MRA Consulting Group has announced the appointment of Peter Shmigel to the role of executive consultant at MRA, responsible for corporate and council waste advisory services.
Solar-powered catamaran to remove ocean plastic
The Circular Explorer, a catamaran developed by One Earth One Ocean and made possible by Holcim, launched on 22 July to remove plastic waste from the ocean, while advancing marine science and education. Putting the circular economy to work, the catamaran has the capacity to recover four tons of plastic waste daily, which it recycles into new applications, from new products to alternative energy.
New plastic recycling plant for Laverton, Victoria
Pact Group and Cleanaway have announced the creation of a new plastic recycling facility at Laverton, Victoria. This facility will become Australia’s largest post-consumer polyethylene recycling plant converting locally collected kerbside materials into high quality food grade rHDPE and rPP resin. This will facilitate the inclusion of locally processed recycled resin into food, dairy and other packaging, enabling brand owners and retailers to deliver on their sustainability objectives.
AWRE 2021 cancelled due to lockdowns
With the COVID-19 situation across the nation and particularly in Sydney unfolding rapidly, together with the expansion of the lockdowns in multiple cities, the organisers of AWRE 2021 have decided to cancel the event, which was scheduled to run 25-26 August 2021.
Can film be recycled into good quality pellets?
Ambigroup Reciclagem S.A. is a recycler of agricultural film, used agricultural irrigation tubing and other post-consumer waste in Portugal. The input materials are naturally very moist and contaminated – a challenge which the EREMA Recycling system masters, especially when it comes to recycling them into pellets. The TVE machine is a key quality element for the company in fulfilling the requirements of its customers in the film and tube industry. Double Disc, Air Flush Module and Laserfilter are useful features, so the task at hand can be handled effectively, such as
Free riders big challenge for product stewardship
Logistics, governance and free-riders are the three biggest challenges facing many of Australia’s product stewardship initiatives as they tackle the Australian Government’s ambitious plan to decrease waste by 10 per cent and increase resource recovery to 80 per cent.
Guide: how to get more recycled content into packaging
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has published the Recycled Content Guide, a practical new resource to support Australian organisations to use more recycled content in their packaging.
EPA gives small medium-sized businesses heads up
New online videos from Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) are giving small to medium sized businesses a course in meeting their environmental risk management responsibilities.
Veolia spreads its wings in Asia
In the past six months wastewater treatment company Veolia Water Technologies has signed new strategic agreements with multiple partners to deliver water solutions in countries across Asia Pacific.
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Supreme Court okay with MIRA take over of BINGO
BINGO Industries has announced that the Supreme Court of New South Wales has made orders approving the proposed scheme of arrangement under which Recycle and Resource Operations Pty Limited, an entity majority owned by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and its managed funds, will acquire all of the issued shares in BINGO.