Waste industry stalwart Harry Wilson scooped the pool at the 2021 Waste Innovation and Recycling Awards last night. Read more
CSIRO pledge to reduce Australian plastic pollution
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, will tackle Australia’s plastic pollution problem, pledging to help Australia reduce 80 per cent of its plastic waste by the end of the decade. Read more
FOGO facility up for tender in ACT
The ACT Government is investing in a large-scale Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) facility to process local waste.
CEFC backs Aussie recycling start-up
An Australian company has won the backing of the CEFC to tackle the traditional limitations of plastics recycling, allowing plastics to be recycled infinitely using an enzyme that accelerates the bacterial breakdown of plastic. The CEFC, through its Clean Energy Innovation Fund, is investing $1.1 million in Samsara Eco (Samsara).
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BioFactory launched as part of CE project
Deakin University will establish a BioFactory in Geelong as part of a Circular Economy Accelerator-Organics (CEA-O) project in partnership with the Victorian Government, 20 industry partners, Monash University and RMIT University.
Woolworths phase out plastic bags ahead of state ban
Woolworths will be phasing out its 15-cent plastic shopping bags in Western Australia over the next month – the first major supermarket to do so ahead of new state legislation banning a variety of plastic shopping bags from July this year.
Energy from waste conference kicks off
The Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia’s (WMRR) 2022 Energy from Waste Conference has kicked off, with close to 180 people descending on ZINC at Federation Square in Melbourne this week.
ACF remind govt Kimba not the right place
The Australia Conservation Foundation (ACF) has sent a reminder to the government that Kimba is not the right site for Australia to store its nuclear waste as container ship, the Pacific Glebe, arrives off the east coast of Australia.
Resource Recovery Collective set to deliver waste services
The North East and Goulburn Valley Waste and Resource Recovery Groups are working to support councils and alpine resorts with a regional collaborative tender for waste and recycling services, as part of the ‘Resource Recovery Collective – Hume’. The initiative will support the ongoing delivery of essential waste and recycling services beyond current contracts, and provide an opportunity for councils and alpine resorts to implement the Victorian Government’s circular economy policy.
Make or break for resource recovery of C&D waste in NSW
Resource recovery of construction and demolition waste (C&D) is at a tipping point in NSW. With recent court judgments putting further pressure on the system, proposed reforms to waste and contamination legislation, and the EPA conducting a review of its resource recovery order and exemption system (RRO/E), the next year may prove to be make-or-break …