The Victorian Government has made two announcements as the next steps in building a home-grown and lasting recycling system for Victoria, helping create a #circulareconomy https://lnkd.in/er5sAxZ
Engineers Australia features a story and video about work by our Director, @UNSW Prof @VeenaSahajwalla, on her #research and industry collaborations developing #circulareconomy solutions for new ##design and production processes to reduce #waste
World Engineering Day: Promoting responsible design - NSW Circular
Engineers Australia features a story and video about work by our Director, UNSW Professor Veena Sahajwalla, on her research and industry collaboration...
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Help Boomerang Labs who is surveying entrepreneurs, corporations, governments and other organisations to take a snapshot of the #CircularEconomy landscape in Australia at present
Australia and the circular economy – a chance to make your voice heard
Boomerang Labs is surveying entrepreneurs, as well as corporations, governments and other large organisations to take a snapshot of the Circular Econ...
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Read our latest newsletter which has been distributed to our subscribers and includes a story on our latest Pilot Project, videos and #circulareconomy news
Newsletter - February - NSW Circular
Read our latest newsletter which has been distributed to our subscribers and includes a story on our latest Pilot Project, videos and circular economy...
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Fibre-strengthened materials are not easy to #recycle, but should this even be the goal? @AuManufacturing talks to Dr Anastassija (Stacey) Konash from Swinburne University’s Factory of the Future
Carbon fibre composites – reuse, repair or recycle?
Fibre-strengthened materials are not easy to recycle, but should this even be the goal? Brent Balinski spoke to Dr Anastassija (Stacey) Konash from Sw...
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The WA Government released a waste levy discussion paper on 20 February and called for greater Federal support over recent COAG #waste bans
WA discussion paper on waste levy - NSW Circular
The WA Government released a waste levy discussion paper on 20 February and called for greater Federal support over recent COAG waste bans ...
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Three big companies plan to jointly develop an Australian plastic waste manufacturing to process up to 28,000 tonnes of plastic bottles and other recyclables into flake and food grade pellets. The raw material will then be used to produce packaging
Local leaders loop into circular economy - Food & Drink Business
A collaboration among Pact Group, Cleanaway Waste Management and Asahi Beverages will see the development of a local plastic pelletising facility in n...
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This new report explores the #circulareconomy within plastics for Denmark, considering the “plastics challenge” from international and domestic #plastics consumption and #waste managements
The new plastics economy - NSW Circular
This new McKinsey report explores the circular economy within plastics for Denmark, considering the “plastics challenge” from internationa...
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A great initiative from a proponent helping to achieve a #circulareconomy, Boomerang Labs, via a survey they are doing
Boomerang Labs - Circular Economy Survey for Businesses
Australia's first accelerator in Circular Economy
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A good example of a new industry collaboration to develop new #circulareconomy outcomes to tackle waste plastic
Local leaders loop into circular economy - Food & Drink Business
A collaboration among Pact Group, Cleanaway Waste Management and Asahi Beverages will see the development of a local plastic pelletising facility in n...
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New research funding to mitigate plastic waste as a problem for Indigenous communities and connect them to an international ethically recycled plastics marketplace, helping develop plastic #circulareconomy
Mobile plastic recycling solution receives major funding boost
A joint project to tackle plastic pollution has received a $2.49 million dollar grant from the Australian Government. ...
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Spotlight on plastics: This NSW Circular feature length article provides a spotlight on circular economy efforts to reduce, recycle and reform waste plastic in Australia and overseas
Spotlight on plastics - NSW Circular
This feature length article provides a spotlight on circular economy efforts to reduce, recycle and reform waste plastic in Australia and overseas ...
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The economic value of sustainability initiatives in businesses is acknowledged in this latest McKinsey Global Survey on valuing #ESG programs
The ESG premium: New perspectives on value - NSW Circular
The economic value of sustainability initiatives in businesses is acknowledged in this latest McKinsey Global Survey on valuing ESG programs ...
