Livium sign agreement to recycle electric mining train batteries
Livium has signed an exclusive agreement with Wabtec subsidiary Industrea to recycle batteries used in their electric mining locomotives.
Organic waste recycling facilities move ahead in NSW and Victoria
Organic waste recycling facilities that turn food waste into agricultural products are gaining traction in Tamworth, NSW and Bendigo, Victoria.
Samsara Eco develops enzymes to recycle nylon
Recycling technology company Samsara Eco has developed enzymes capable of recycling nylon 6, a synthetic fibre commonly used in apparel, hosiery and automotives which have proven difficult to recycle. The innovation builds on Samsara Eco’s existing capabilities to infinitely recycle nylon 6,6 and polyester and marks an important leap to tackle waste and eliminate the…
Iondrive raises $6 million to progress DES battery recycling tech
Iondrive has announced a $6.1 million raise, before costs, which it says will be used for building and running a pilot plant using its novel battery recycling method, progressing industry collaborations in the key European Union and United States markets, and for general working capital. In a statement to the ASX on Tuesday, Iondrive said…
B-cycle calls for regulation to boost battery recycling
The operator of Australia’s B-cycle battery recycling scheme, the Battery Stewardship Council (BSC), has called for government regulation to boost the country’s recycling and materials recovery efforts. The call came with the release of the B-cycle 2024 Positive Charge Report which showed 2,935 tonnes of used batteries were collected in 20241 – a 24 percent…
Visy completing new seven-site, 4,500-kilowatt solar panel rollout
Packaging and recycling company Visy says it will have new solar panel arrays up and running at seven of its 120-plus Australian sites next month, representing a combined 4,500 kilowatts of generation capacity. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said it partnered with Energy Aware on six sites in Victoria and 1K5° Commercial in…
Voluntary action not enough to achieve circularity on packaging
By Sarah Cook National mandatory requirements are the only way Australia can reduce waste and create a circular economy for packaging. The current voluntary approach is not working. While the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) set National Packaging Targets for 2025 — including 50 per cent of average recycled content included in packaging — the data show…
Rio Tinto and Capral combine to utilise recycled aluminium
Aluminium extruder Capral has successfully trialled an aluminium billet with 20 percent recycled content produced by Rio Tinto at Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL). Utilising 50 to 100 tonnes of post-production aluminium scrap from Capral’s Bremer Park extrusion plant in Southeast Queensland, Rio Tinto remelted the metal and cast it into billets, resulting in a new…
Recycled carpet in concrete boosts strength, reduces cracking
Scrap carpet fibres can be a key ingredient in stronger, crack-resistant concrete, a research team from RMIT University is proving. The team is currently engaging with partners including Textile Recyclers Australia, Godfrey Hirst Australia and councils in Victoria, conducting field studies of on-ground slabs incorporating reclaimed textiles, according to a statement from the university of…
Ego Pharmaceuticals moves to recyclable plastic for tube products
Skincare company Ego Pharmaceuticals aims to save 18 tonnes of packaging waste from landfill annually by switching to recyclable low-density polyethylene (LDPE) for its QV Skincare brand tube products. In a statement on Monday marking National Recycling Week, the company said the transition from laminate for the packaging was already underway, with “a mix of…