Waste

New device better traps viruses, airborne pathogens

01 March, 2013

Washington University engineering researchers have created a new type of air-cleaning technology that could better protect human lungs from allergens, airborne viruses and ultrafine particles in the air.


Green technology a solution to landfill crunch

01 March, 2013

New technology, developed with the help of Murdoch University, is capable of reducing organic household waste destined for landfills by 90%.


Non-natural rural waste research

26 February, 2013

The way farms and rural businesses deal with their waste is the focus of a study being done for Environment Canterbury, reflecting the growing interest in improving sustainable farming practices.


NSW residents encouraged to waste less, recycle more

26 February, 2013 by Lauren Davis

On 23 February, NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker announced the state’s new ‘Waste Less, Recycle More’ Waste Resource and Recovery Initiative - a five-year, $465.7 million plan intended to transform waste and recycling in NSW.


Eminent scientist warns of global contamination risks

25 February, 2013

Professor Ravi Naidu, of the University of South Australia and the CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE), today announced that Australia is prepared to take a world lead in investigating earth system contamination.


UniSort sorting equipment makes significant increases in capacity possible

25 February, 2013 | Supplied by: STEINERT Australia Pty Ltd

Since 2004, Brantner Walters has operated an automated recyclable materials sorting plant in Wölbling, Austria. In May 2012, a pre-sorting facility was put into operation at the facility in order to effectively respond to growing throughput and increasing requirements for product quality.


Biosolids drying plant officially opened

15 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Pentair Valves & Controls

On 16 January, the Victorian Minister for Water, the Hon Peter Walsh MLA, officially opened the $77 million biosolids thermal drying facility at the Black Rock environmental precinct in Connewarre - the largest biosolids drying plant of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.


Recycled paper mill opens in NSW

06 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Amcor Global

The New South Wales Premier, the Hon Barry O’Farrell, MP, officially opened Amcor’s new recycled paper machine, in Botany, New South Wales, on 1 February 2013.


Villawood remediation project

01 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Enviropacific Services Pty Ltd

When Orica Australia needed to complete the remediation of its 12 hectare site located in Villawood, NSW, it engaged environmental consultants Enviropacific. The site was previously part of a larger site owned by the Australian Government and used for manufacturing of munitions, including TNT. Later still, the site had been used for the manufacture and handling of a wide range of pharmaceutical and agricultural chemicals.


Safe removal of acid sludge tanks

31 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Enviropacific Services Pty Ltd

Environmental consultants Enviropacific were engaged when Nyrstar needed to safely remove two redundant acid storage tanks at its Tasmanian plant.


Two more piggery projects declared eligible for CFI

22 January, 2013

Two piggery projects in New South Wales have been approved by the Clean Energy Regulator under the Carbon Farming Initiative.


Leafield Environment Smart E-bins

22 January, 2013

Smart E-bins are rotationally moulded from 90% recycled chips of MDPE. The result is a mottled finish that emphasises the recycled nature of the product.


Technology delivers high-value chemicals from waste cellulose

20 January, 2013

Following six years of development, Victorian chemical manufacturer Circa Group Pty Ltd has created a technology called Furacell that recycles cellulose waste using a self-contained (closed-loop), energy-efficient process that produces a chemical called Levoglucosenone (LGN), as well as water and phosphate-bearing charcoal with commercial potential as a carbon dioxide sequestering soil conditioner.


Exair super air amplifiers and adjustable air amplifiers

19 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Compressed Air Australia Pty Ltd

Exair’s super air amplifiers and adjustable air amplifiers provide a fast, quiet, efficient way to move large volumes of air for the transport of smoke, fumes or light materials as well as for venting, cooling, drying and cleaning.


MAS DRD (Double Rotor Disc) waterless cleaning and drying

18 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Koga Recycling Tech

The DRD (Double Rotor Disc), from MAS, combines waterless cleaning and thermal drying for soiled plastics in a single machine, providing efficient and cost-saving drying and cleaning in one process.


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