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A spotlight story on so called plastic recycling practices in Europe, as has long been the case in Australia but is set to stop in July
Italy told to stop using Malaysia as plastics dumping ground
Greenpeace finds hundreds of tonnes end up in landfill or burned at illegal factories
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Experience shows Right to Repair legislation – laws that make it easier for consumers, repairers and tinkerers to fix their broken goods – can offer an attractive alternative to waste and help a #circulareconomy
US and EU laws show Australia’s Right to Repair moment is overdue - NSW Circular
Experience shows Right to Repair legislation – laws that make it easier for consumers, repairers and tinkerers to fix their broken goods – can off...
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In this short video, some of our key stakeholders provide insights on NSW Circular and why a #circulareconomy matters
Key stakeholder insights video - NSW Circular
In this short video, some of our key stakeholders provide insights on NSW Circular and why a circular economy matters ...
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Our Director, @UNSW Prof @VeenaSahajwalla, is in a project with Wosup Australia and Spark Furniture, developing micro-factories to recycle waste plastics into engineered products, that will receive $3m from the Federal Government's CRC-P program
UNSW receives $17m in latest round of CRC-P funding
More than $17 million in grants received across optometry, recycled waste plastics, solar technology, silicon products, wireless technology and cobalt...
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In our latest video, NSW Circular Director, @UNSW Prof @VeenaSahajwalla, explains how the reuse of materials sits at the heart of a #circulareconomy
NSW Circular - Explainer #3 - NSW Circular
NSW Circular Director, UNSW Professor Veena Sahajwalla, explains how the reuse of materials sits at the heart of a circular economy ...
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Details out on 9 projects (one by our Director, @UNSW Prof @VeenaSahajwalla) to help Australia reduce plastic waste and boost recycling, funded as part of Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-Ps); & on the 2 March Plastics Summit at Parliament House https://www.minister.industry.gov.au/ministers/karenandrews/media-releases/funding-projects-boost-plastics-recycling
In this vox pop video, NSW Circular Director, NSW Circular Director, UNSW Prof Veena Sahajwalla, talks to War on Waste producer, Jodi Boylan on the role of local government in achieving a #circulareconomy
NSW Circular - Vox pop with War on Waste producer - NSW Circular
In this vox pop video, NSW Circular Director, UNSW Professor Veena Sahajwalla, talks to War on Waste producer, Jodi Boylan on the role of local govern...
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A valuable insight in the chemicals industry via a UN body adopting #circulareconomy principles https://www.unido.org/our-focus-safeguarding-environment-resource-efficient-and-low-carbon-industrial-production/chemical-leasing
Al Jazeera has broadcast this video news story highlighting the R&D of NSW Circular Director, @UNSW Prof @VeenaSahajwalla and her SMaRT Centre team. This is the same technology used for the Network’s first concluded Pilot Project
Science helping to tackle waste crisis - NSW Circular
When China stopped taking foreign recyclables two years ago, innovation has been needed to help deal with the world's plastic problem ...
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A new reports warns that Australia needs to dramatically increase its plastic reprocessing by up to 400 per cent to meet national recycling targets in the wake of export restrictions https://lnkd.in/gGKy32B #circulareconomy
Try the new Circulytics measurement tool which supports a company’s transition towards the #circulareconomy, regardless of industry, complexity, and size https://www.nswcircular.org/circulytics-measuring-circularity-of-companies/
In this 'explainer #2' video, our Director @UNSW Professor @VeenaSahajwalla explains why we need a #circulareconomy and how the Network can help https://lnkd.in/gBkBENz
In what it claims is a world first, France has passed a new #circulareconomy law to ban designer clothes and luxury goods companies from destroying unsold or returned items
Landmark French law will stop unsold goods being thrown away
Companies to be banned from throwing away unsold clothes, cosmetics and other items
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Watch ABC’s The Drum host @adambspencer interview our Director, @UNSW Prof @VeenaSahajwalla about ways to build a #circulareconomy and its benefits, and other guests about the need for greater #sustainability as the world focuses more on #climatechange https://lnkd.in/gGKPJ_w
The 2020 Circularity Gap Report sets out the critical role to be played by one of the key agents of positive change: Countries. Today, the global economy is only 8.6% circular – just two years ago it was 9.1%. Much work to do https://lnkd.in/gViWfQ6 #circulareconomy
The new Davos Manefesto 2020 embraces a #circulareconomy at its core
Davos Manifesto 2020: The Universal Purpose of a Company in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Davos Manifesto is the World Economic Forum's view of 'stakeholder capitalism'.
