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Circular Economy, Darwin, Industry News, Northern Territory, Opinion

Northern Territory reducing waste to landfill

Over the last 15 years the Northern Territory (NT) has reduced its waste to landfill from 460kt/yr to 370 kt/yr (Fig 1.) So the trend is at least in the right direction. This is not true for most other states. Read More

Mike Ritchie6 days agoApril 19, 2024

Adelaide, Circular Economy, Opinion, South Australia

South Australia – the leader of the recycling pack

South Australia leads recycling rates in Australia. Table 1 shows a comparison of states based on the latest National Waste Action Plan report. Read More

Mike RitchieApril 9, 2024, 3:58 pmApril 10, 2024

Circular Economy, Clothing, Opinion, Recycling

Anorak made from enzymatically recycled polyester

Australian enviro-tech startup Samsara Eco and its partner, athletic apparel, accessories and footwear brand lululemon, have launched the first product made from enzymatically recycled polyester. Read More

mike.wheelerApril 4, 2024, 10:53 amApril 4, 2024

Circular Economy, Container Deposit Schemes, Northern Territory, Northern Territory, Opinion, Recycling Facilities

Alice Springs increases refund on wine and spirit bottles

Alice Springs residents can now get more bang for their buck when they recycle glass wine and spirit bottles at the Regional Waste Management Facility. Read More

mike.wheelerDecember 19, 2023, 11:17 amDecember 19, 2023

Equipment, Garbage trucks, Industry News, News

EarthPower comes back online

Veolia will bring NSW’s only industrial scale biodigester plant dedicated to leftover food organics back online in April 2024, with an enhanced processing capacity of more than 50,000 tonnes per year. The EarthPower plant has just undergone a refit to supercharge the technology for energy recovery and the circular economy. Read More

mike.wheelerDecember 12, 2023, 10:37 amDecember 12, 2023

Circular Economy, News, Plastic

Upcycling plastics project gets funding from Macquarie uni

Macquarie University researchers will share in the $26.1 million funding pool awarded as part of the Australian Research Council’s Linkage Projects scheme. One project includes the upcycling of mixed plastics. Read More

mike.wheelerNovember 21, 2023, 11:56 amNovember 22, 2023

Adelaide, Circular Economy, Opinion, South Australia

Adelaide pharmacies take lead in contact lens waste recycling

Optical by National Pharmacies stores in Adelaide are collecting and recycling contact lens waste from customers, aiming to divert about 230,000 empty disposable contact lens blister cases from landfill over the next six months. Read More

mike.wheelerNovember 16, 2023, 9:07 amNovember 16, 2023

Industry News, Uncategorized

Making the most of waste heat using heat exchangers

Many industrial processes require energy, but only a portion of that energy input is used for each operation such as pasteurisation or evaporation. Unused energy is wasted, often passing to the environment as hot gas or liquid. However, by using heat exchangers, it is possible to recapture most of this untapped energy through waste heat regeneration. Read More

mike.wheelerOctober 23, 2023, 9:18 amOctober 23, 2023

Industry News

Komatsu Forest releases new PC270LL and PC300LL log loader

Komatsu Forest has long thought the value of hydraulic excavators for forest/timber applications had not met its true potential. Especially the Komatsu excavators with their compensated load sense hydraulic systems, which are suitable for many different forest applications. This led to a close association with New Zealand companies EMS and Active Engineering with them suppling guarding packages, certified Forest Cabs, as well as high/wide undercarriages and modified booms to suit various timber/loading applications.

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mike.wheelerOctober 17, 2023, 11:01 amOctober 17, 2023

Industry News

Izusu’s offers helping hand for those processing C&D waste

Australia has its challenges when it comes to collecting and processing the waste that is generated through its construction sector. Isuzu is one company that makes sure the transition from building site to processing facility is as smooth as possible due to its range of trucks designed for such tasks. Read More

mike.wheelerOctober 12, 2023, 9:59 amOctober 12, 2023