Tag: Australian recycling
Convenient recycling option arrives in NSW with opening of new Return and Earn machine
Ballina residents now have an easily accessible location to recycle their eligible bottles and cans, as a new Return and Earn machine debuts at Ballina Central Shopping Centre.
New facility poised to recycle over 1 billion plastic bottles annually
The Federal and Victorian Labor Governments have unveiled a state-of-the-art plastic recycling facility set to process more than one billion plastic bottles annually.
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Australia invests $40M in university-led initiative to bolster plastic recycling
The Australian Government has allocated $40 million to the University of Sydney to address the plastic waste crisis and establish a circular economy that imparts financial value to plastics at the end of their lifecycle.
B-cycle’s annual report showcases surge in Australia’s battery recycling
Australia's government-backed battery recycling initiative, B-cycle, has experienced a surge in growth and support within just 18 months of its inception, according to the annual Positive Charge Report released by the Battery Stewardship Council (BSC).
Majority of recycled aluminium cans in Australia now part of closed recycling loop –...
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 receives Australian patent grant for innovative battery recycling process
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
Businesses in Victoria to share $60m in plastics recycling grants
The Victorian government is urging local businesses to apply for the Federal Government’s $60 million Recycling Modernisation Fund (RMF) Plastics Technology Stream to support advanced and innovative technologies targeting hard-to-recycle plastics.
WA recycling, processing operators to receive $1m funding boost
Operators in the recycling and processing industries in Western Australia are eligible to apply for a share of a $1 million fund to encourage investments in infrastructure projects, the government announced.Â
UNSW SMaRT Centre partners with Jamestrong to bolster aluminium manufacturing in Australia
Jamestrong, a regional manufacturer of metal cans for prominent Australian and worldwide brands, and the UNSW SMaRT Centre have collaborated to develop an initiative that will improve aluminium manufacturing and recycling in Australia.
UNSW Sydney researchers develop solar panel recycling method that can recover valuable silver
Engineers at UNSW Sydney have created a new, more efficient method of recycling solar panels that can efficiently recover silver, the university said in a news release.Â