The Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio, has recently announced that Gaia EnviroTech has been awarded funding for the establishment of commercially viable Anaerobic Digestion (AD) for organic waste.
Food waste helps grow orchard that will feed disadvantaged
Veolia has announced it will use the circular economy of food waste to help feed disadvantaged communities in Melbourne by planting an orchard in the Mornington Peninsula.
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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.
Plastic turned into picnic tables
Picnic tables made from recycled plastic are saving tonnes of waste from going to landfill due to the Victorian Government’s $21 million Urban Parks Active Wellbeing Program.
Gaia EnviroTech builds modular biodigesters in Regional Victoria
Gaia EnviroTech, the bioenergy and organic waste management division of Gekko Systems, have designed and manufactured Australia’s first modular anaerobic biodigester, with successful installations across regional Victoria and Tasmania. Read more
Dumping costs Vic $89 million a year
Councils in Vic spent $89 million responding to the dumping of illegal waste in 2019/20, with ratepayers left to foot the clean-up bill. Only a handful of these waste crime perpetrators were punished or prosecuted … despite the fact that this is what ratepayers want, according to lobby group Keep Victoria Beautiful.
Hazardous waste grants now open
Businesses (local and international) and local governments can access up to $9.7 million in grants for infrastructure projects that improve the management of Victoria’s hazardous waste.
Applicants sought run Victoria’s CDS
Glass recycling plant for West Melbourne
Citywide has unveiled a glass recycling plant capable of cleaning glass from co-mingled bins and contaminated material that can’t be processed by other plants.
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Guide helps businesses reduce/recycle food waste
A new guide aims to help food businesses to reduce costs by avoiding or recycling more of the 237,000 tonnes of food waste currently going to landfill. Food waste recycling for business guide follows the release of new figures, based on 433 audits in the food retail and hospitality sector, which shows a significant opportunity …