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The Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC) is backing an exciting new venture that will see used golf balls recycled into multiple applications including furniture, drainage systems, pathways, roads and sculptures.
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Recycling app uses AI to identify rubbish
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A new app will use artificial intelligence to help Australians work out if their rubbish can be recycled. Recycle Mate is designed to end widespread confusion about what goes into which coloured bin.
L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo, Suntory Unveil World’s First Enzymatically Recycled Bottles
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The potential to endlessly recycle PET plastic recently became a step closer to reality, as a consortium of companies announced the successful production of the world’s first food-grade PET plastic bottles produced entirely from enzymatically recycled plastic.
Recycling face masks into roads to tackle COVID-generated waste
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Researchers have shown how disposable face masks could be recycled to make roads. Their study shows that using the recycled face mask material to make just one kilometre of a two-lane road would use up about 3 million masks.
New Recycling Methods Will Make Electric Vehicles Greener
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Researchers in Britain and the United States have found ways to reuse old electric vehicle batteries. The methods can cut costs and carbon emissions while providing supplies for an expected increase in demand.
Could cow stomachs solve plastic recycling?
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Cow stomachs could hold the secret to recycling plastic bottles, clothing and food containers made using polymers with titles such as PET, PBAT and PEF.
Recycling robot could help solve soft plastic waste crisis
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Engineering researchers are developing a unique method to increase the recycling of soft plastics by creating a smart robot that can identify, sort and separate different types of recyclable waste.
Unilever introduces paper-based bottles for laundry detergent
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Unilever is set to launch its first paper-based bottles for laundry detergent in Brazil next year, with an ambition in place to introduce the packaging across Europe thereafter.
Major food brands launch fund for bag, pouch recycling
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Mars UK, Mondelez International, Nestle, PepsiCo and Unilever have jointly launched a $1.5 million fund that aims to invest in efforts to make plastic bags, wrappers, firms, pouches, packets and sachets easier for consumers to recycle.
Classroom in the rubbish: Lessons to be learned on the recycling frontline
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Get the recycling right – teach them when they are young – and we will start seeing a change for future generations. That’s the message behind a new education room at Hamilton’s recycling plant.
Polypropylene recycling from carpet waste
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A significant part of carpet waste consists of petroleum-based polypropylene. As a non-recyclable product, disposing of it has previously meant incineration or landfill. However, a new solvent is now making it possible to recover virgin-standard polypropylene from carpet waste.
Pandemic mask mountain sets new recycling challenge
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Researchers in Australia want to transform single-use COVID masks into road material. In the United States, the protective gear is recycled into benches. And in France, they are reborn as floor carpets for cars.