Fluid Components International (FCI) Model FS10A Flow Switch/Monitor
23 March, 2010 | Supplied by: AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty Ltd
With a space-saving design incorporating advanced electronics, the Model FS10A Flow Switch/Monitor from Fluid Components International (FCI) is used for continuously verifying flows within liquid or gas process analyser sampling systems.
Hughes Safety Shower emergency safety showers and eyewash units
05 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Spill Station Australia
The Hughes Safety Shower range of emergency safety showers and eyewash units is designed to operate in a wide variety of environments, from extreme heat to extreme cold.
Spill Station TSS660EA Hazchem spill kit
05 March, 2010 | Supplied by: Spill Station Australia
The TSS660EA Hazchem spill kit is sufficiently large to enable fast coverage for large chemical or hazmat spills.
Wet’n’Wild rides the recycling wave
05 March, 2010
Wet’n’Wild Water World has announced the rollout of a public recycling initiative that will see more than 1000 bottles diverted from landfill each day.
FiveGo dissolved oxygen (DO) meter
01 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Mettler-Toledo Ltd
The FiveGo dissolved oxygen (DO) meter provides intuitive, user-friendly operation and the low maintenance requirements of the galvanic DO sensors make inexperienced users also feel at ease. The instrument is suitable for numerous food and beverage applications as well as for use in other industry segments.
Machine shop improves safety and efficiency
01 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Aquasol
A large machine shop in South Australia was looking to reduce expenses and clean up the work areas around milling machines, lathes and other ‘mess-producing’ equipment.
Recycling service onboard ships
01 February, 2010 | Supplied by: Packaging Stewardship Forum
TT-Line’s Spirit of Tasmania twin ships are ahead of the fleet when it comes to glass recycling, with both vessels recycling 400 kg of glass a week - equivalent to more than 117,000 stubbies diverted from landfill and recycled each year.
Lamp recycling program
18 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Sylvania Lighting Australasia
Fertiliser and housing insulation are but two of the by-products produced through Sylvania Lighting Australasia’s SYLrecycle lamp recycling program.
2009 waste volumes lowest for 25 years
15 January, 2010
The annual amount of waste sent to landfill in 2009 by Canterbury residents in New Zealand was the lowest in 25 years.
Exair Chip Trapper vacuum for contaminated liquid
14 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Compressed Air Australia Pty Ltd
Exair’s Chip Trapper offers a fast and easy way to clean solids such as chips, swarf and shavings out of used coolants and other liquids. The unit vacuums the coolant or liquid that is filled with debris into the included 208 L drum, trapping all the solids in a re-usable filter bag. With a turn of the flow valve, clean liquid pumps back out. Expensive coolant that used to last only six weeks can now last longer with regular use of the Chip Trapper. The unit is suitable for use on machines with sumps, parts washers, tanks and storage containers.
Electronic Sensor Technology (EST) 4500 zNose portable gas chromatographer
14 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Technical & Scientific Equipment
The 4500 zNose portable gas chromatographer, from Electronic Sensor Technology (EST), is a mobile, small footprint analyser that can accurately detect and analyse organic, biological and chemical compounds in real time.
C&D recycling facility
14 January, 2010 | Supplied by: Alex Fraser Recycling
The $45 million Western Metropolitan Recycling Facility, owned and operated by the Alex Fraser Group, has been opened in Melbourne.
Closing the loop
08 January, 2010
A commercial plastic milk bottle wash and recycling facility serving communities across the whole of the South Island of New Zealand was officially opened last November. The plant was commissioned in August and is now processing 600 kg of milk bottles per hour or 100,000 bottles per day.
E-waste stewardship in Australia
02 January, 2010
Australia’s electronic waste is a growing problem, with only a small fraction of it being recycled and the rest ending up in landfill. A new announcement from the EPHC is set to change all that, however, as Andrew Collins reports.
The mother of all oil spills
02 December, 2009 by Ravi Naidu*
The recent outcry in the national media over the spilling of around 200 tonnes of oil by a ship off the Queensland coast obscures another, far larger oil spill - and one more risky to the public health and Australian environment.
