Shell phones

QUT researchers have created a prototype electronic device using a material made from seafood waste, paving the way for safe, flexible and sustainable wearable health sensors.

Turning litter into streets

Plastic waste such as discarded shopping bags and spent milk bottles could be given a second life by becoming part of critical infrastructure such as roads, as well as playground surfaces.

The recycling robot

Researchers at the University of Sydney are developing a smart, automated robot to sort recyclable plastic waste. 

Who is your recycling hero?

Activists from across the world, known as “recycling heroes”, are urging governments and organisations to act now to tackle the climate emergency and raise awareness of the importance of recycling.

What are four bins for?

Four bins might help the sorting of recycled rubbish in Victoria, but to solve our waste crisis we need a strong market for recycled products.

NSW network looks to a circular economy

Jobs in regional areas could receive a much needed boost from the new NSW Circular recycling and manufacturing network.

A sharp new solution for waste glass

A new process for turning broken glass into everyday products could save tens of millions of tonnes of glass from being dumped in landfill every year.

Australia to lead the charge on lithium-ion battery recycling

A new battery recycling industry to tackle Australia’s annual 3,300 tonnes of lithium-ion battery waste could be on the cards, according to a new report by the national science agency.

South Australia’s supermarket bag ban won’t cut plastic pollution

State bans on plastic bags may reducing the litter on our streets but won’t do enough to tackle the global problem of plastic pollution.