New soft plastic recycling technology for SA

More than 14,000 tonnes of soft plastics will be diverted from South Australian landfills every year, due to a $20 million investment in advanced recycling technology. Recycling Plastics Australia in Kilburn will clean and purify soft plastics such as shopping bags, chip packets and food wrappers to create feedstock for new soft plastic packaging. Read More

Funding awarded to battery recycling centre

A University of Adelaide researcher will help transform Australia’s battery and resource industry after being awarded a $5 million Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation grant. Professor Shizhang Qiao from the University of Adelaide’s School of Chemical Engineering has received an ARC grant for the development of a Training Centre for Battery Recycling. Read More