Resource recovery and waste reform in Australia are incredibly slow and it need not be. We don’t have time for it to be. The waste/resource recovery sector plays a crucial part in reducing Australia’s
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Orez and Bianna complement each other in collaboration stakes
Collaboration is a word often bandied around in the resource recovery industry when it comes to working with those at the coalface of the industry, or even state governments coming to consensus about such things as landfill levies. In the case of Orez and Bianna Recycling, it’s two companies with different skill sets that have become an ideal fit to service the industry.
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No glamour in waste industry but great career move for Cecilia Wu
After spending two years at University in China, Cecilia Wu arrived in Australia to complete her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering before getting her masters at the University of Wollongong. What made environmental engineering her career of choice?
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Resource Recovery Framework review: what reforms will mean
Claire Smith and Alice Brennan delve into the detail of some of the recommendations of the independent review of the NSW Resource Recovery Framework and potential implications for the circular economy.
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Next year crucial for resource recovery industry
It’s been a hectic year in the waste and resource recovery space. With COVID-19 winding down in terms of affecting how business is conducted, and expos, events and seminars on the up, the latter part of 2022 has been good for reconnecting with peers, innovators and various government agencies. Sure, Zoom and Teams meetings have become the norm, but there has been nothing quite like catching up in person and getting a feel for where the industry is heading. And where is it heading? Depends on who you talk to. Some of the key topics have been harmonisation of landfill levies throughout the states, legislation (or lack thereof in some cases) around product stewardship, compulsory recycling content in council procurement programs, the lack of infrastructure, FOGO, governments at all levels not having knee-jerk reactions to all things waste and kowtowing to the lowest common denominator, as well as the narrative around the various targets when it comes to reducing waste, plastics and emissions.
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Resource Recovery Framework recommendations need implementing ASAP
The NSW EPA recently published the independent review of the Resource Recovery Framework. Commissioned in 2021 by the EPA and delivered by independent reviewer Dr Cathy Wilkinson of Monash University, the review outlines 22 recommendations to help refine and strengthen the framework.
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Resource Recovery Collective set to deliver waste services
The North East and Goulburn Valley Waste and Resource Recovery Groups are working to support councils and alpine resorts with a regional collaborative tender for waste and recycling services, as part of the ‘Resource Recovery Collective – Hume’. The initiative will support the ongoing delivery of essential waste and recycling services beyond current contracts, and provide an opportunity for councils and alpine resorts to implement the Victorian Government’s circular economy policy.
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Victoria invites councils to apply for grants
The second round of the Recycling Victoria Councils Fund launched on 21 October, with local councils and alpine resort management boards invited to apply for funding to kick-start or progress circular economy projects, while driving local jobs.
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Post-consumer film recycling – possible with EREMA technology
Forty-six million tonnes of plastic are in circulation every year in Europe. The European recycling business produces 2.3 million tonnes of recyclate – which means that just 5 per cent of the consumers’
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Olympic medals made from recycled metals
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games collected more than 32kg of gold, 3,500kg of silver and 2,200kg of bronze during its Tokyo 2020 Medal Project, which was designed to recycle precious metals from electronic devices and turn them into medals for the athletes.
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