For operators who are carting dry, dusty material or sticky, wet slurry, a Flow-Easy vibrator will speed up the vacuum tanker unloading process and provide an efficient, safe and controlled load discharge.
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New industrial manslaughter laws make Boards and directors responsible
A global risk management provider warns that delegating accountability for workplace safety will not be sufficient defence for board members and C-Suite executives under new industrial manslaughter laws across Australia.
$30 million boost for SA recycling industry
South Australia’s recycling industry will receive a $30 million boost with the Federal and State Governments signing up to a National Partnership on Recycling Infrastructure. The partnership is the result of the $190 million Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) which will generate more than $600 million in infrastructure investment for Australia’s waste management and resource recovery sector.
Bingo in play for $2billion plus
ASX-listed Bingo Industries is the subject of an $2 billion-plus offer by a consortium led by Australian private equity firm CPE Capital.
A journey from mask to furniture
As the UK battles the unrelenting march of COVID, organisations including the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust are recycling their disposable masks into material that can be used to make new products like bottles, bins and furniture.
A recycling plant for the home
UK-based start-up Lasso Loop Recycling is working on a machine that collects, cleans and sorts garbage for recycling, that resembles an everyday kitchen appliance.
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Novamont acquires BioBag
The BioBag Group, part owner of BioBag World, has been acquired by Novamont the Italian supplier of the Mater-Bi resin material that comprises the BioBags product.
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Grants focus on improving natural environment
Queensland based Finn Biogas, has received funding to test an economically viable way to break down organic waste from buildings. Twenty-three small and medium businesses are sharing in more than $2 million from the federal Government to test their great ideas on how to improve the natural environment.
Collaboration produces Future Waste Resources 2021 Convention
This year, instead of hosting the Australian Waste to Energy Forum, the Australian Industrial Ecology Network (AIEN) has joined forces with the Waste Recycling Industry Association (WRIQ) and the Queensland Farmers Association to present the Future Waste Resources 2021 Convention from 1 – 3 March 2021 on the Gold Coast.
CRC-P funding for recycling projects
A project to turn food waste into biodegradable cling wrap and another using AI to sort plastic recycling are being funded by Cooperative Research Centre Projects (CRC-P) initiative.