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Explosive potential for tyre crumb
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.
ACT’s smart program boosts business recycling
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 leading the way in e-waste product stewardship
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.
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Delivering more than the post
Australia Post’s Head of Environmental Sustainability talks about its initiatives to tackle its waste streams while helping the community and its customers achieve their environmental goals.
TSA’s tireless progress on a problem waste stream
Tyre Stewardship Australia celebrates its second full year of operations in January, with many achievements to look back on and goals to look forward to.
When size matters: waste management in East Gippsland
Since adopting a new waste strategy in late 2014, East Gippsland Shire Council has ticked off many of its objectives and won awards along the way, with ‘doing more with less’ its mantra.
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Metro Skips growing through going the extra mile
Running a fuel-efficient, reliable and smart fleet with optimal dealer support is integral to helping a waste collections business flourish. For Queensland-based Metro Skips, its experience with UD Trucks has exceeded these expectations.
JMJ Tyre Recycling, Mackay, QLD
Farmer and truck parts retailer John Galea has responded to the tyre dumping problem in Northern Queensland by opening the JMJ Tyre Recycling plant.
An American success story: tackling scrap tyre stockpiles
As its national initiatives have seen scrap tyre stockpiles cut by 93 per cent over the past 20 years, could Australia learn lessons from the United States in managing and recycling scrap tyres?
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