1 million tyres removed from Stawell stockpile
23 October, 2017One of Australia's largest and most dangerous tyre stockpiles has been transformed, in an operation led by the EPA Victoria with the support of Tyrecycle.
Innovation and collaboration on show at Waste Expo Australia 2017
23 October, 2017Waste Expo Australia is over for another year, with the annual conference and exhibition inspiring and educating more than 3000 visitors from the waste management and resource recovery sector across two days earlier this month.
Victoria bans the bag
19 October, 2017The Andrews Labor government will ban single-use, lightweight plastic shopping bags in Victoria.
Solving Australia's PFAS contamination problem
10 October, 2017 by Lauren DavisThe ABC's Four Corners program has revealed that firefighting foam containing perfluorinated chemicals known as PFAS was used at Australian Department of Defence bases until as recently as 2012, resulting in severe groundwater contamination at 18 bases across Australia.
Why are Australians holding onto their e-waste?
09 October, 2017 by Lauren Davis | Supplied by: TechCollectTechCollect is calling on Australians to consider the environmental impact of not recycling their electronic waste (e-waste), with a new survey finding that one in five people (22%) consider themselves hoarders of old electronic devices.
Waste containment to play a key role in NYC rat reduction plan
04 October, 2017New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced a US$32 million, multi-agency plan to reduce the city's rat population, targeting the three most infested parts of the city.
Dwyer Series 629C wet/wet differential pressure transmitter
01 October, 2017 | Supplied by: Dwyer Instruments (Aust) Pty LtdThe Series 629C wet/wet differential pressure transmitter monitors differential pressure of air and compatible gases and liquids with 0.5% accuracy.
Looking beyond the three Rs
01 October, 2017Traditionally, the recycling industry has always looked at the three Rs — reduce, re-use, recycle. But Professor Veena Sahajwalla from the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) is challenging this thinking with her 'new science of green manufacturing' that looks at the fourth R — reform.
WMAA launches Waste of Origin pledge
25 September, 2017 by Lauren Davis | Supplied by: Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of AustThe Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) is calling on members, operators and stakeholders in the waste sector to sign the 'Waste of Origin' pledge.
Westpac's Second Life Project rehoming office furniture
22 September, 2017 by Blake Lindley, Senior Sustainability Consultant, Edge Environment and Olivia Tyler, Director Sustainable Business Services, Westpac Group | Supplied by: Edge Environment Pty LtdOffice and retail refurbishment generates over 55,000 t of waste every year in the Sydney CBD alone at an average rate of 63 t/1000m2.
CRC to fight food waste currently seeking approval
19 September, 2017 by Lauren DavisWith 42% of food produced in Australia currently ending up as waste — either during the production and manufacturing stages or via the end consumer — over 50 industry and research organisations have come together to do something about it.
Upcycling fashion to furniture — really?
18 September, 2017Danish company Really has engineered a solution to upcycle end-of-life textile waste into a valuable material that is suitable for furniture and interior design.
Transforming communities and creating smart spaces with the IoT
15 September, 2017 | Supplied by: TelstraPartnering with Telstra on a trial project, the City of Joondalup set specific goals aimed at transforming Tom Simpson Park, Mullaloo, into a smart park by embracing the IoT.
A new way of treating waste
11 September, 2017 | Supplied by: Veolia Australia and New ZealandVeolia's Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) facility officially opened on Friday, 8 September in Tarago, 240 km southwest of Sydney. The facility will receive household waste from a number of Sydney councils and is set to change the way we process our red-lidded bins' contents.
Electric residential waste collection truck launched in New Zealand
07 September, 2017Christchurch is putting a 100% electric residential waste collection truck into service.
