A $15.6 million investment in advanced and innovative recycling technology by the federal Government will help divert 43,000 tonnes of soft plastics from Victorian landfills annually. Three projects, delivered
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NSW plastics bans – catching up?
New plans by the NSW government for more single-use plastics bans, catching up with other states are welcome, but need improvement, the Boomerang Alliance of 55 NGOs said recently. ‘’NSW has to date
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CSIRO and Murdoch University’s Bioplastics Innovation hub
The CSIRO and Murdoch University have launched the $8 million Bioplastics Innovation Hub, which will set about fast-tracking production of a new generation of biologically derived plastic capable of breaking down in compost, land and water.
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Why landfilling plastic waste will be here for a while
By Ross Headifen Ph.D
It is becoming clear that our management of plastic waste is woefully underperforming. We have set targets many years in advance for recyclability, being recycled and recycled content in new products. However, as we approach these target dates, report after report tells us that we will not only miss the targets but miss them by significant amounts. So much so that recycling of plastics waste has changed little since the targets were set six years ago.
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Australia’s oceans drowning in plastic waste
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water has concluded its inquiry into plastic pollution in Australia’s oceans and waterways.
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Soft plastics recycling facility opens in Melbourne
Melbourne’s west is now home to Australia’s first soft plastics and e-waste recycling facility that will create materials we need to make roads and buildings more durable and sustainable across the
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Coles/Woolworths/ALDI Taskforce trial plastics collection scheme
The Soft Plastics Taskforce, consisting of ALDI, Coles and Woolworths, recently launched a soft plastics recycling trial across 12 Melbourne supermarkets as work continues to rebuild a national soft plastic
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$140 million set aside to tackle plastic waste
The Solving Plastic Waste Cooperative Research Centre was announced as one of the successful Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) to be supported by the Federal Government.
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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.
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‘Education first’ approach to single-use plastic ban
Queensland’s single-use plastic ban came into effect on September 1. The government is trying to make sure that it gives as much assistance as possible to those companies making the transition through
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