#recycling

Plastic munching microbes for biorecycling

Microbial communities already treat the food waste in your compost bin. In the future, could they treat your plastic waste too?

With better standards, we could make plastics endlessly useful – and slash waste. Here’s how

Product standards have real power. We could use them to reduce waste at every part of the plastic lifecycle.

Improving Australia’s glass recycling

We're aiming to shatter Australia's glass recycling process and mould it to fit within our circular economy roadmap.

Four easy ways to ditch plastic for Plastic Free July

In recent years, many of us have banned the bag and canned the cup. But this Plastic Free July our people are encouraging everyone to move closer to a plastic-free lifestyle.

Taking charge of our lithium-ion battery waste

Australia recycles only 2% of its lithium-ion battery waste. Our new report has found ways to improve this statistic.

Living in a material world

For many years we've relied on a model of turning raw materials into goods that will eventually end up in a landfill. This approach is both economically and environmentally unsustainable, which is why we need the research and innovations that can enable industries to prosper and unlock sustainable solutions.

Infographic: Aluminium, recycling’s superhero

If you thought aluminium was only good for wrapping your lunch in, then think again. Sourced from bauxite, this tough, […]