Remondis Australia has signed a multi-million dollar contract with leading solutions provider Jacobs to support design and environmental aspects of its proposed $400 million Energy From Waste facility.
Show us the money says industry over levies
In June, the NSW government released its long-awaited waste strategy, NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041. The reaction of …
Shocking introduction leads to great career choice
AS with a lot of people, having a career in the waste industry wasn’t originally in Maya Deacock’s plans when setting out her career path. Graduating with a Bachelor of Science (Hons) degree from the University of New South Wales, Deacock said that even though as a kid she had an ecological bent, the waste industry wasn’t really on her radar.
Western Australia saves 765 million containers from landfill
Western Australia has 765 million less containers in landfill due to the State’s container deposit scheme, according to premier Mark McGowan.
Geofabrics Australasia acquires of Plascorp Holdings
Geofabrics Australasia, a supplier of geosynthetic products, has announced the acquisition of Plascorp Holdings.
SA LGA to host forum on discussion paper on CDS
Big W hits back at Boomerang Alliance accusation
In what environmental watchdog group the Boomerang Alliance has called a “shocking exercise of corporate irresponsibility”, BIG W has continued to sell what the Alliance alleges are banned single-use plastics in Queensland. Boomerang has accused the giant retailer of green-washing “previous one-off items as ‘’reusable’’, when the clear intent of the law is to remove them from supermarket shelves – to be replaced with genuinely reusable items,” said Boomerang Alliance campaign manager Tony Hutcheon.
Nanomaterials – smarter way to deal with plastics
Photo Credit: RMIT University
Researchers have developed a clean and cost-effective way to upcycle used plastic, transforming it into nanomaterials and high-quality fuel.
QRT expands by buying up Eagle Farm C&D business
Queensland Recycling Technologies (QRT), a joint venture between Alceon Qld and Brisbane Recycling Consortium (BRC), has purchased the recycling business assets of a “prominent private company” based in Eagle Farm with a view to create a state of the art recycling and resource recovery processing plant on Brisbane CBD’s doorstep.
Queensland schools to swap food waste for funding
Queensland’s youngest citizens will help lead the charge against organic waste with $500,000 in funding from the Queensland Government to help state schools tackle food and garden rubbish generated in the schoolyard.
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