Waste Management Solutions
SLURRYTUB
The issue of trade waste: Wet trade slurry from the wash up of cement, concrete, grouts, render and sediment is generated on building sites each day. Typically, at the end of the day, all tools including cutting machinery, mixers, wheelbarrows, and hand tools must be washed before the wet trade slurry sets. Slurry waste incorrectly […]
The Power of Collaboration: AIP and APCO Join Forces
Under this agreement, the two peak bodies have formed a strategic partnership that aims to improve packaging and sustainability knowledge in the Australia and New Zealand region. It will provide proof points for sustainability professionals regarding their packaging and sustainability credentials. This will be achieved through AIP facilitation and delivery of APCO focused educational courses […]
Providing Expert Waste Truck Solutions: STG at AWRE 2023
In the complete scope of the waste management cycle, it is important to understand that the efforts to reduce, prevent, and recycle waste are directly correlated with waste collection. In a LinkedIn post, Ross Yendle, the Chief Executive Officer of STG, stated that there is a lack of waste truck manufacturers in Australia. The shortage […]
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 […]
$1 Million Grant Awarded for Australian First Renewable Energy System
In an Australian first, Brisbane-based engineering company Finn Biogas will transform the way organic waste is disposed, thanks to a $1 million grant as part of the Federal Government’s Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII). Propelled by the grant, which was awarded earlier this month, the renewable energy prototype dubbed the Micro Modular Anaerobic Digester […]
Expanding the scope for e-waste
What would an expanded National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme (NTCRS) look like? What impacts would it have on the wider industry?
Victorian Government seeking feedback on CDS proposed model
The Government is asking Victorians to provide feedback on the proposed model for the state’s container deposit scheme, due to be rolled out by 2023.
Recycling innovation taken to new level with $18 million collaborative hub
Set to focus on not only reducing landfill waste but also reshaping reclaimed waste into new materials, the new Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Hub (TREMS) has been created to transform the construction and manufacturing sectors.
Building a Circular Economy: Product Stewardship Act Moving the Industry Back on Track
Earlier in July, the review of the Product Stewardship Act and $20 million Investment Fund was released, highlighting a positive and strong response from the Australian Government in regards to the future of the waste and recycling industry.
The Future is Recycling
Recycling contracts in Australia are under threat and a crisis is looming after China implemented its National Sword Policy on January 1, 2018, the question remains, what now?