Trevor Evans

BYO container

Woolworths BYO container trial rolled out

Customers at Woolworths stores in Tasmania can now help cut plastic in their regular shop by bringing their own reusable containers from home to fill up at the deli, meat and seafood counters, as part of a trial set to expand in the coming months.
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buy recycled

Buy Recycled call

Australians are being urged to ‘buy recycled’ during National Recycling week, November 8-14.
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tyre exporters

Tyre importers join stewardship scheme

Off the Road (OTR) tyre importers Bearcat, Bridgestone Mining Solutions, Goodyear, Kal Tire, Michelin and Yokohama have committed to joining the voluntary Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme from January 2022.
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plastic

Annual plastics conference goes virtual

The Annual Plastics and Waste Conference, organised by the Australia-New Zealand Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers, will be run as a series of webinars under the title of Plastics and the Circular Economy – The Virtual Edition.
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$171 million to tackle organic waste

The Morrison Government has launched a $171 million bid to take 3.4 million tonnes of food and garden waste out of landfill each year, diverting it to farms to create healthier soils and a better environment.
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batteries

Battery recycling scheme ramps up

The Battery Stewardship Council (BSC), Australia’s official battery product stewardship scheme, has unveiled plans to increase participation, alongside a new-look public program called B-cycle (Scheme).
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Victoria's container deposit scheme update

$7 million recycling boost

Recycling in regional and remote Australia has been given a $7 million funding boost to “turbocharge” Australia’s waste and recycling industry.
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