Exhaust emissions from oil from recycled tyres have been found to have 30 per cent less nitrogen oxide, contributing to photochemical smog and lower particle mass than oil from fossil sources, but almost the same performance.
New South Wales’ waste industry has been buoyed by the latest $4.7 million grant, as part of the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) Waste Less, Recycle More program.
Sustainability Victoria Chief Executive Officer, Stan Krpan, has been re-appointed to lead the organisation for another three years, from January 2017.
The Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) has awarded the 2016 WMAA Women in the Environment Award to Samantha Cross, Director of Newcastle-based sustainability consulting business, Cross Connections Consulting.
Waste equipment specialist, Wastech, has confirmed that the Tieman Tail Lifts and Whiting Door businesses are currently for sale, just over a year after it acquired the two.
Australia’s first advanced green fuels laboratory has opened in regional Queensland with support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), allowing researchers to test biocrude locally for the first time. Read more
With new partnerships in place and market growth on the horizon, Tyrecycle CEO Jim Fairweather talks about the company’s direction and his aspirations for the tyre recycling sector.
A Queensland tyre recycler and a research scientist secured Tyre Stewardship Australia funding to scale up their approach to use crumb rubber in explosives for mine, quarry and construction projects, which has just hit the market.
From training for cleaners to awards recognition, the ACT Government’s Actsmart Business Recycling program is making a big impact on the territory’s sustainability performance. Organisations from across Australia are now being invited to use Actsmart’s tools to improve their recycling rates.
Telstra’s new electronics reuse and recycling strategy demonstrates that it is holding itself to account and going beyond mobile devices to e-waste with its voluntary product stewardship activities.
