Recycle your mobiles for the Salvos
30 May, 2014This World Environment Day (5 June), MobileMuster is calling on all Victorian, Tasmanian, South and Western Australian residents to recycle their old mobiles, batteries and accessories at their local Salvos Stores.
Source Separation Systems E-Waste Recycling Bin
30 May, 2014 | Supplied by: Source Separation Systems Pty LtdThe E-Waste Recycling Bin has been designed in collaboration with local councils to provide both a consolidated collection bank for key e-waste recycling items and, importantly, an educational tool to help promote e-waste recycling.
Fungi can clean polluted soil
26 May, 2014A Finnish researcher has found that fungi can be harnessed to clean polluted soil which cannot be cleaned using traditional composting.
Lismore launches Materials Recovery Facility and Glass Processing Plant
23 May, 2014Lismore City Council this week opened its $3.65 million Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) and Glass Processing Plant. The MRF will sort, separate and prepare up to 15,000 tonnes of recyclables per year, including materials from neighbouring councils.
Australian soil contamination detector launched in US
20 May, 2014RemScan, a handheld detector that reduces both the cost and time taken to remediate sites contaminated by petroleum products, has been launched to market in the United States.
Turning everyday trash into clean energy
14 May, 2014The City of Sydney's draft advanced waste treatment plan shows how useful energy can be created from household waste, significantly reducing the loss of valuable resources to landfill and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Leussink worms its way into compost management
14 May, 2014Leussink Engineering has merged its manufacturing capability with the widespread need for community recycling. With the launch of Leussink Global Worming, the company now manufactures customised compost worm farms for any level of compost management.
Success installing wastewater treatment plants on slaughterhouses
14 May, 2014The wastewater with high organic content, such as the type discarded on slaughterhouses, can be cleaned of up to 96% of its pollutants thanks to technology developed by Mexican scientists, which also promotes the generation of renewable energy through the biogas produced during the process.
Energy-efficient recycling in metals manufacturing
12 May, 2014The US Energy Information Administration has revealed that the use of recycling in the manufacture of iron, steel and aluminium is driving improvements in energy efficiency within the industry.
Cleanaway supports International Composting Awareness Week
08 May, 2014As part of International Composting Awareness Week (5-11 May), waste and recycling management company Cleanaway is urging Australian householders to do more composting in an effort to divert recyclable materials away from landfill.
Source Separation Systems National Park recycling stations
01 May, 2014 | Supplied by: Source Separation Systems Pty LtdThe National Park range of public recycling stations has been specifically designed to provide users with the flexibility to design their own bins. The final design is completely customised, yet features best-practice waste diversion and high-quality manufacturing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
