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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
