City of Sydney exceeds NSW waste diversion targets
11 April, 2014The City of Sydney has announced that it has diverted almost 70% - or about 20,000 tonnes - of its household waste from landfill each year. This makes it one of seven councils in NSW to exceed the state government's target of diverting 66% of household waste from landfill by 2014.
ACCC grants interim authorisation to councils for joint waste tenders
08 April, 2014The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) last week granted interim authorisation for joint waste tenders to four councils in Sydney, and separately to three councils in Tasmania.
New facility to turn Pilbara's mining waste into recyclables
08 April, 2014 | Supplied by: CleanawayTranspacific has begun earthworks at a new $17 million recycling and waste management facility in Western Australia.
Recyclable plastic packaging to save one million eggs per year
02 April, 2014Recyclable plastic packaging that will save more than a million eggs from going to waste each year has been successfully trialled by UK supermarket Tesco.
Wealth from Waste research collaboration launched
02 April, 2014A new research collaboration, led by the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), aims to determine the value of above-ground resources - the metals contained in discarded goods.
Compost-A-Pak Shopping Bags
01 April, 2014 | Supplied by: Source Separation Systems Pty LtdCompost-A-Pak Shopping Bags are made of third-grade, non-eating corn sourced from international regions with high rainfall to minimise irrigation. The shopping bags are 100% Australian certified compostable, so users can be confident they will break down when exposed to composting environments, leaving no harmful residue.
Australia's solid waste management market strengthening
28 March, 2014Frost & Sullivan has released the report 'Solid Waste Management Market in Australia'. Covering waste collection, waste recovery and waste disposal services, the study finds that the SWM market earned revenues of $6.80 billion in 2013 and estimates this wil reach $8.21 billion in 2018.
End of the road for landfill and incinerated plastics?
23 March, 2014The large-scale incineration or dumping of plastic films in landfills could soon be a thing of the past as new technologies seek to convert plastics into fuels and other useful products.
National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme 2012-2013 results
10 March, 2014The Department of the Environment has released a report on the outcomes of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme from 2012-13.
National Waste Reporting 2013 released
04 March, 2014The Department of the Environment has released National Waste Reporting 2013 - an online resource providing access to data about waste management and resource recovery in Australia.
Satchels for cigarette butts this Clean Up Australia Day
24 February, 2014Clean Up Australia Day will be held this year on Sunday 2 March. For the very first time, volunteers will this year be able to safely collect cigarette butts for recycling.
Western Plastics Air-Flow breathable pallet wrap
11 February, 2014 | Supplied by: Fromm Packaging AustraliaAir-Flow is a macro-perforated stretch film structure and has been developed especially for products that need to 'breathe'. The product is said to deliver reduced packaging costs and lower waste, eliminating condensation while allowing ventilation.
TerraCycle to take on Australia's unrecyclables
11 February, 2014Global recycling company TerraCycle, which currently operates in 23 countries including the US, Canada, the UK and New Zealand, has officially launched in Australia.
TechCollect's top 10 tips for recycling e-waste
11 February, 2014 | Supplied by: TechCollectNow the retail frenzy of Christmas and the January sales is over for another year, e-waste recycling service TechCollect is reminding people to think carefully about what they do next with the old computers, printers and TVs they replaced or upgraded.
Gaining value from avocado waste using innovative drying process
11 February, 2014Waikato Innovation Park in New Zealand has received funding from the Bio-Resource Processing Alliance (BPA) to help it turn 'waste into wealth' and scale up commercial production of avocado powder.
