Turmec has been awarded an almost $45 million contract to design, build and install a construction waste processing facility in Queensland. Read more
Collaborating for change: the Resource Recovery Summit
The 2022 Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo will introduce the new Resource Recovery Summit. Suzanne Toumbourou, Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) Chief Executive Officer, hopes it will help spark better dialogue across industries.
STG Global brings futuristic collection truck to Australia
A new partnership is reinforcing the global in STG Global. Read more
Cookers: greasing the wheels of sustainability
Cookers is a company built with sustainability at its core. National Quality and Safety Manager Hari Srinivas explains how that has helped guide the business from strength to strength for two decades.
100% recycled bins trialled
Hundreds of households in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and City of Charles Sturt are each receiving three new black bins – all made from 100 per cent recycled plastic. Read more
Communities commit to WA better bins program
Five more local governments have committed to the WA Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO program to implement a better way of sorting household waste. Read more
SV grant for beds made of plastic
A $300,000 Victorian Government grant delivered by Sustainability Victoria has enabled Swinburne University to partner with start-up Robovoid and GT Recycling to explore ways to use recycled plastics in bed bases and mattresses. Read more
Great Barrier Reef plastics danger
A three-year study of plastic waste in the central Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area has found there is a chronic risk to marine organisms from plastic exposure. Read more
Containers for Change expands in Brisbane
Brisbane residents have more opportunities to help the planet and get rewarded for recycling with the opening of new Containers for Change Return Points. Read more
Deakin University BioFactory turns food waste mountain into clean, green products
A new BioFactory at Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus will deliver ground-breaking ideas and solutions to tackle Australia’s mountain of food waste from households, businesses and supermarkets. Read more