Sponsored This year’s Waste Expo Australia saw over 4,000 attendees through the doors over two days at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, with an overwhelming emphasis on circularity and sustainable resource recovery dominating discussions across both the exhibition and conference programs. Over 150 exhibitors showcased industry-leading waste management and resource recovery solutions, with exceptional…
Appreciation has grown in the last decade or so for a modern, holistic view of manufacturing. It’s “more than just production”, you will have heard countless times, and production is the lowest point in the “smiley curve” model of where value is added. The National Reconstruction Fund Corporation, for example, chose to open its inaugural…
Five million dollars in grants has been awarded to eight projects under Queensland’s Circular Economy Investment Program, including a robotic pallet dismantler, oyster shell waste in render and plaster products, and newly-developed materials from rigid plastic waste. According to a statement from the state environment department on Monday, the grants awarded were worth between $250,000…
By Ali Abbas, University of Sydney; Dominic Bui Viet, University of Sydney, and Eric Sanjaya, University of Sydney Every year, Australia buries millions of tonnes of waste in landfills. But these sites are filling fast, recycling has its own limitations, and most waste export is banned. So councils and state governments are looking for alternatives.…
In a world where manufacturing typically conjures images of sprawling factories and complex machinery, a tiny six-legged workforce is quietly revolutionising production processes at Southern Cross University. Black soldier flies, the unassuming insects with appetites twice their body weight, are being harnessed as nature’s manufacturing plants to transform food waste into valuable resources, researchers revealed…
Australia’s battery recycling scheme, B-cycle, has thrown its support behind landmark NSW legislation that would introduce mandatory battery product stewardship in response to growing fire risks from lithium-ion batteries. The Product Lifecycle Responsibility Bill, introduced to Parliament on Tuesday by NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe, aims to ensure all battery producers and importers take responsibility…
Livium’s battery recycling division Envirostream has started receiving initial volumes under new long-term agreements with major clients including BYD and ZECO Energy, according to an announcement released on Monday. The company stated it is focusing on growing end-of-life battery volumes while seeking partners to scale operations to meet future demand, which it estimates will create…
NSW councils have been invited to apply for the third round of the Local Government Waste Solutions Fund, offering grants up to $200,000 for individual councils to invest in recycling technology. According to a statement from the NSW Environment Protection Authority on Monday, approximately $1.9 million was awarded to the recently-announced round two winners, supporting…
Bosch to start “new chapter” for startups at Clayton site Gavin Smith, the President of Robert Bosch (Australia), has shared news of the opening of a co-working space at the company. “For the last 10years we have enjoyed working closely with startups and scaleups in many different ways,” Smith posted on Monday morning on Linkedin.…
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufacturer Industree Group has launched Epicycle, a pioneering recycling programme designed to combat the growing menace of PPE waste at worksites. In collaboration with recycling innovator TerraCycle, the programme is built around custom-designed recycling boxes (pictured), tailored for safety glasses, safety gloves, and disposable respirators. TerraCycle ANZ General Manager Jean Bailliard…