Remondis Australia is managing the logistics of a new Product Stewardship Scheme that will take large plastic bag recycling to a new level, at a time when some 40,000 garbage truck loads of large plastic bags are going to landfill each year.
NSW bushfires clean up gets $24 million boost
The NSW Government is investing almost $24 million to help deal with waste and damage in the ongoing clean up from the 2019-20 bushfires.
Big W hits back at Boomerang Alliance accusation
In what environmental watchdog group the Boomerang Alliance has called a “shocking exercise of corporate irresponsibility”, BIG W has continued to sell what the Alliance alleges are banned single-use plastics in Queensland. Boomerang has accused the giant retailer of green-washing “previous one-off items as ‘’reusable’’, when the clear intent of the law is to remove them from supermarket shelves – to be replaced with genuinely reusable items,” said Boomerang Alliance campaign manager Tony Hutcheon.
Better access to free recycling of televisions and computers
Australian households and small businesses will have better access to free recycling for their computers and televisions as the federal government has approved two more providers for the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme (NTCRS).
320,000 households worth of waste diverted from landfill
A drop in emissions, 80 per cent of waste diverted from landfill and the equivalent of 22 million meals donated to Australians in need are among the many ways Woolworths Group has shrunk its footprint over the past year.
Funds given to recycle solar panels
Old solar panels and battery storage systems are being given a second life due to funding from the NSW Government that will boost the state’s capacity to manage solar system waste.
WA’s WasteSorted grants designed to reduce waste
WA organisations can now apply for their share of more than $1.15 million to help reduce waste and increase material recovery as part of the WasteSorted grant program.
Butting in on the cigarette filter debate
Eight billion is a huge number. When you’re talking about something like grains of sand, you’d probably find that number in a couple of square metres at Bondi. When you’re talking about the number of cigarette butts that litter Australia on an annual basis, then that becomes a massive issue for the environment. Kate Noble …
Geelong recycling plant earmarked for more jobs
Geelong will soon have the capacity to process an additional 8000 tonnes of plastic every year due to a $3 million joint investment from the Australian and Victorian Governments.
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New PET facility for Cleanaway/Asahi/Pact – plus Coke
Pact Group, Cleanaway, Asahi Beverages and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) have announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture that will build and operate a new PET recycling facility.