E-waste being dumped in Africa

An investigation by SBS’s Dateline has found that electronic waste from Australia is being illegally shipped and dumped in the west African nation of Ghana. The report has prompted the Australian Government to launch an investigation into Australia’s role in the exportation of e-waste.

Research says consumers prefer glass food packaging

Glass packaging maker O-I says its new research shows Australian consumers prefer glass packaging for their food and beverages.

Rubbish revolution around the corner

Noisy trucks collecting garbage bins in the early morning could be a thing of the past, thanks to an automated system that silently gathers garbage via an underground pipe network.The automated system is just one part of the City of Sydney’s new draft waste strategy - which details how the city will reduce landfill and greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Sustainable remediation alliance seeks new members

The Sustainable Remediation Forum (SuRF) is seeking new members.

Asian e-waste contamination could become a global threat

There is concern that the electronic waste contamination in Asia could potentially spread worldwide.

Drumsafe Drumdock spill containment platform

The Drumdock spill containment platform is used for the safe storage and dispensing of liquids. With a low overall height and a small footprint, the platform is suitable for service workshops and other industries where space is at a premium.

Science summit focuses on cleaning up our contaminated world

Adelaide is host to an international science summit from 7-15 September that will focus on how we clean up our contaminated world.

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Shaping the future of resource recovery

Australian sustainable resource recovery management specialist SITA Australia launches its new brand and identity.

From landfill to land improvement

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

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

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

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, PM_2.5, methane, non-methane, BTEX and VOCs.

Sulo 360 L ToughBin and Kompakt bin

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).

Sustainable solution to groundwater and soil contamination

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.