Dr Len Humphreys, Chief Executive Officer of Licella Holdings, tells Waste Management Review about the next generation of advanced recycling – hydrothermal liquefaction. Read more
Ag plastics recycling pilot launched in north-west Victoria
Farmers can drop-off their old table grape covers, irrigation tube and grain silo bags for free during a pilot program to improve the collection and recycling of agricultural plastics in Sunraysia and Loddon. Read more
Plastic waste meets its (re)maker
Global waste solutions, Brightmark is unlocking the building blocks of waste and turning it into something reusable. Read more
State fast-tracks recycled plastic sleepers
The Victorian State Government is investing in technology to repurpose recycled plastic into railway sleepers. Read more
Australia’s first e-waste plastics recovery to be built in Albury
Two Albury recycling plants are among eight regional projects to be co-funded under the Recycling Modernisation Fund. Read more
RMF funding “one part of the solution”
The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) has welcomed the Federal Government’s commitment to invest more in recycling infrastructure but says a more holistic approach is needed from government and the plastics industry. Read more
Big brands back plastics recycling push
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), ALDI, Coles, Woolworths, The Arnott’s Group and Unilever welcome a $60m funding boost to the Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF). Read more
Cleanaway invests in plastic recycling
Cleanaway has invested more than $1 million in new equipment to increase recycling of plastic at its Laverton Material Recovery Facility (MRF) centre in Melbourne. Read more
Plastics recycling stakeholders invited to specialist event
Experts in plastics recycling from across Australia and the world will gather in Melbourne later this month for the Annual Plastics & Waste Conference.
Plastics & Waste Conference 2016
Thursday 17 November 2016,
Mantra Bell City Hotel, Preston, VIC
The annual Plastics & Waste Conference is organised by the Society of Plastics Engineers. It will include presentations about government policy and strategy, technology developments and European progress in recovery and recycling of plastic materials. These themes will be supported with data, technical progress in resource recovery, potential solutions, developments in biodegradable plastics and success stories in recovery and recycling.
For further information contact Han Michel on 0416 168 255 or email hanmichel@bigpond.com