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Marmite by product could help recycle metal waste
As the world becomes increasingly dependent on electronics, the hunt is on for ways of effectively recycling them. But electronics …Illegal dumping costs woman $245k
A woman who leased land on Wallan Road, Whittlesea, which became an illegal waste site, has been fined $45,000 due …REDWAVE sorting equipment key component to glass recycling facility
REDWAVE is celebrating the successful opening of Australia’s largest state-of-the-art glass recycling plant.ACT needs to move faster on waste reform
The ACT recycling rate is 50 per cent and therefore below the existing national average of 55 per cent. Without …Shared financial responsibility needed for end-of-life batteries
Ecocycle provides national recycling solutions for industrial, commercial, and post-consumer products including batteries, mercury-bearing lighting waste and dental amalgams, and …Circular Economy
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Six tonnes of products saved from landfill at Garage Sale Trail
Bega Valley Shire residents have made an impact on waste reduction by extending the life of pre-loved items and diverting …Features, Hazardous waste, Legislation, Melbourne, Victoria
Pakenham recycler fined more than $17,000
Burning waste, litter, dust, sediment and a breach of registration conditions has cost Pakenham-based Metal Men Recycling more than $17,000.Features
Product stewardship – voluntary or legislation? Both maybe?
Last year the federal Minister for the Environment, Tanya Plibersek, added tyres, mattresses and plastics within the healthcare industry to …Don’t run away just yet, follow us on social media!
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The link between waste and climate change
As I sit here in Far North Queensland and marvel at how well it has been cleaned up Cyclone Jasper …collection, Equipment, Opinion, Perth, Product Stewardship, Professional Services, Tyres
Tyre recycling plant to be online soon
Melbourne-based Tyrecycle will be commissioning its new tyre recycling plant in East Rockingham, Perth, in March 2024. It had a …Energy from waste, Energy from Waste, Ewaste, Opinion, Waste collection
A global review of the waste to energy sector
By Amal Jugdeo The need for sustainable waste disposal solutions is becoming more critical as the quantity of waste generated …Circular Economy, Container Deposit Schemes, NSW, Opinion
Return and Earn processes 11 billionth container
Return and Earn has reached a new milestone, celebrating 11 billion bottles, cans and cartons returned through the return point …Opinion