New textile association calls for a national clothing take-back scheme
Camille Reed, founder of the newly launched Australian Circular Textile Association, is calling for a national clothing take-back scheme in …
Australia’s first Circular Economy Lab launched
In an Australian-first, a Circular Economy (CE) Lab has been recently launched in Brisbane, which heralds the emergence of the next generation of business in Queensland.
Upcycling to fibre-reinforced plastic
A new recycling process to transform polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into a more valuable material with better properties has been developed by US researchers, who aim for the new technique to help with the serious and urgent problem of ever-increasing amounts of plastic waste in our oceans and the environment.
Competition gives Aussie kids chance to win upcycled community garden
Australian school students will once again have the chance to win an upcycled community garden set by diverting all their oral care products from landfill, thanks to a recycling competition run by Colgate, Chemist Warehouse and TerraCycle.
Recycled glass sand to debut on Kororoit Creek Road level crossing removal project
The Victorian state government recently announced that the Kororoit Creek Road Level Crossing Removal Project will be the first rail project in the state with an innovative application of recycled glass sand.
HPE is helping businesses quantify the value of retired IT assets
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will be bringing its circular economy solutions to Australia for the first time to provide its customers with an overview of the value of their retired assets and quantify the environmental impacts and savings achieved from their IT asset lifecycle solutions, which can be incorporated into their corporate reporting.
Compostable packaging for BioBean Coffee’s retail packs
Family-owned and operated West Australian coffee roaster BioBean Coffee have released a new range of home compostable packaging for their retail range as an answer to the problems of plastic and recycling.
Google and SAP announce new contest to promote the circular economy
During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Google and SAP announced a new contest to find entrepreneurs with viable, revenue-generating business plans, which promote sustainable consumption and production.
New survey finds circular economy strategies have gained boardroom appeal
A newly released, in-depth global survey report is highlighting how large, global companies view the transition to a circular economy …
The e-waste market and its relation to the circular economy
Recently, around 450 industry representatives from 39 different nations came to Salzburg for the International Electronics Recycling Congress (IERC) to speak on the current developments in the e-waste market and how it relates to the circular economy.