Gaia EnviroTech, the bioenergy and organic waste management division of Gekko Systems, have designed and manufactured Australia’s first modular anaerobic biodigester, with successful installations across regional Victoria and Tasmania.
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Smart bins great for data, but be prepared to pay
Technology is designed to make things easier for those using it – whether it be hardware or software. Progress is also seen as a way of setting new standards, putting in innovative solutions, and making sure procedures run smoothly.
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How to disrupt Australia’s attitude to medical waste
Even before he graduated from ANU, Ryan Pike was getting to work developing sustainable solutions to address Australia’s medical waste problem.
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Sydney students turn brewery wastewater into energy
Australian start up switch2 Engineering has developed a technology that can convert brewery wastewater into hydrogen, a clean burning fuel. By doing so, breweries are able to repurpose the hydrogen as a fuel for heating, transportation and electricity. Using this technology, breweries can not only save costs on utility bills, but do so sustainably, according to the founders.
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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.
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FOGO as high-strength construction material?
The Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo is researching a new method to reduce food waste by recycling discarded fruit and vegetable scraps into robust construction materials.
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Sustainable alternative to plastics in packaging
A new translucent barrier paper, Sylvicta has been developed by Arjowiggins, a Scottish independent paper manufacturer as a sustainable alternative to plastics in packaging.
Through precision fibre refining,
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Translating waste tech from laboratory to local manufacturing
Founded in 2008 by Professor Veena Sahajwalla, the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) at the University of New South Wales, collaborates with industry, global research partners, not-for-profits, and governments to develop innovative environmental solutions for some of the world’s largest waste challenges.
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How microrecycling is growing a green aluminium revolution
Research by the UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre has found a way that could start a new ‘green aluminium’ manufacturing revolution.
The new technique to recover aluminium
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How a northern tyre processor leveraged govt grant to advance resource recovery
Australian Tyre Processors (ATP) has match funded a grant from Queensland Resource Recovery Industry Development Program (RRIDP) resulting in $1.6m invested into the company’s new tyre processing plant.
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