Tag: recycling
Visy to open cutting-edge corrugated cardboard plant in Melbourne’s West
The Victorian Government is backing packaging and logistics giant Visy to open a new corrugated cardboard plant in Melbourne’s West.
The $99 million state-of-the-art facility in...
Aussie made sustainable asphalt paves the way towards circular economy
A resurfacing project in Victoria’s City of Yarra is using a new sustainable asphalt product that is helping the state make another step towards...
New Century’s $50m investment at Lawn Hill to create 250 new jobs
Australian base metal company New Century Resources has officially opened its new zinc tailings project based on a former zinc mine at Lawn Hill.
The...
New project to turn sewage into crude oil
ARENA has announced $4 million in funding for a pioneering project aiming to turn biosolids from sewage into crude oil.
Led by Wagga Wagga-based company Southern...
Coles, Plantic Technologies to tackle Australia’s mounting waste crisis
Supermarket giant Coles has partnered with Australian manufacturer Plantic Technologies to become the nation's first retailer to introduce packaging made entirely from a combination of...
Australia has potential to spearhead global lithium-ion battery recycling revolution – CSIRO report finds
A recent report by CSIRO, titled 'Lithium battery recycling in Australia', reveals that only a mere 2% of lithium-ion batteries in Australia are recycled,...
UNSW event explores reinvention of Australian manufacturing
Industry leaders from CSIRO, NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Innovative Manufacturing CRC, UNSW Science, Engineering and others met at a UNSW summit to discuss...
Qld engineering firm makes ‘green’ concrete using recycled plastic waste
Queensland engineering firm Fibercon has reached a big environmental milestone, having recycled over 50 tons of plastic waste using a new, revolutionary method for...
Envirostream launches Australia’s first lithium battery recycling plant
Envirostream has officially inaugurated Australia's first lithium battery recycling plant as the country prepares for the e-waste landfill ban which will take effect on...
Amcor commits to producing fully recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025
Packaging giant Amcor has pledged that all its packaging will be recyclable or reusable by 2025.
The company, which has also committed to significantly increase...
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Balancing profit and sustainability in supply chains
Priorities in the supply chain are expanding, moving away from cost as the main driver behind purchasing decisions. Now, sustainability and ethical sourcing are grabbing a portion of the spotlight.
