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Komptech’s Crambo 5200 Direct: all green, no compromise
The Komptech Crambo 5200 Direct high torque shredder offers great efficiency without compromising productivity.
CBR360 Circular Economy Symposium 2022
This spring, the CBR360 Circular Economy Symposium will bring together Canberrans from across all sectors of the city to kick …
Concrete using recycled tyre rubber hits the road to a circular economy
Engineers in Melbourne have discovered a way to replace 100 per cent of conventional aggregates in concrete – such as …
SA Water breaks renewable energy record
South Australia’s largest wastewater treatment facility has broken a renewable energy record on its way to record levels of self-sufficiency.
$13m funding for ACT compost facility
The Labor Government has announced funding to build a new large-scale composting facility in the ACT, as well as supporting …
Webinar series: AORA releases second organics economic contribution report
The Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA) has released the second Economic Contribution of the Australian Organics Recycling Industry report.
Finalists announced for Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2022
A company changing the way the world thinks about building materials, an online marketplace to trade waste and mushroom-based packaging …
Enviropacific harnesses technology to destroy PFAS on site
More than two billion litres of PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) contaminated groundwater has been treated by Enviropacific in the …
Repurpose It, councils unlock circular economy opportunities
George Hatzimanolis, Chief Executive Officer of Repurpose It, says local councils are in a prime position to drive change as …
Cleanway Group’s rapid response to hazardous incidents
In May 2022, a Cleanway Group emergency response team pumped 100 tonnes of canola seed from the carriages of a …
BottleCycler and Marvel Stadium crushing sustainability
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NWRIC calls for unified action
A lack of cohesion between federal and state environmental regulations is threatening businesses. Rick Ralph, National Waste and Recycling Industry …
Activating effective product stewardship
Rose Read, Director, Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence, says it’s time for a policy that activates national product stewardship solutions …
NWRIC calls for national standards to enhance recovery
Australia can substantially increase resource recovery rates and better meet end user demand by adopting best practice standards, says NWRIC …
Building a national approach to single use plastics
Plastic recycling remains one of the most challenging areas in Australia’s journey to achieving the 2025 National Packaging Targets. Brooke …