Halytech Spider data loggers with GPRS static IP addresses
26 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Halytech Pty LtdHalytech now offers its Spider range of data loggers with GPRS static IP addresses.
FLIR GF-Series thermal imaging cameras for gas detection
20 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Teledyne FLIRThe FLIR GF306 infrared camera can detect and visualise SF6 and 25 other harmful gases. The FLIR GF-Series thermal imaging cameras are claimed to be more effective and efficient tools for detecting gas leaks than gas sniffers, because with a camera the user can detect, visualise and pinpoint the leak.
Aldi Australia leads the positive charge in battery recycling
17 October, 2012Aldi has become the first Australian national grocery retailer to initiate a free in-store recycling service across all stores for common household batteries, with the launch of the Aldi Activ Energy Battery Recycling Program.
Emerging thermal technologies and their role in energy production
16 October, 2012 by Dominic Schliebs* | Supplied by: Arcadis Pty LtdEach year, millions of tonnes of waste materials are sent to landfills across Australia. While Australians are very good at recycling, there will always be waste that is not physically able to be recycled, or where it is not financially viable. Much of that waste, however, has a significant energy content, and a large portion of that energy is from renewable sources.
“Use carbon tax to clean up coal pollution,” researchers say
15 October, 2012Two of Australia’s leading clean-up scientists have urged governments and policymakers to earmark a portion of the carbon tax to cleaning up the mess that may be left by the nation’s old coal-fired power stations as they shut down.
Coca-Cola triples support for Keep Australia Beautiful and beverage container recycling grants
04 October, 2012Around the nation, 78 local communities have been awarded a Keep Australia Beautiful Beverage Container Recycling Grant - a threefold increase on the 23 grants awarded in 2011.
Racing club set to harness drum power
04 October, 2012Victorians in the Greater Bendigo region are racing to improve their drumMuster efforts as a number of collection days are scheduled to kick off this month.
Cameras, action on food waste
28 September, 2012Budding filmmakers have the chance to do something about the global problem of food waste - now totalling 1.2 million tonnes a year in NSW alone, and valued at $2.5 billion.
Solving the stink from sewers
27 September, 2012The rotten egg gas leaking from sewer pipes and costing billions of dollars worldwide in odour control may soon be far less of a problem, thanks to new research discussed at the 2012 International Water Association (IWA) conference last week.
Automated brick production line provides greater efficiency
26 September, 2012 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdABB has delivered four IRB 660 palletising robots to the Datong Coal Mine Group, China, to be used in the Tashan coal mine. Supported by brick machinery components from Shandong GONGLI, the ABB robots will play a key role in producing bricks primarily for adobe palletising.
Timaru dairy effluent compliance improves in latest season
26 September, 2012Seventy-seven per cent of dairy farms in the Orari-Opihi-Pareora zone achieved full compliance with dairy shed effluent consent conditions in the latest season.
The Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo 2012: don’t let it go to waste
25 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Australasian Waste & Recycling ExpoThe Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE) is supported by the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA), plus several other key waste and recycling industry bodies. The trade show will be held from 21-22 November 2012 at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour.
Source Separation Systems MultiSort recycling system
21 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Source Separation Systems Pty LtdThe MultiSort recycling system is a flexible and interchangeable waste recycling system designed to cater to each user’s specific waste needs.
Community solution to tackle e-waste
20 September, 2012 | Supplied by: Buyequip Pty LtdThe labour-intensive process of dismantling e-waste places economic limits on how much material can be recycled. To help solve this problem, Buyequip has partnered with prison industries at the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre near Gatton. This partnership is boosting material recovery rates while providing important employment opportunities for prisoners.
Free TV and computer recycling scheme for Victoria
18 September, 2012Senator Don Farrell, Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water, has launched a free television and computer recycling service in Melbourne, as part of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme.
