Cut landfill by playing the recycling game
12 November, 2012The City of Sydney has created a new online game to help residents sort their household rubbish and reduce waste going to landfill. The game and animation are being launched to coincide with National Recycling Week, which runs from 12-18 November.
Noshok 613 Series Cage-Protected Submersible Level Transmitter
08 November, 2012 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty LtdThe 613 Series Cage-Protected Submersible Level Transmitter is suitable for a variety of industrial and municipal liquid level measurement applications requiring watertight protection.
Capturing ammonia from livestock waste
06 November, 2012Capturing and recycling ammonia from livestock waste is possible using a process developed by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers. This invention could help streamline on-farm nitrogen management by allowing farmers to reduce potentially harmful ammonia emissions and concentrate nitrogen in a liquid product to sell as fertiliser.
Waterproof explosives from old tyres
05 November, 2012A $130,000 grant from assistance program Commercialisation Australia will help one of Australia’s largest tyre recyclers, Queensland-based Chip Tyre, to refine a process that turns rubber crumbs recycled from old car tyres into explosives for use under wet conditions.
Nanostructures worth more than their weight in gold
02 November, 2012More effective monitoring of pollution levels in the workplace is on the horizon following the development of a new construction method for microscopic structures made of gold.
Dwyer Instruments Series FBLT Flush Tip Submersible Level Transmitter
01 November, 2012 | Supplied by: Dwyer Omega (Aust) Pty LtdThe Series FBLT Submersible Level Transmitter is designed with a flush diaphragm tip that will not clog in harsh applications such as sewage lift stations.
Transportation container for waste and hazardous goods
30 October, 2012 | Supplied by: HazibagThe Hazibag is a flexible intermediate bulk container designed for transporting dangerous goods like asbestos, obviating the need for steel bins. Developed in Queensland, it can also be used to handle contaminated soil, toxic wood and plants, medical waste and veterinarian waste.
Rare earth recycling
29 October, 2012Recycling keeps paper, plastics and even jeans out of landfills. Could recycling rare-earth magnets do the same? Perhaps, if the recycling process can be improved.
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.
