World-first waste-to-energy plant set to process 2 tons of waste per day
A Japanese company has developed a new method to separate and capture carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flue gas…
With recycling plants closing, is plastic pyrolysis worth saving?
Key Insights The plastics industry has held up pyrolysis as one of the solutions to the plastic…
‘Clogging up landfills’: Victorian Labor Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas slammed over 18kg promotional e-waste dump
A Victorian Labor MP has been slammed for dumping 18kg of promotional e-waste, with a recycling centre accusing…
Seoul built an architectural installation from mushrooms and agricultural waste; its walls were grown rather than constructed | World News
Walls of Public Life. Image Credit: ANOMALIA Seoul became the setting for an unique architectural experiment in 2025,…
Home composting championed as fix to growing burden of organic waste in landfill
Every drop makes an ocean is a motto sustainable-living champion Benjamin Head wants everyone to be guided by.…
Mt Atkinson Rd, Truganina: Sole residents ‘held hostage’ as road turned into illegal rubbish dump
A Melbourne couple say they are being “held hostage” in their own home by piles of toxic waste…
Four strikes system comes in as needles, laptops and other rubbish found in FOGO and recycling bins
Households that repeatedly put the “wrong stuff” in recycling and organic waste wheelie bins across north-west Tasmania may…
Farmers seek solution to mounting plastic waste problem left out of recycling strategy
Rows of black and white plastic weed mats line Jodi and Phill Brown’s paddocks where tomato, chilli and…
Wastewater DNA reveals what communities eat
During the Covid-19 pandemic, health officials in many places tracked the activity of the virus by analysing sewage,…
Waste burning trial at Adbri cement site prompts backlash from council
An Adelaide cement factory has been given the green light to burn more plastic waste for fuel in…
Binman’s warning over common plastic mistake — ‘bins get rejected’
A binman has revealed which bin polystyrene belongs in, as he admitted it ranks among the most frequently…
From waste to fuel: New method transforms used ground coffee into high-quality fuel in 90 seconds
ⓘ ChatGPT Thanks to plasma pyrolysis, ground coffee can be converted into fuel in just 90 seconds. Researchers…