Tourist and heritage railway groups who are currently using second hand timber sleepers to keep their tracks running are driving demand for an alternative sleeper material, as these groups can’t keep
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Inside Waste (June/July): Celebrating a decade in Queensland
And on April 26, 2007, seven companies along with waste veteran Rick Ralph, came together to set up the Waste Recycling Industry Association of Queensland (WRIQ). 10 years on and WRIQ has made great leaps
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Australia’s largest hospital solar array installed in Bundaberg
The project will see the installation of 1253 individual 435w panels over the next three months on all available roof space of the hospital and maintenance shed, with a total system size of 545kW, and
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Waste Opportunist: Closing the plasticulture loop in QLD (part 1)
Of the many plastics used in Queensland’s agriculture, approximately one-third can be readily recycled, for example, clean plastics such as trickle tapes and plastic packaging. However, plastic products
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Mobile Conversations: Should I Recycle or Reuse?
Independent market research conducted by IPSOS for MobileMuster highlights that more people than ever before are reusing their mobiles. The research revealed that one in 10 are selling or trading in their
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To build a more sustainable city, collaboration is key
A co-founder of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), Atkinson has built her career around the economics of urban sustainability, and was once the global head of sustainability for Lendlease.
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Getting Banksmeadow off the ground
Kanaar, who was responsible for the mobilisation and operation of the Banksmeadow Transfer Terminal development, told delegates that the main challenges were around getting the development operational,
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LEGO just smashed its 100% renewable energy goal
To achieve its target, the LEGO Group invested $1.2 billion over four years in two offshore wind farms, and 20,000
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Legal Eagle: A licence holder’s rights and responsibilities – recent prosecution in the Land and Environment Court
Environment Protection Authority v Steggles Foods Mt Kuring-gai Pty Ltd [2017] NSWLEC 33 In this case, the NSW EPA commenced proceedings against Steggles Foods for contravening the following
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Concerns raised over Central Coast tender
Central Coast Council’s 10-year contract with Remondis will come to an end in January next year and Council told Inside Waste it had invited tenders but was unable to comment on ongoing
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