Waste

Waste Expo Australia announces conference agenda

01 September, 2022 | Supplied by: RX Global

Spread across two days, the event will feature product showcases and talks by experts in the recycling and waste management industry.


PPE waste can make for stronger concrete

30 August, 2022 | Supplied by: RMIT University

RMIT researchers have discovered that disposable personal protective equipment can be used to make concrete stronger.


Plastic upcycling: from waste to fuel for less

29 August, 2022

Problem plastics could be diverted from landfills and converted into fuel sources using new upcycling technology.


Research into NSW's water management released

29 August, 2022 | Supplied by: NSW Smart Sensing Network

The NSSN has worked with universities from across NSW to understand the state's water management capabilities.


Old tyres make strong walls, study finds

22 August, 2022 | Supplied by: University of South Australia

University of SA researchers have found that old tyres could be reused to build structurally sound walls.


Combating plastic waste one coffee cup at a time

19 August, 2022 | Supplied by: Veolia Australia and New Zealand

The Department of Defence has worked with Veolia to reduce the number of single-use coffee cups sent to landfill.


Automated recycling plant to launch near Brisbane

09 August, 2022 | Supplied by: Rino Recycling

Rino Recycling has partnered with CDE and Turmec to develop a smart recycling plant that will reclaim waste from the construction industry.


Firefly (MMAD_5) Digester System on-site waste management system

08 August, 2022 | Supplied by: Finn Biogas Pty Ltd

The Firefly (MMAD_5) Digester System is a small-scale, modular, on-site waste management system that has been specifically designed to meet the needs of commercial waste producers.


What does ESG and urban growth mean for waste operators?

04 August, 2022 by Alex Zamudio* | Supplied by: Envirosuite Operations Pty Ltd

How waste management operators are building trust and renewing their social licence to operate as residential areas encroach and the spectre of land conflicts arises.


Biofeed Separator food waste management technology

03 August, 2022 | Supplied by: Biofeed

The Biofeed Separator is an innovative, scalable and proven food waste management technology that sustainably closes the loop on all types of food waste.


Textiles to biofuels initiative

28 July, 2022 | Supplied by: Ventia

Ventia has collaborated with Veolia to deliver an innovative solution for textile destruction using a recycling system that converts textiles to biofuel.


Biax recycled building system

28 July, 2022 | Supplied by: Biax

Biax is a recycled, recyclable, Australian-made product that can provide an alternative to the waffle pod.


Textile circularity: cotton fields 'swallow up' textile waste

28 July, 2022 | Supplied by: Coreo

A trial returning cotton textile waste to cotton fields in Goondiwindi, Queensland, shows promising results.


Chemists make methane-binding discovery

13 July, 2022 | Supplied by: University of New South Wales

Scientists from UNSW have found that osmium can be used to bind inert methane for hours, possibly opening the door to converting it into useful fuel.


Researchers make plastic from garbage

06 July, 2022

Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology are working on technology to extract carbon from waste and use it to make renewable plastics.


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