If you care about money or care about the environment or care about climate change, ignore coffee cup recycling and instead focus on organics (particularly food), which represent around 50 per cent of all waste to landfill in Australia.
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Opinion: Australia’s material world is at crisis point
Australia is facing a growing waste disaster that is being totally overlooked by our government.
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New European Commission measures require repair and recycling of electronics
The European Commission has adopted new eco-design measures that require electronic appliances to be repaired and recycled – in line with circular economy objectives.
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Community engagement in REDcycle high with SA stores taking top spot
South Australia has taken the top spot in soft plastics recycling by returning the highest amount of soft plastics to Coles stores through the REDcycle program.
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Potential new supply stream in recycled battery products established
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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Acciona appointed to lead construction of East Rockingham EfW facility
Acciona has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to build an energy from waste (EfW) plant in Western Australia.
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How to drive a successful circular economy in Australia
The National Waste Report 2018 indicates that more than 67 million tonnes (Mt) of waste, including 14.2 Mt of organics, 6.3 Mt of hazardous waste and 5.6 Mt of paper and cardboard, is generated by Australians each year.
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Consumers hoard e-waste for fear it will land in the wrong hands
Many Australians are left wondering what to do with that broken hair straighter, that old washing machine that’s been sitting in the garage for 20 years or the Tamagotchi that no longer gets virtually fed.
Manufacturing with circular economy in mind, key in waste reduction
Creating new products doesn’t necessarily mean using virgin materials, so organisations such as the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) are encouraging Australian manufacturers to look to circular economy practices.
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CSIRO program scales operations nationally to boost waste generation management
ASPIRE (Advisory System for Processing, Innovation and Resource Exchange) is scaling its operations nationally to improve the management of the 67 million tonnes of waste generated in Australia each year.
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