Australia’s battery stewardship system is entering a more complex and regulated phase, with the Battery Stewardship Council (BSC) establishing a new B-cycle Battery Advisory Panel to help guide the Scheme
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National battery stewardship key as fire risks increase
Australia’s Environment Ministers have signalled a shift towards nationally harmonised battery stewardship, prioritising exploration of a mandatory approach as battery-related fire risks continue to increase.
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ACOR’s proposition for stewardship schemes
Australia lacks a nationally agreed framework to determine when product stewardship or extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes should be introduced, according to the Australian
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Soft Landing gets ISO certification for mattress recyling
Australian mattress recycler, Soft Landing, has achieved ISO certification across the key operational standards of Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Management and Quality Management.
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Have your say on solar panel reuse and recycling
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Textile waste turned into purification carbon
Researchers at the UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre have published new findings demonstrating how textile waste and other hard-to-recycle materials can be transformed into activated carbon for essential purification applications.
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Safety and stewardship in battery recycling
Sell & Parker has been part of the Australian recycling landscape for six decades. Founded in 1966, the company began as a modest scrap-metal operation before growing into one of the nation’s largest privately owned recyclers. Today, under the direction of Luke and Morgan Parker, the firm continues to expand its capabilities, adding a dedicated battery recycling facility that has quickly become a first for New South Wales.
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What a difference good EPR makes
By Helen Millicer
A quiet but effective European revolution is catching on and spreading across the world – Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). A robust EPR will soon materialise in Australia; now it’s a matter of when and whether we put in place the essential guardrails and work together to achieve excellence.
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Stewardship solutions for problematic waste streams
Fourteen years since the Product Stewardship Act 2011 – when Australia’s product stewardship recycling framework began to take shape – it’s clear that collaboration, innovation and persistence are essential ingredients for success. From coffee pods and glass windscreens to sheets and shirts, REMONDIS can deliver tailored solutions to give second lives to items that would otherwise end up as landfill.
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Product stewardship needs stronger national framework
Having spent the majority of his working life in product stewardship and recycling, the EcoCycle Group’s national partnerships manager, Spyro Kalos, is part of a growing push for stronger, nationally consistent frameworks to support responsible end-of-life management of batteries, electronics, and other products.
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