Product & Innovation
GECA Releases Position Statement on Making Recycled Content Claims
When purchasing products made from recycled content, you are keeping materials out of landfills and groundwater, growing new markets, encouraging more manufacturers to use recycled materials and valuing circular product design. According to research by Planet Ark, 70% of Australians are more likely to purchase a product if it contains recycled content. However, there are […]
Is it Time for Government Intervention for Circular Textiles in Australia?
We spoke to BlockTexx Co-Founder, Adrian Jones, about how Australia can lead the way in this solution of global importance. Every year over 800,000 tonnes of textiles are discarded in Australia with most sent to landfill. However, BlockTexx’s new facility in Loganholme, Queensland, has proven the effectiveness and viability of a circular textiles industry in […]
Key Decision Makers to Tackle Nation’s Most Urgent Issues at 2023 AWRE Summit
Australia is waste deep in a resource recovery crisis and there’s never been a more urgent time for the Resource Recovery sector to come together. Australia’s Waste and Recycling Expo has expanded its Summit program in response to industry demand and will bring together 250 Australian key decision makers to participate in the Summit’s program […]
JOEST’s solution to waste and recycling incineration
When it comes to the bulk handling process, there is no limit to the design imagination for JOEST products, whether your need is pre-classifying or sorting, separation and screening or conveying and dosing. With the variety and combination of proven JOEST technologies, there is a range of system solutions available specific to the recycling and […]
STEINERT sorts postconsumer packaging with AI-based sorting solutions
Watch how STEINERT technology sorts postconsumer packaging with AI-based sorting solutions in modern sorting facilities around the world. The sorting of packaging from local household collections covers a wide spectrum. Various plastics, metals, paper, commingled, contaminated waste is collected and mixed together, then fed into a sorting plant designated specifically for the mix […]
5 TAKEAWAYS | Waste to Energy
Can we solve Australia’s waste problems while simultaneously providing alternative energy sources?
5 TAKEAWAYS | NSW EPA Circular Economy Programs – Real change from local communities to big cities
As Australia moves towards a more sustainable future with increased efforts in recycling and waste-management, circular economy initiatives have increased.
National Packaging Targets
Product packaging exists across the entire supply chain from the way we manufacture, store and transport our products, right through to how we sell them to our customers. But just because packaging is a part of everyday life, that doesn’t mean it needs to cause damage to our environment.
A Classic Recycling Innovation Story
Direct Pallets & Recycling along with CJD Equipment and SDLG are doing an excellent job for our environment by applying the good old mentality of reuse, recycle and rethink.
The future of waste management is smart
The waste and recycling industry welcomes a new generation of start-ups and innovators who are using technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics and machine learning to transform the sector. Here are some insights into the intelligent waste management methods used in the pioneering work of Yindi Smart Systems.