Tag: recycling
Melbourne-based Great Wrap launches world’s first compostable pallet wrap
Material science company Great Wrap has unveiled a compostable stretch wrap made from food waste in an effort to combat the world’s reliance on petroleum-based pallet wrap and plastic pollution.
RMIT Engineers develop building claddings made out of recycled glass
Engineers from RMIT University, in collaboration with materials technology company Livefield, have developed new fire-proof building claddings out of recycled glass.
Recycled coffee cups used in Penrith road construction
State Asphalts NSW has begun constructing Australia’s first road made out of recycled coffee cups in suburban Penrith.
Coles and Woolworths make huge offer on soft plastics recycling
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.
Sydney houses Australia’s first beverage carton recycling facility
SaveBOARD, a packaging waste company, has launched its first beverage carton recycling facility in Australia today.
NT gov’t opens round 2 of recycling fund for infrastructure projects
An additional round of funding under the Recycling Modernisation Fund has been made available by the Northern Territory (NT) Government to address waste infrastructure gaps in regional and remote areas of Australia.
WA announces $10m grant to support e-waste infrastructure
The Western Australian government has announced a $10 million allocation to boost WA’s collection and recycling network of electrical and electronic waste.
Victoria to ban single-use plastics in February
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.
Queensland stadiums to test out reusable plastic cups
Reusable drinking cups are now being trialled at stadium venues in Brisbane as part of an effort to protect Queensland’s environment and lifestyle.
SK Geo Centric signs MOU at CES 2023 with Plastic Energy to complete a...
SK Geo Centric, a subsidiary of SK Innovation’s, has signed a contract with British company Plastic Energy, which specializes in plastic pyrolysis, completing the “last puzzle” of the world’s first plastic recycling complex to be built in 2025.
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How growth capital is helping an Australian manufacturer go global
There’s a particular kind of ingenuity that flourishes in regional Australia. Away from the noise of major business centres, founders build companies that quietly become world leaders in their field, solving deep specialised problems that global markets didn’t know could be solved. Modra Technology, based in Warragul in regional Victoria, is one of those companies.
