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Johnson urged to ditch UK EfW expansion

A group of environmental organisations has told the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that net-zero carbon emissions cannot be achieved if he allows continue development of energy-from-waste (EfW) plants. Read More

claire moffatDecember 2, 2020, 3:24 pmDecember 2, 2020

Latest News, News, Waste & Resource Recovery, Western Australia

WA 2021 WasteSorted awards open

Nominations are now being sought for the new-look 2021 WasteSorted Awards, formerly known as the Infinity Awards. Read More

claire moffatDecember 1, 2020, 9:10 amDecember 1, 2020

Australia, Latest News, News, Waste & Resource Recovery

Australian Circular Economy Hub comes to life

An overwhelming 88 per cent of Australian business leaders believe the circular economy will be important to the future of business, according to new research from Planet Ark. Read More

claire moffatNovember 26, 2020, 9:45 amNovember 26, 2020

Latest News, News, Victoria, Waste & Resource Recovery

Industry applauds Victorian state budget

The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) has said that the three new funds in the Victorian state budget yesterday that are in addition to the Recycling Victoria allocation is a positive move for the industry. Read More

claire moffatNovember 26, 2020, 8:46 amNovember 26, 2020

Australia, News, Online Subscription, Opinion, Waste & Resource Recovery

When is waste ‘waste’?

How many times have you heard: “I wish we could stop thinking of waste as ‘waste’ and start thinking of it as a resource”. While I support the sentiment, I dislike the phrase and particularly
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claire moffatNovember 25, 2020, 2:00 pmNovember 25, 2020

Australia, News, Waste & Resource Recovery

APCO Board refreshes

The 2021 Board of Directors for 2021 for the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) have been appointed encompassing leaders spanning the waste and recycling, packaging, food and beverage, and sustainability sectors. Read More

claire moffatNovember 24, 2020, 9:52 amNovember 24, 2020

Latest News, New South Wales, Online Subscription, Waste & Resource Recovery

Planet Ark leads coffee capsule scheme with Nespresso and Woolworths Group

A consortium led by the Planet Ark Environmental Foundation to recycle coffee capsules is another beneficiary of the National Product Stewardship Investment Fund (NPSIF). The funding will go towards the
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claire moffatNovember 19, 2020, 9:56 amNovember 24, 2020

Latest News, News, South Australia, Waste & Resource Recovery

How a SA primary school reduced waste by 87 per cent

South Australian start-up Bin Shift has granted its first-ever Award for Outstanding Impact to South Australia’s Elizabeth Grove Primary School after an audit found that the school has reduced its waste to landfill by 87 per cent. Read More

claire moffatNovember 17, 2020, 10:05 amNovember 17, 2020

Australia, Latest News, News, Waste & Resource Recovery

Government moves closer to procurement of recycled material

The Australian Government will soon release a revised Sustainable Procurement Guide and updated Commonwealth Procurement Rules so that every one of its near 100 agencies must consider buying recycled. This was initially flagged by the Prime Minister at the National Plastics Summit in March. Read More

claire moffatNovember 17, 2020, 9:44 amNovember 17, 2020