Pressure sewer system utilised in major housing project
15 October, 2014 | Supplied by: NOV Australia Pty LtdThe InviziQ Pressure Sewer System (PSS), from pump manufacturer NOV Mono, has been successfully utilised in the Pitt Town project - a major 940-lot housing project in NSW. The system is said to provide more reliable removal of sewage from individual households than conventional alternatives.
Funding for transfer stations at closing landfills
14 October, 2014Sustainability Victoria CEO Stan Krpan has announced $3.2 million in Victorian Government funding to develop new transfer stations and resource recovery centres at closing landfill sites in rural and regional Victoria, in addition to the $600,000 already allocated to build new transfer stations on the sites of closed landfills.
Olympus Delta Element precious metal and alloy XRF analyser
08 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Olympus Australia Pty LtdThe latest handheld XRF analyser from Olympus, the Delta Element, is suitable for scrap metal sorting, positive material identification (PMI), alloy QA/QC and precious metals analysis.
Hach BioTector B7000 TOC analyser
08 October, 2014 | Supplied by: Hach Pacific Pty LtdHach BioTector TOC analysers are said to provide maximum uptime and reliability due to a self-cleaning oxidation technology that easily handles difficult samples and reduces maintenance. Unlike traditional TOC analysers, the product eliminates build-up issues from salts, particulates, fats, oils and greases that lead to drift and high maintenance.
City of Sydney launches anti-butt campaign
19 September, 2014In an effort to discourage smokers from discarding their cigarette butts on the street, the City of Sydney has launched the YUK anti-butt campaign. From 17 September to 2 October, visitors to Wynyard Park will find a 2 x 5 m Perspex sign made out of cigarette butts, spelling out the word "yuk".
Utile Engineering vane compressors for sludge mixing
18 September, 2014 | Supplied by: Hurll Nu-Way Pty LtdWhen it comes to sludge mixing in anaerobic digesters, the method used should be energy efficient, provide high biogas yield and be easy to install or retrofit. Hurll Nu-Way offers a gas-mixing diffuser method using vane compressors, manufactured by British company Utile Engineering.
Top five tips for e-waste spring cleaning
16 September, 2014TechCollect, the not-for-profit e-waste recycling service, is asking Australians to think beyond clothes and old papers when it comes to spring cleaning this year, extending the clean-up to old technology lying around the home.
Waste Choices online marketplace for waste management and recycling
10 September, 2014 | Supplied by: Waste ChoicesWaste Choices, an online marketplace for waste management and recycling, is suitable for businesses wanting a simple, fast, transparent, and compliant solution for waste collection, recycling, treatment and disposal.
NOV Mono provides protection for treatment plant
02 September, 2014 | Supplied by: NOV Australia Pty LtdPump manufacturer NOV Mono has delivered a turnkey project to provide an extra level of protection for a major water and waste treatment plant in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
FloLevel Technologies Flotation Level Transmitter for flotation cells
29 August, 2014 | Supplied by: FloLevel TechnologiesFloLevel Technologies launches a self-cleaning Flotation Level Transmitter (FLT) that offers a simple, low-maintenance device for very difficult environments, like flotation cells.
Litter continues to decrease nationally
27 August, 2014As part of Keep Australia Beautiful Week (25-31 August), the National Litter Index (NLI) 2013-14 has been released. The report shows that the occurrence of litter nationally is continuing an overall downward trend.
E-waste produces carcinogenic effects when not treated properly
25 August, 2014Research from the University of Alicante, Spain, has confirmed that most of the waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is not treated properly - and that the uncontrolled burning of such products produces brominated pollutants which have carcinogenic effects.
GaiaRecycle food waste dehydration system
25 August, 2014 | Supplied by: Eco Guardians Pty LtdThe GaiaRecycle range, distributed by Eco Guardians, allows diversion of food waste from landfill so that it can be dehydrated and sterilised at source to create nutrient-rich fertiliser or a renewable energy source.
Sweden importing garbage for energy
25 August, 2014Sweden's 32 waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants can handle even more waste than is produced domestically. So when it runs out of its own garbage, it offers a service to the rest of Europe: importing excess waste from other countries.
Sydney trials underground communal rubbish chutes
13 August, 2014 | Supplied by: City of SydneyA trial of underground communal rubbish chutes in a Sydney inner-city suburb has replaced an unsightly, cluttered bin bay with new recycling and waste chutes linked to an underground storage system.
