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Green Energy Transition: Upcycling EV Batteries into Graphene Oxide

A recent breakthrough in how to recycle EV batteries by tech companies Graphmatech and Graphenea and battery supplier Northvolt offers a way towards the green energy transition.

7 Jul 2022

New Recycling Method Could Eliminate the Climate Impact of Plastic Materials

Only a fraction of the material that could be turned into new plastic is currently recycled. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have now demonstrated how the carbon atoms in mixed waste can replace all fossil raw materials in the production of new plastic.

1 Jul 2022

Queensland Steps Forward on Polluting Heavyweight Plastics Bags & Coffee Cups

The decision by the Queensland Government to ban all disposable plastic shopping bags steps up the attack on polluting single use plastic items, with the plan to introduce a Reusable Shopping Bag Standard to ensure all shopping bags available from retailers will be genuinely reusable in the future. Disposable coffee cups are now also centre of the agenda.

1 Jul 2022

'Superworm' with an Appetite for Polystyrene Could be the Key to Large Scale Plastic Recycling

Researchers at the University of Queensland have found a species of worm with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale.

13 Jun 2022

Plastic on Australia's Beaches Cut by Almost a Third

New research by Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, shows Australian coastal plastic pollution has decreased by 29 per cent, the surprise discovery revealed as part of a broader project assessing waste reduction efforts.

9 Jun 2022

Plastic Free Places Hits 12.5 Million Pieces of Single Use Plastics Removed

In the five years since its inception, the Plastic Free Places (PFP) program, run by the Boomerang Alliance, has eliminated, or removed over 12.5 million single use takeaway plastic items from use. That includes plastic straws, cutlery, coffee cups, lids, water bottles and plastic containers.

3 Jun 2022

Thermal Mass Flow Meter Helps Reduce Cost of Plastics Recycling Technology

Engineers responsible for the complex process of recycling used plastic discarded as garbage and then given new life will find the rugged, direct mass flow measuring ST Series Thermal Flow Meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) helps them more accurately measure synthetic gas for economical co-gen plant operation.

From Fluid Components International 2 Jun 2022