Three-quarters of Australians (74 per cent) still believe that a trip to the recycling bin is the most impactful initiative they can do for the environment, according to a new report from the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO)Â
The Northern Territory government has opened applications for a new $1.5 million grant program aimed at supporting new recycling infrastructure projects in the state.Â
The 2023 Change Maker Awards in Western Australia have acknowledged the remarkable efforts of individuals and organisations leading recycling initiatives.
A recent study conducted by the International Aluminium Institute has unveiled that the majority of aluminium cans recycled by Australians are reintroduced into the manufacturing process to create a new generation of aluminium cans, closing the can-to-can recycling loop.
Neometals Ltd, a pioneering battery material recycler, announced that the Australian Patent Office has granted a patent to its 50 per cent-owned recycling intellectual property subsidiary, ACN Co.Â
IperionX Limited, a producer of sustainable titanium technology, has signed a deal with Heroux-Devtek, a Canadian aerospace company, to support a 100 per cent recycled titanium supply chain based on scrap titanium metal from the aerospace industry.
A new $40.5 million material recycling facility (MRF) on the Sunshine Coast is nearing its completion and is expected to go live by the end of 2023, according to an announcement from the Queensland government.Â
The Federal government and the Queensland state government have joined forces to invest more than $12.79 million in six new recycling initiatives, diverting almost 69,000 tonnes of garbage from Queensland landfills each year.