For an industry hungry for solutions to accelerate the journey to recycling sustainability, $10 million funding for inventive ideas for recycling and reuse of plastics, paper, glass and tyres will satisfy,
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How Sustainability Victoria is tackling priority recycled waste
Victorian infrastructure projects which use recycled materials and create local jobs are being boosted by $2.6 million Sustainable Infrastructure Fund grants. Local Victorian governments are expected to spend more than $8 billion on infrastructure projects over the next three years, presenting a significant opportunity to increase their use of recycled materials.
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APCO has its sights clearly set on 2025 targets
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has developed a priority schedule of 23 projects for the 2020/21 financial year, to drive targeted progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets.
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BHP and Novum Energy to tackle mining truck tyre recycling
BHP will supply used earth moving tyres from all seven BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMC) and BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC) sites to Novum for conversion into heavy and light oils, carbon black, syngas and steel. It will take place at a processing plant that is being built in Nebo in the Isaac region of Queensland.
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Study:Is chemical recycling just making fuel?
A new report from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) has examined the efficacy of chemical recycling facilities, finding shallow results.
Chemical recycling is a recycling process
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Industry partners sought for Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence
A Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence (CoE) is being established as part of the National Product Stewardship Investment Fund. It follows the Product Stewardship review announced last week.
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$18 million hub to drive recycling innovation
A new Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Hub will focus on reducing landfill waste and transforming reclaimed waste into new materials for use in construction and other manufacturing sectors.
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Clock ticking on National Waste Action Plan 2019
The National Waste Action Plan was agreed by Federal, State and Local governments in 2019 with the following targets: Ban on export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres. Reduce total waste generated
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Global award for ICC Sydney’s waste reduction strategy
ICC Sydney (Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre) has won the UFI Sustainable Development Award 2020, designed to recognise companies that have implemented a successful waste management approach for exhibitions.
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Time for Australian newspaper producers to invest in creating market demand
Australia has recorded one of the best rates of newsprint recycling globally, despite loss of offshore recycling options. The Newsprint Recovery Figures for 2019 report reveals that the proportional national recovery rate for newsprint was 68.2 per cent.
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