On 1 October 2020 the Australian Government announced a new $107.2 million Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) to help position Australia to better respond to future crises such as COVID-19. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic government and industry have worked together
NSW: Grants now available for circular economy innovative material reuse and recycling projects
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has just launched new intakes for its Circulate industrial ecology grants and Civil Construction Market Program. For Circulate, grants of up to $150,000 are available for innovative, commercially oriented industrial ecology projects that will recover
Recycling cigarette butts into bricks
Researchers have shown how industries could work together to recycle cigarette butts into bricks, in a step-by-step implementation plan for saving energy and solving a global littering problem. Over 6 trillion cigarettes are produced each year globally, resulting in 1.2
New project to measure the benefits of reusing materials in Australia
A new project aiming to reset Australia’s materials economy has launched, led by researchers from Monash University and representatives from the charity sector. Measuring the Benefits of Reuse in the Circular Economy is a three-year Australian Research Council Linkage Project
Old tyres and building rubble making sustainable roads
Researchers have shown how a blend of old tyres and building rubble could be used as a sustainable road-making material, in a zero-waste solution to boost recycling and support the circular economy. Construction, renovation and demolition account for about half
AIEN Board member, Robin Branson, retires
We would like to thank Robin Branson, one of AIEN’s founding members, who decided to stand down on 30 June 2020 from his position on the AIEN Board. Robin was considered a pioneer of Industrial Ecology in the world and
From the Chair
We hope all of our members and their families, in particular those in Victoria, have fared well this year and that 2021 will be a much better year for us all. Over the last eight months, during the difficult COVID
$10M in Grants for Smart Recycling Solutions
Are you developing solutions to help Australia’s waste and recycling capability? Applications for the Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-Ps) round 10 are now open for projects which address gaps in Australia’s waste and recycling capability, particularly for plastics, paper,
AIEN Submission to Redirecting the Future of Plastic in NSW (May 2020)
Growing recognition of plastic’s impact on our environment and human health means we need a comprehensive and bold plan to address this important issue. The discussion paper, Cleaning Up Our Act: Redirecting the Future of Plastic in NSW (released in
AIEN Submission to Cleaning Up our Act: The Future for Waste and Resource Recovery in NSW Issues Paper (May 2020)
The NSW 20-Year Waste Strategy is a whole-of-government initiative to provide a long-term strategic direction for communities, industry and all levels of government to work together to build resilient services and markets for waste resources. An issues paper Cleaning Up