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Banksia Foundation National Awards highlight sustainable innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... pharmaceuticals. The product is successfully removing polystyrene products from the market, while also diverting wool waste from landfill. The Banksia National Sustainability Awards were held in Melbourne last night and recognised accomplishments across ...

Brisbane firm to build organic waste to biogas system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... of agricultural, municipal and industrial clients. The MMAD system would allow for the diversion of organic waste from landfill, noted Finn Biogas founder and managing director Jason Hawley. "Through innovative technology, we are optimistic that together ...

Supermarket giant inks $1.3bn sustainability-linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... outlined in the sustainability strategy - reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2e emissions, increase total waste diverted from landfill, and increase in the percentage of women in leadership roles. "Our SLL draws a direct line between our sustainability performance ...

Compliance risk to new waste, recycling laws

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... four years to modernise recycling infrastructure, divert more than 600,000 tonnes of recyclable waste from ending up in landfill and create 10,000 jobs. Swain pointed to government support for reuse and resource recovery products as part of their commitment ...

CEFC, CBA finance plastic recycling facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... carbon emissions." "This is a genuine closed loop recycling solution that reduces the amount of plastic that goes to landfill. It also represents a significant advance in the development of Australia's circular economy. The project shows decisive leadership ...

DON Smallgoods site to house bioenergy plant development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... first community-led integrated waste to energy initiative in Victoria. Bioenergy waste plants divert organic waste from landfill, capturing potentially harmful emissions (if remaining in landfill) to generate zero waste and clean energy, while reducing ...

Coles sets net zero target with absolute emissions reductions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... circular economy. "We're working through that quite a lot," Davis noted. "We divert a lot of our waste away from landfill, but we will be moving that into a truly circular loop, which impacts on the recycling space." Soft plastics will be a key challenge ...

Coca-Cola Amatil sets net zero carbon targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... four years to modernise recycling infrastructure, divert more than 600,000 tonnes of recyclable waste from ending up in landfill and create 10,000 jobs. "We anticipate that there will be more material available locally for recycled content for packaging," ...

Green loans to finance light rail, battery storage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... energy, and 93% of the project's vehicle components are recycled, with an additional 5.6% recovered and diverted from landfill, according to Canberra Metro. Canberra Metro is owned by a consortium including John Holland, Pacific Partnerships (a member ...

Sharp increase in food waste: Rabobank Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2020  |  NEWS
... Report, which surveyed Australians in March and again in September. The 2020 result showed a leap in food waste sent to landfill, after previously making progress in waste reduction. By September, the average household was shown to waste 12.7% of the ...