TEC releases plan for battery crisis

Industry-led voluntary schemes will fail to address the environmental risks arising from battery disposal said a spokesperson from Total Environment Centre (TEC), on releasing a plan for urgent regulation to establish an effective, mandatory Product Stewardship Scheme to safely collect and recycle all battery types in Australia. Read More

Cadbury to use recycled plastics for wrapping

Chocolate manufacturer Cadbury has signed a deal with packaging company Amcor, to source 1000 tonnes of post-consumer recycled plastic to wrap its core Cadbury chocolate range, accelerating the company’s ambitions to reduce its virgin plastic needs. Read More
Landfill gas capture

BINGO’s Eastern Creek facility to have renewable power station

Landfill gas from BINGO Industries’ Eastern Creek Landfill site in western Sydney will generate 4MW per year of renewable energy – enough to power approximately 7,000 homes – by late 2024, after an agreement reached with renewable energy and carbon abatement company, LGI Limited. The two companies have entered into a Landfill Gas Rights agreement for LGI to invest $16.5m to $18.5m over the next 15 months to install additional gas extraction infrastructure at Eastern Creek and install, own and operate a 4MW renewable energy power station on the site. Read More