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Local biz aid as new food waste rules launch
Local food businesses can now access free support to prepare for new NSW Government Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) rules, which will require many cafés, restaurants, supermarkets, schools and hotels to separate food waste from general waste. Under NSW Government regulations being rolled out across the state, businesses and institutions that prepare or sell …
Industry leaders unite in call for national packaging reform
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation, (APCO), The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), and the Boomerang Alliance have aligned their positions on the need for an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) approach for packaging. The call comes as Australia continues to send significant volumes of valuable packaging materials to landfill and existing plastic recycling plants face closure. …
Backing businesses build a path to net zero with grants
The NSW Government is launching round 2 of its Net Zero Planning Grant, unlocking further opportunities for businesses across the state to take action on climate change and to help NSW achieve net zero emissions targets. The $2 million grant is part of the $22 million Business Decarbonisation Program, which provides financial assistance for net …
Penalising recyclers while packaging producers walk away
The voluntary administration of Recycling Plastics Australia must be an inflection point for Australia’s environment ministers, according to Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) CEO Gayle Sloan. The Adelaide-based recycler employs approximately 60 people and represents another critical piece of Australia’s domestic plastics-processing capacity now at risk. Sloan said Australia’s economic settings …
Australia’s largest resource recovery event returns
Australia is entering a new phase in its transition to a circular economy. While investment in recycling infrastructure and resource …
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Circular Economy, Container Deposit Schemes, Features, Landfills, Online Subscription, State, Western Australia
WA Waste Authority outlines key outcomes
Western Australia’s Waste Authority highlighted more than $3.7 million in recycling grants, the expansion of Containers for Change, and progress on the State’s next waste strategy following its latest meeting. The Authority met and considered a range of initiatives relating to recycling infrastructure, landfill auditing and the development of the Beyond WAste 2030 Strategy and …
Artificial Intelligence, Circular Economy, Features, Infrastructure
AI gives waste facilities a clearer view of operations
The name Oscorp may spark recognition among comic book enthusiasts. In the Spider-Man universe, Oscorp is the powerful corporation often portrayed …
Biochar, Biofuel, Energy from waste, Features, Online Subscription
Food waste biochar transformed into energy-storing membranes
Researchers have developed a multifunctional membrane made from food waste-derived biochar, graphene and a phase change material, with potential applications in energy recovery ventilation and building thermal management. The study, published in Biochar, presents an engineered biochar-based phase change composite integrated into a paper membrane. The material is designed to store thermal energy, improve heat …Don’t run away just yet, follow us on social media!
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NSW Government targets recycled content in procurement initiative
The NSW Government has released a new reporting guide designed to increase the procurement of recycled content in goods and services purchased by government agencies and provide greater visibility of how recycled materials are being used. The NSW Recycled Content Reporting Guide sets out the reporting requirements agencies must follow under Action 22 of the …
Biochar, Circular Economy, Energy from waste, Online Subscription, Opinion, Victoria
Victoria inquiry calls for stronger waste-to-energy oversight
Victoria’s approach to waste-to-energy (WtE) projects should be strengthened through greater transparency, tighter regulation and stronger community safeguards, according to a Legislative Council inquiry. The Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee has delivered 59 findings and 33 recommendations following its inquiry into the development and expansion of WtE infrastructure across Victoria. The report highlights the …
Councils, EPA Victoria, Illegal Dumping, Opinion
Transporters fined more than $20,000 over illegal dumping
EPA Victoria has fined two waste transport companies more than $20,000 following separate incidents involving the illegal dumping of industrial …
Circular Economy, Online Subscription, Opinion, Packaging, Packaging Design, Packaging targets, Recycling
Visy launches Enviropunnet for plastic-free fresh produce
Visy has a new bespoke automated labelling system for locally made cardboard punnets for fresh produce. Visy’s proprietary Enviropunnet overclose labelling system secures produce inside the punnet with cardboard flaps and a paper label, removing the need for plastic film or wrap. It gives growers, supermarkets and retailers a way to sell apples, pears, stone …
Circular Economy, Opinion, WMRR