From landfill to land improvement
23 August, 2011 by Simon Gardner Lee*
Labelling something as ‘waste’ indicates it has no value. We want people to understand that everything that gets thrown out - except for hazardous materials - is a potential resource. Essentially, we want to ‘mine the urban ore’.
Turning waste into a resource
23 August, 2011 by Pablo Perez-Reigosa*
With landfill sites under strain, can Australia’s capital cities benefit from waste to energy processing? Pablo Perez-Reigosa from Coffey Environments explains how the technology works and its successful implementation in Europe.
Nestlé encourages recycling in Singapore
10 August, 2011
Nestlé Singapore’s 123 REcycle application for iPhone and Android devices has been launched to help people recycle waste packaging correctly.
Improving air pollution in Iraq
02 August, 2011 | Supplied by: Ecotech Pty Ltd
With growing concerns in Iraq about the heavy air pollution, the country’s Ministry of Environment took a decisive step in the direction for improved monitoring, control and prevention of air pollution, and announced a tender to procure five fixed and one mobile air quality monitoring stations to monitor SO2, NOx, NH3, O3, SO2, CO, PM10, PM2.5, methane, non-methane, BTEX and VOCs.
Sustainable solution to groundwater and soil contamination
01 August, 2011 | Supplied by: Coffey
Coffey Environments has over 15 years of experience in the injection of chemical amendments into contaminated groundwater and lithologies across a broad range of contaminated sites throughout Australia. The company recently acquired the only licence in Australasia for Wavefront Primawave pulsed injection technology that has been demonstrated to improve amendment injection efficiency. To complement this new technology, the company developed a Remediation Amendment Injection Device (RAID) to provide a more effective chemical amendment delivery system that is claimed to provide higher success rates and safer injection events.
Sulo 360 L ToughBin and Kompakt bin
01 August, 2011 | Supplied by: Sulo MGB Australia Pty Ltd
The 360 L bin range from Sulo is available in two versions - the 360 L ToughBin is suitable for commercial and industrial applications and the 360 L Kompakt is suitable for domestic recycling. Both are manufactured in accordance with AS 4123 and provide increased capacity in a footprint similar to the 240 L municipal garbage bin (MGB).
Dwyer Instruments Series 629 differential pressure transmitter
05 July, 2011 | Supplied by: http://www.dwyer-inst.com.au/Products/Product.cfm?Group_ID=100
The Series 629 differential pressure transmitter monitors differential pressure of air and compatible gases and liquids with 0.5% accuracy.
Recycling policy ramps up around the nation
24 June, 2011 by Rod Welford*, Chief Executive, Australian Council of Recycling
In the last two years, since the initiation of moves by the federal government to move back into national policy on waste and recycling, the various state and territory jurisdictions have themselves lifted their focus up a notch also. It’s an interesting reflection on the positive influence an interested federal government can have on state and territory policy activity and the important role national government can play in co-ordinating state- and territory-based action.
National recycling reform
23 June, 2011
A new and positive era of environmental policy has arrived with the passing of the Product Stewardship Bill by both Houses of Parliament in Canberra on 22 June. The Product Stewardship Bill 2011 will provide powers to ensure that waste minimisation and recycling are mandated on a national basis. This includes using materials more sustainably across priority product categories, industry sectors and waste streams.
SITA joins FluoroCycle as Foundation Signatory
16 June, 2011
SITA Environmental Solutions has become a Foundation Signatory of FluoroCyle, an initiative of the Australian Government and the Lighting Council of Australia.
Glass-crushing plant for Hamilton Island
07 June, 2011
A glass-crushing plant on Hamilton Island provides a local use for recycled crushed glass (RCG), negating the need to transport the material to the mainland at great economic and environmental expense.
Griffith Uni becomes UN advisor on waste management
06 June, 2011
Griffith University’s appointment as the Australia and New Zealand sub-regional secretariat of a UN global partnership on waste management will mean Queensland local authorities receive improved advice.
Rural waste-disposal solution
28 May, 2011
Fiber Fresh Feeds has taken a further step towards becoming 100% clean and green by becoming the first stock feed company able to recycle its bags using the Agrecovery Wrap recycling program.
Drumsafe 1000 L IBC bunding system
26 May, 2011 | Supplied by: Drumsafe
Drumsafe has released a 1000 L IBC bunding system which can save up to 50% of the cost of conventional bunds.
Fast-Act Decon Mitt decontamination mitts
27 April, 2011 | Supplied by: Enware Australia Pty Ltd
The Decon Mitt is a toxic chemical decontamination mitt. It consists of a pouch containing a wipe-down mitt impregnated with decontaminating powder called Fast-Act. A soft pad material is backed on the mitt by a film, to protect the user from any contamination by substances to which it is applied.
