Innovation and the Circular Economy – Glass Recycling and Value-Added Manufacturing

23 Feb 2023

In Australia in 2018/19, it is estimated that 1.16 Mt or 46 kg per person of glass waste was generated, up from 1.13 Mt in 2016-17. About 90% of all glass consumed is used in packaging, such as in food and beverage packaging. Overall recycling rates for glass are at...

Recycled plastics to feature in Melbourne’s tram platforms

20 Dec 2021 | In the Loop

Recycled plastics from kerbside waste will be used to create innovative modular tram stops, making Melbourne’s tram network more sustainable, accessible for people with disabilities and less disruptive to maintain and develop. The Development of Next Generation Tram...

Recycling face masks into roads to tackle COVID-generated waste

2 Sep 2021 | In the Loop

Researchers have shown how disposable face masks could be recycled to make roads, in a circular economy solution to pandemic-generated waste. Their study shows that using the recycled face mask material to make just one kilometre of a two-lane road would use up about...

Old tyres and building rubble making sustainable roads

22 Oct 2020 | In the Loop

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,...

New project to measure the benefits of reusing materials in Australia

22 Oct 2020 | In the Loop

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...