Sustainability

A new set of reports has presented a crucial roadmap for moving Australia toward a circular economy, outlining the opportunities to use design to enhance the sustainability of manufacturing methods, materials, products, and business models across local industries, as announced by RMIT university.

State Asphalts NSW has begun constructing Australia’s first road made out of recycled coffee cups in suburban Penrith. 

Australian supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths have made an offer to REDcycle to take control of its stockpiled soft plastic and provide safe storage of the material while recycling solutions are explored.

As part of the Decarbonising Infrastructure Delivery Roadmap, a new measure has been adopted for future infrastructure projects by the NSW Government to reduce emissions and costs for the general public.

SaveBOARD, a packaging waste company, has launched its first beverage carton recycling facility in Australia today. 

Australian burger chain Grill’d has announced its collaboration with biotechnology company Sea Forest in an effort to roll out what it claims is a “world-first sustainable,” grass-fed beef burger made from black angus cattle that produce up to two-thirds less methane emissions than regular cattle.

The Victorian government is launching the next phase of its landmark ban on single-use plastics which is set to roll out at the beginning of February. 

The WA government has signed a trade agreement with Japan Bank for International Cooperation to accelerate progress for decarbonisation and low-emission technologies in the state. 

Ampol has ventured into an industry-first partnership with SEA Electric to deliver seamless EV charging options to key parts of the transport sector. 

Scientists from Deakin University have successfully extracted silicon from end-of-life solar panels and converted it into a nanomaterial that can be used in the development of a new type of battery anode.