For operators who are carting dry, dusty material or sticky, wet slurry, a Flow-Easy vibrator will speed up the vacuum tanker unloading process and provide an efficient, safe and controlled load discharge.
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New industrial manslaughter laws make Boards and directors responsible
A global risk management provider warns that delegating accountability for workplace safety will not be sufficient defence for board members and C-Suite executives under new industrial manslaughter laws across Australia.
$30 million boost for SA recycling industry
South Australia’s recycling industry will receive a $30 million boost with the Federal and State Governments signing up to a National Partnership on Recycling Infrastructure. The partnership is the result of the $190 million Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) which will generate more than $600 million in infrastructure investment for Australia’s waste management and resource recovery sector.
Bingo in play for $2billion plus
ASX-listed Bingo Industries is the subject of an $2 billion-plus offer by a consortium led by Australian private equity firm CPE Capital. The formal offer to acquire Bingo in is believed to have been made last month December, according to a report in today’s Australian Financial Review which cites that advanced talks have been made …
A journey from mask to furniture
As the UK battles the unrelenting march of COVID, organisations including the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust are recycling their disposable masks into material that can be used to make new products like bottles, bins and furniture.
APCO report maps the state of local packaging
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has published ‘Australian packaging consumption and recycling data 2018–19’ a new report tracking Australia’s progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets (2025 Targets).
COVID accelerated structural infrastructure shifts
A major new report from Infrastructure Australia has found that the Australian infrastructure sector responded well to the challenges of COVID-19, while the pandemic accelerated structural trends such as digitisation, more local and regional infrastructure use, as well as service innovations and adaptations.
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Vic jobs to grow with recycling investment
A major investment that will double Victoria’s domestic glass recycling capacity, increase its plastic recycling by 40 per cent and create 350 jobs is being underwritten by the Federal and State Governments.
A recycling plant for the home
UK-based start-up Lasso Loop Recycling is working on a machine that collects, cleans and sorts garbage for recycling, that resembles an everyday kitchen appliance.
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Redress Design Award 2021 kicks off
Leading sustainability NGO Redress has opened the 2021 cycle of the Redress Design Award, the global sustainable fashion design competition, now in its 11th cycle. Redress aims to propel collective effort to reduce global waste in the fashion industry.