Virtual Seminar on “Creating awareness to prevent marine litter and plastic pollution in ecosystem” between India, Australia and Pacific Island countries
Join our special seminar on CREATING AWARENESS TO PREVENT MARINE LITTER IN THE INDO-PACIFIC It [...]
Plastic was found in human blood for the first time. Is this a public health risk?
Plastic production, which has revolutionized everything from medical care to food storage, is slated to quadruple [...]
World-Class Recycling Plant Opens In Albury-Wodonga
The largest PET recycling plant in the country is now up and running and will [...]
Plastic pollution is growing relentlessly as waste management and recycling fall short, says OECD
22/02/2022 - The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, [...]
Advancing plastics recycling in Australia
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has welcomed the recent announcement that Qenos and [...]
Single-use plastic bans in Australia: where are we and what lies ahead?
In November 2021, Corrs discussed the NSW bill proposing to ban ‘unnecessary’ and ‘problematic’ plastic [...]
Earthshot prize – nominations sought for the “Build a waste-free world” theme
The Earthshot Prize is a new global prize for the environment, designed to incentivise change [...]
New FAO-Report: Plastic in Agrifood Systems
A new report – Assessment of agricultural plastics and their sustainability: a call for action [...]
RMIT student develops degradable plastic
Inspired by the pristine lotus leaf, Australian scientists have engineered a quickly biodegradable yet self-cleaning [...]
‘Very high’ levels of microplastic waste at some of Sydney’s most popular beaches
Some of Sydney’s favourite harbour beaches suffer very high levels of plastic pollution, prompting concerns [...]
APCO Launches a new resource to scale up reusable packaging
9 February 2022 The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has today published Scaling Up Reusable [...]