Australia’s world-leading waste export bans will stop the shipping of whole baled tyres for disposal overseas from today (December 1). Read more
Woolworths BYO container trial rolled out
A Woolworths BYO container trial will help customers at Tasmanian stores cut plastic in their regular shop. Read more
Buy Recycled call
Australians are being urged to ‘buy recycled’ during National Recycling week, November 8-14.
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.
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.
Woolworths plots path to no new plastic
Woolworths Group is backing a new Australian plastic recycling start-up using science to reduce the need for new plastic to be produced.
Food rescue group targets home waste
Food rescue organisation, OzHarvest has launched a new campaign to tackle the 2.5 million tonnes of food wasted from homes every year.
$171 million to tackle organic waste
The Federal 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.
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).
$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.