South Australia’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) is one of the longest running in Australia and is considered one of the most successful product stewardship schemes in Australia. While the return rates (comparison of eligible containers sold against containers returned to the scheme) vary over time, more than 85 per cent of eligible CDS glass containers are returned through the depots. Of this, around 99 per cent is recovered to glass remanufacturing.
Remondis Australia is managing the logistics of a new Product Stewardship Scheme that will take large plastic bag recycling to a new level, at a time when some 40,000 garbage truck loads of large plastic bags are going to landfill each year.
South Australia’s newest recycling facility (MRF), able to process 50,000 tonnes of recyclables per year from household yellow bins, has been officially opened today at Kilburn.
Bingo Industries has been selected as the successful tenderer for the AU-980521 – Multi-site Waste Collection, Recycling and Disposal Contract for Charitable Recycling Organisations.
One third of the world’s food is wasted each year, with around 7.6 million tonnes wasted in Australia alone. Harnessing this food waste is a major challenge that research from a Murdoch University PhD student is working to address via biorefining.
Some of the biggest brands on the planet have joined forces and called upon the governments of the world to do more to tackle plastic pollution. Brand including Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Pepsico, IKEA and Mars have joined forces to plead for governments to come up with an all-encompassing plan that will show consistency across the various government jurisdictions around the globe.
An independent evaluation of the state’s Litter Prevention Program has shown litter has reduced by 43 per cent as part of the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) successful Waste Less, Recycle More campaigns since 2012.
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, in conjunction with several leading universities and the United Nations Environment Programme, to develop the material footprint indicator.
On the back of the federal and Victorian governments recent announcement of 13 new projects being revealed, one such project will be a $50 million PET recycling plant opening up in Altona North in Melbourne.
The Australian and Victorian Governments have announced 13 new projects that will see 136,000 tonnes of plastics, paper, glass and tyres remade into new products while creating new jobs and new investment in the Victorian economy.