March 11, 2020
Australians use approximately 17 billion bottles and cans each year. But only 57% of glass we put into our recycling bins is actually recycled, with the remaining 43% destined for landfill, where it takes around one million years to decompose. So why isn’t it enough to simply put glass bottles in the correct recycling bin? One reason is that due to the presence of unrecyclable waste materials or broken
...March 8, 2020
AkzoNobel has introduced the Polibrid 705E elastomeric polyurethane and Polibrid 670S concrete primer as part of its coatings and linings portfolio. Suitable for water and wastewater applications, the flexible system has crack and bridging properties and the ability to withstand concrete movements. Key features include: solvent free and zero VOC; high film thickness in a single coat (5 mm+ if
...March 2, 2020
Nestlé and Australian recycler iQ Renew have announced a trial to find a way to collect, sort and process soft plastics. The trial will see soft plastics collected from over 100,000 homes through kerbside recycling and diverted from landfill. The announcement comes alongside the federal government’s National Plastics Summit, which aims to identify new solutions to the plastic waste
...March 1, 2020
Today’s National Plastics Summit in Canberra will gather a cross-section of 200 delegates from government, industry and community sectors to address the problem of plastic waste. In addition to examining solutions to the plastic waste challenge and mobilising action from governments, industry and non-government organisations, the summit will identify new opportunities to directly address
...March 1, 2020
April’s WIOA Water Industry Operations Conference and Exhibition will provide visitors with a chance to discover and research new technologies, equipment, services and ideas related to the water industry. With an increasing population, expanding manufacturing and growing regulatory requirements, demand for industrial wastewater treatment services is projected to grow by approximately 5.3%
...February 25, 2020
PepsiCo and Clean Up Australia have joined forces, launching the three-year program ‘Greening the Green’ aimed at educating consumers on soft plastic recovery and increasing soft plastic recycling across Australia. Although the nation’s recycling rate has increased more than 50% since 1996, waste to landfill has not decreased. The Australian Plastics Recycling Survey from
...February 13, 2020
Sydney-based A Plus Plastics has acquired stormwater management company Ausdrain in a strategic move to expand its injection moulding manufacturing capacity. A Plus Plastics Managing Director and owner Matthew Holloway is fervent about manufacturing in Australia and approached Ausdrain to propose the acquisition. “I actually picked up the phone and rang the owner of Ausdrain, Gerard Jorna,
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November 13, 2018
A study conducted by Kelleher Environmental and Call2Recycle in 2017 is shining a spotlight on an issue that, until recently, never existed.
October 23, 2018
It’s not a pretty picture—non-biodegradable, petroleum-based plastics are inexorably choking our waterways, our oceans, and threatening ecosystems around the world. Fortunately, materials science is developing several planet-friendly alternatives to conventional plastics—in several cases, these materials derive from renewable sources and are highly
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July 10, 2018
When science, technology, and social need converge, results can be breathtaking in scope and impact. Let’s focus on one issue—that of municipal wastewater treatment. Such wastewater is commonly treated by biologically breaking down organic waste matter. This process generates “clean” water safe for discharge to the environment.
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