Recycled material collected by Mornington Peninsula Shire is set to resume being processed instead of being taken to landfill after bans on the Shire’s recycling processor SKM were recently lifted.
Lithium Australia’s mine waste to lithium ion battery strategy becoming a reality
Lithium Australia has successfully created a very pure product that is suitable for the direct generation of lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) powders for the production of lithium-ion batteries. The pure product was made from a refined lithium phosphate generated by its SiLeach Gen-2 pilot plant.
Phoning in success with mobile recycling
Lake Macquarie is one of the top five cities in NSW for mobile phone recycling, with more than 700 handsets and accessories saved from landfill in the 2017-18 financial year.
Recycling old phones to help our furry friends
RSPCA’s Reloved stores and Op Shops have launched its ‘Phones for Furry Friends’ initiative in time for Global Recycling Day and will run all throughout March. The initiative invites the people of Perth to drop their old mobile phones in store to be recycled in a bid to help the environment and animals in need.
SA government to loan $3m to reboot local plastics recycling business
The South Australian government have announced that it will loan $3 million to reboot a plastics recycling business in a bid to help ease the stress felt by kerbside collectors in the state.
Sheridan closing the loop with launch of new recycling program
Australian bedding and homewares company, Sheridan, have launched a new in-store recycling program at its three Perth studio stores where customers can return any branded old quilt covers, sheets and towels.
Exmouth Shire turns to innovative technology for its recycling
Exmouth Shire is working on two different recycling strategies, including an innovative waste technology system that would deliver on the community’s ambitions for sustainable alternatives.
$30m expansion set to streamline Lake Macquarie waste facility
A revamped Community Recycling Centre, new waste transfer and two giant landfill cells are among the features of a $30 million expansion of the Awaba Waste Management Facility.
Public drop-off network established to divert coffee capsules from landfill
L’OR and Moccona coffee lovers can now sign up to be public drop-off locations for their community and help divert even more waste from landfill, thanks to a recycling program run by L’OR, Moccona and global recycling pioneers TerraCycle.
Quinn Packaging launch first fully-recyclable black plastic tray
Ireland-based Quinn Packaging has introduced a new range of patent-pending black plastic food trays called Detecta, which the company said would address the long-standing recyclability concerns around black PET.