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Ban on waste export presents risks, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020  |  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, Frydenberg said. $190 million will go towards a new Recycling Modernisation Fund with the aim of ...

Brambles reports progress on 2020 sustainability goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... emission per unit delivered by 33%, exceeding their 20% target. Brambles has also reduced its timber product waste to landfill to zero, and has reduced its plastic product waste by 94%. Feggans acknowledged that the 2020 target for plastic product waste ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... use plastic and helping tenants with compostable, wet food waste, packaging waste, and diverting wet food waste tout of landfill into compost. That's something we're really focusing on in the waste space." The issue of managing water is "tough," Nunn ...

VicSuper: $3 billion in assets linked to sustainable outcomes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... the number of sustainable transport passenger journeys as a result of our investments. We looked at waste diverted from landfill as well. For us, that was the next stage of moving towards reporting based on outcomes, rather than just reporting in terms ...

Coca-Cola Amatil announces that 70% of bottles will be recycled plastic

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019  |  NEWS
Coca-Cola Australia and Coca-Cola Amatil has announced that 70% per cent of the plastic bottles manufactured for their use in Australia will be made entirely from recycled plastic by the end of 2019. This target will double Coca-Cola Amatil's use of ...

CEFC reports 39 direct commitments worth $2.3 billion in FY18

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018  |  NEWS
... and biological treatment plant will treat organic waste produced by eight Melbourne councils, substantially reducing landfill and emissions. the CEFC said. The $65 million South Eastern Organics Processing Facility, will process household garden and ...

NZ Super Fund invests US$65 million in Rubicon Global

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018  |  NEWS
The NZ Super Fund has invested US$65 million in cloud-based waste and recycling technology company Rubicon Global. The US$65 million investment falls under the fund's expansion capital, which is a type of private equity investment in relatively mature ...

Australia/NZ continue to top the ranks in GRESB 2017 real estate review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... cars, Reduced like-for-like water consumption by 0.5% - equivalent to 999 Olympic swimming pools, and Diverted 52.9% of landfill waste - equivalent to 399,008 truck loads. "We are delighted to see an increase in the number of participants and assets ...

CEFC lends $30 million to ResourceCo for conversion of waste into PEF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... and $3.3 billion to 2020 in the urban waste industry. Commercial viability has been driven by a combination of rising landfill gate fees and falling technology costs. Waste levies in states such as NSW, the ACT, South Australia, Western Australia and ...

CEFC identifies Australian states with best incentives for bioenergy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... incentive for businesses to recycle waste and reduce operating costs. "The states which have imposed higher levies on landfill waste are providing the right environment for investment in energy from waste projects," Anning told an audience at the Bioenergy ...