Industry News

What waste issues need addressing in 2023?

One of the seminars at the recent Waste Expo held in Melbourne was entitled Key Waste Issues and Strategy 2022 and Beyond. Facilitated by TOMRA Cleanaway Communications and Engagement manager, Michelle Mandl-Keating, the panel took a deep dive into some of the key issues in the waste industry that will need addressing over the next 12 months. Read More

mike.wheelerMarch 14, 2023, 9:27 amMarch 14, 2023

Features, Industry News

Is the Netherlands setting the standard on food waste?

Netherlands-based Toine Timmermans has many strings to his bow when it comes to food waste. He’s the program manager of Sustainable Food Chains Wageningen University & Research Netherlands, is the co-ordinator of the European Union food waste project Refresh, the managing director of the Foundation United Against Food Waste, and is on the board of Fight Food Waste Limited. Read More

mike.wheelerMarch 13, 2023, 2:51 pmMarch 13, 2023

Industry News, Opinion

Safety regulations and recycled food packaging

According to Plastics Europe’s latest report, in 2021, 90 per cent of the world’s plastic production was fossil-based. Post-consumer recycled plastics and bio-based/bio-attributed plastics respectively accounted for 8.3 per cent and 1.5 per cent of the world’s plastic production. Read More

Ed KosiorMarch 13, 2023, 2:38 pmMarch 13, 2023

Industry News, Latest News, New South Wales

Return and Earn’s $900 million in refunds

NSW has reached a new recycling milestone with nine billion bottles, cans and drink cartons returned by the community through the Return and Earn return point network. Read More

mike.wheelerMarch 10, 2023, 9:40 amMarch 13, 2023

Industry News, Latest News, South Australia

Hidden Sea owners to remove 1 billion plastic bottles from ocean

With sustainability a key driver of regional businesses, former AFL footballer Richie Vandenberg is taking Hidden Sea Wines into uncharted waters by aiming to remove the equivalent of one billion plastic bottles from the ocean by 2030. Read More

mike.wheelerMarch 9, 2023, 9:46 amMarch 9, 2023

Australia, Industry News, Latest News

Coles, Woolworths and ALDI response too late

The release by Coles, Woolworths and Aldi of a soft plastics ‘’Roadmap to Restart’’ is an admission of failure over the past five years and does not inspire confidence the problem will be solved, according to Jeff Angel, director Boomerang Alliance said. Read More

mike.wheelerMarch 9, 2023, 9:25 amMarch 9, 2023

Australia, Features, Industry News

Supermarkets release roadmap over soft plastics

The Soft Plastics Taskforce has released a Roadmap to Restart, outlining the steps needed to launch a new supermarket soft plastic collection scheme, and the current state of play in the Australian recycling industry. Read More

mike.wheelerMarch 8, 2023, 10:25 amMarch 8, 2023

Industry News, News

Wasted Space: Soft plastics issue not going away

Hi Sir My goodness, I thought the red tops back in Blighty coverage of an issue was over the top. Some of the mastheads down here are even worse. Talk about exaggeration, hyperbole, and balderdash. Almost as bad as Cardigan and the Charge of the Light Brigade – miscommunication at its worse. Read More

mike.wheelerMarch 7, 2023, 9:48 amMarch 7, 2023

Australia, Industry News, Opinion

Huge opportunity for resource recovery

Twenty-five years is a long time in one industry, especially if you fall into it accidentally. This happened to Dr Karl Baltpurvins, the current CEO of Pure Environmental, a fledgling company making waves in the waste industry and one that is keen to increase resource recovery. Read More

mike.wheelerMarch 7, 2023, 8:25 amMarch 7, 2023