Community asbestos collection too successful
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Packaging design needs to go to the next level
Despite setting targets for 70 per cent of plastic packaging to be recycled or composted by 2025, and phasing out unnecessary single-use plastic packaging, a report by the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) recently estimated that the country will only be able to recycle 36 per cent of plastics annually by 2025. Of the 1.1m tonnes of plastic … 53
Why coffee cups are a recycling nightmare
Over one billion disposable coffee cups are used by Australians every year. They fill up our bins, overflow into the streets and parkways, and blow into our waterways and beaches. They also create great recycling confusion. They are primarily made from paper, right? So why can’t they go in the recycling bin? The circular economy … 346
Net zero targets and landfill methane emissions
There have been a few pieces in Inside Waste in the last year, which continue the rent seeking tradition of the alternatives to landfill in Australia. Mike Ritchie’s critique on the basis of carbon storage is typical. Of course, landfill remains as the only waste disposal option that actually stores carbon, but what about the … 187
Ascenso Tyres joins Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme
Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) has welcomed Ascenso Tyres as the newest contributor to Australia’s Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme (TPSS). 47
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Wasted Space: Infrastructure lag an issue
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TSA commends NZ’s tyre product stewardship scheme
Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) said it congratulates the Tyrewise Working Group, Auto Stewardship NZ and the New Zealand government for … 0 40
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Game changer in soft plastics stakes
Australian Paper Recovery (APR Plastics) is tackling the soft plastic issue at its Kerbside Material Recovery Facility. The company’s Soft … 0 230Don’t run away just yet, follow us on social media!
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