Lithium Australia has developed processes to recover metals from spent lithium-ion batteries, with nickel and cobalt recoveries estimated at 90 per cent.
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More than 100 signatories commit to using recycled plastic in new products in EU
More than 100 organisations have signed a declaration to commit to using 10 million tonnes of recycled plastic in new products by 2025 in the European Union (EU).
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Almost 30 per cent of fishing lines are estimated to be lost at sea each year
The first global estimate of the amount of fishing gear lost in oceans worldwide has revealed that 29 per cent of all lines are lost or discarded each year in the sea.
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Indonesia returns 100 containers of contaminated waste to Australia
Indonesia’s customs officials confirmed on Wednesday that 100 containers of contaminated waste will be shipped back to Australia.
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Feedback sought on Product Stewardship Amendment (Packaging and Plastics) Bill
The Environment and Communications Legislation Committee is seeking feedback on the Product Stewardship Amendment (Packaging and Plastics) Bill 2019.
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SA councils agree to prioritise products made from recycled materials
Nine South Australian councils have committed to buying products made from recycled materials to support a circular economy.
Albury council’s decade-long waste program close to goal of halving waste to landfill
In 2009, the Albury Waste Management Centre (AWMC) was bearing 100 per cent of the region’s local waste. Having the fourth largest landfill in NSW, the Albury City Council set out to change the way this waste was being processed, so it established a goal to halve the amount of waste going into the AWMC by 2020.
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Victoria’s $30 million Lara waste stockpile clean-up begins
The first truckloads of construction and demolition (C&D) waste will be removed from a waste stockpile in Lara this week, in a clean up that could take several years.
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Positive response from members of SA’s first single-use plastics taskforce meeting
A taskforce with representation from 15 organisations met for the first time on September 12 to help inform the next steps towards a single-use plastics ban in South Australia.
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Fine Food Australia panellists discuss steps to reducing food waste in a creative way
Buy smart, cook smart and think smart when purchasing food. That is the advice people in the hospitality industry gave at a talk on food waste at Fine Food Australia.
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