Western Australia

Biorefining – turning food waste into fuel

One third of the world’s food is wasted each year, with around 7.6 million tonnes wasted in Australia alone. Harnessing this food waste is a major challenge that research from a Murdoch University PhD student is working to address via biorefining. Read More

mike.wheelerJanuary 27, 2022, 7:45 amJanuary 27, 2022

Online Subscription, Opinion, Queensland, Western Australia

Wasted Space: Giving (certain) states a break

Morning Sir, I hope all is well up in our green and fair land. Well, the numbers keep coming out, and I’m beginning to wonder if some states will see it through. While 80 per cent seems like a tall target,
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mike.wheelerOctober 28, 2021, 8:38 amOctober 28, 2021

Western Australia saves 765 million containers from landfill

Western Australia has 765 million less containers in landfill due to the State’s container deposit scheme, according to premier Mark McGowan. Read More

mike.wheelerOctober 7, 2021, 8:30 amOctober 7, 2021

Australia, News, Online Subscription, Western Australia

The cost of getting an EfW project up and running

Perth’s East Rockingham Waste to Energy is due to go live in June 2022 after what has been described as a long and painful process. Getting an energy-from-waste (EfW) project green lit is not easy with
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mike.wheelerAugust 31, 2021, 9:49 amSeptember 2, 2021

News, Waste & Resource Recovery, Western Australia

WA’s WasteSorted grants designed to reduce waste

WA organisations can now apply for their share of more than $1.15 million to help reduce waste and increase material recovery as part of the WasteSorted grant program. Read More

mike.wheelerAugust 26, 2021, 9:45 amAugust 26, 2021

News, Western Australia

Maggots make the most of organic waste

It’s a hard life being a black soldier fly (BSF) – first as maggots/larvae you’re put through the wringer breaking down organic waste, then before you reach adulthood, you’re turned into poultry feed.

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mike.wheelerJune 17, 2021, 10:02 amJune 17, 2021

News, Research & Reports, South Australia, Technology, Western Australia

Lithium Australia extends battery-to-fertiliser trials

Following successful results from its 2020 field trials, which used recycled alkaline battery material as a fertiliser micronutrient, Envirostream Australia, the recycling division of Lithium Australia, has expanded its field trial programme for 2021. Read More

mike.wheelerJune 3, 2021, 10:32 amJune 3, 2021

News, Waste & Resource Recovery, Western Australia

Perth MRF reopens after fire

Cleanaway has opened the Perth Material Recovery Facility (Perth MRF) to grow recycling capacity in Western Australia (WA).

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mike.wheelerJune 1, 2021, 9:38 amJune 1, 2021

Latest News, Uncategorized, Western Australia

Funding boost for WA FOGO bins

The Western Australian Government has ignited the 2021 Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO funding round for local governments to support the transition to three-bin FOGO kerbside collection services. The additional funding builds on the success of a similar funding round delivered in 2020. Read More

claire moffatFebruary 9, 2021, 7:23 amFebruary 9, 2021

WA’s waste tyre management under RMF renovation

Australia’s largest tyre recycler, Tyrecycle is anticipating a deep transformation of the management of rubber mining waste in Western Australia’s Pilbara region after has securing a $6.9 million grant to build a secure processing facility at Port Hedland in partnership with Kariyarra Aboriginal Corporation.

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claire moffatFebruary 4, 2021, 9:47 amFebruary 4, 2021