK, in partnership with Malaysian oil and gas giant Petronas, have used the super-solvent properties of ionic liquids to develop technology which removes mercury from natural gas.
Environment Canterbury releases rural waste report
19 November, 2013A report commissioned by Environment Canterbury Regional Council has found that good waste management is a difficult proposition for many farmers and members of the rural sector.
USC recycles from the desktop
12 November, 2013The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) has begun rolling out its new waste management system - 'recycling from the desktop' - which is expected to reduce the university's waste to landfill by about 75%.
Staples Australia Sustainable Earth by Staples stapler and calculator
08 November, 2013 | Supplied by: Winc Australia Pty LimitedStaples Australia has developed an environmentally friendly calculator and stapler range manufactured with 100% recycled casing from recycled ink and toner cartridges.
One million Konica Minolta printer cartridges recycled
07 November, 2013Printing company Konica Minolta Australia has announced a major recycling milestone. Through its partnership with Cartridges 4 Planet Ark and its recycling partner Close the Loop, one million Konica Minolta printer cartridges have been recycled.
World experts discuss new technologies in waste recycling at Eco Asia Conference
05 November, 2013Wrapping paper, disposable tableware, leftovers … an enormous amount of municipal waste is produced every day. Environmental protection and waste reduction have become a global issue. With the theme “Waste Management and Recycling”, the Eco Asia Conference, held during the 8th Eco Expo Asia, saw participants engaged in a green dialogue exploring new solutions for waste reduction.
New Earth pyrolysis-powered waste to energy technology
28 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Clean Energy GroupClean Energy Group (CEG) provides waste management and minimisation services using pyrolysis technologies. The New Earth process enables extraction of re-usable materials that are otherwise lost in waste streams.
Sweed Chopper 450DX polyester strap chopper
23 October, 2013 | Supplied by: Fromm Packaging AustraliaThe Sweed Chopper 450DX is said to make strap recycling easy. The unit can chop up to eight pieces of polyester strap at a time.
Veolia to treat household waste from eight Sydney councils
22 October, 2013Eight councils that form part of the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) have signed an agreement with waste management company Veolia.
Free recycling stations around Sydney
14 October, 2013A free service for bulb, battery and mobile phone recycling is now available across Sydney, with 10 recycling stations accessible at community centres and libraries around the city. The service operates year-round, meaning residents can dispose of their waste at any time.
Not all gold bars
30 September, 2013 by Alvin Piadasa, Founding Managing Director TES-AMM Australia New Zealand | Supplied by: TES-AMM Australia Pty LtdFounding Managing Director of TES-AMM Australia New Zealand Alvin Piadasa provides an inside perspective on the fledgling electronics recycling industry.
E-waste is poisoning us, says scientist
16 September, 2013Environmental scientist Professor Ming Hung Wong has called for a global effort to save the coming generation of children from being poisoned by toxic residues from the world's ever-growing garbage pile of old mobile phones, computers and electronic devices.