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Examples of how industry in Australia is embracing the #circulareconomy and the opportunities this presents, including an upcoming event involving NSW Circular's Director, @UNSW Prof @VeenaSahajwalla and @AMGC_Ltd
New opportunities from old plastics - ADVANCED MANUFACTURING GROWTH CENTRE
Since China’s “National Sword” policy clamped down on recyclable imports in 2018, the world has been forced to pay more attention to...
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Supported by NSW Circular, this event introduces the benefits of a circular economy locally, across NSW and the rest of Australia as society aims to be more sustainable. Panelists will share examples of their innovative work in waste and materials https://lnkd.in/gvuRaiS
Ellen Macarthur Foundation has released Circulytics which provides global capacity for every organisation that wants to accurately measure the full extent of its circularity with unprecedented clarity
Circulytics - measuring circularity
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
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The year in review: A look at the NSW waste industry in 2019 https://lnkd.in/gfXPkke
This consultation document by COAG is to canvass the regulatory options to help action the commitment to phase out certain waste exports from July 2020 https://lnkd.in/g9K2d3H
In this video, the Director of NSW Circular, @UNSW Professor @VeenaSahajwalla, explains why we need a #circulareconomy and how the Network can help https://lnkd.in/gUtaD4V
The NSW government has commissioned the state's chief scientist to prepare a blueprint for a radically decarbonised economy that will lay the groundwork for the state to become a leader in clean energy exports and green technology
Kean asks for plan for NSW to lead green economy
NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean says the move will ensure NSW is not "left behind" in the move to renewable energy.
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Wish-cycling explained and a spotlight on one state's efforts to enhance a #circulareconomy
Too-hard basket? How we are rubbishing our kerbside recycling
There's a fundamental fault in the recycling process - us.
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This story showcases how science developed by our Director, @UNSW Prof @VeenaSahajwalla, in partnership with industry disruptor @dresdenvision, can turn waste into valuable new products and help create a #circulareconomy @UNSWScience
Meet one engineer helping people see the huge possibilities in the circular economy - Create
Veena Sahajwalla hopes her micro-recycling approach to e-waste, metals, plastics and more will produce a smarter and more sustainable society.
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A wonderful example of innovation to help manage #waste and create a #circulareconomy
One company is recycling plastic waste into railway sleepers - Create
Converting plastic and polystyrene into durable railway sleepers could help reduce waste – and show how vital engineers will be to a circular econom...
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A new sustainability guide from APCO on food packaging for Australian businesses following pressure from consumers, governments and the community to reduce the environmental impact of packaging https://lnkd.in/gbHkQUM
This December report provides the 2017–18 financial year baseline packaging consumption and recovery data for Australia, to inform the measurement of progress towards Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets https://lnkd.in/gFpT-Gc
NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean lays out the government’s objectives for its 20-year waste strategy
Tackling waste together: Matt Kean
NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean lays out the government’s objectives for its 20-year waste strategy.
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Technology from our Director Prof @VeenaSahajwalla and her SMaRT Centre team @UNSW @UNSWScience that can reform waste into new materials is closer to commercialisation thanks to new NSW government funding (check out the video)
Smart 'microrecycling' technology earns new funding
Technology from UNSW that can reform waste into new materials is closer to commercialisation thanks to new NSW government funding.
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Here is an updated publication of the Materials Circularity Indicator methodology by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation CE100 Co initiative https://lnkd.in/g6G3sns
Our collaborator @PlanetArk helps The Age with this fantastic spotlight on waste and the #circulareconomy in Victoria
Too-hard basket? How we are rubbishing our kerbside recycling
There's a fundamental fault in the recycling process - us.
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The new $100 million Australian Recycling Investment Fund is open for business to support projects that increase recycling rates, turn waste back into valuable products and encourage a #circulareconomy https://lnkd.in/gpQt2iH
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A Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry report details what it takes to create a #circulareconomy https://lnkd.in/gXZbkrT
The European Commission has just released the European Green Deal, a roadmap of key measures and policies ranging from ambitiously cutting emissions, to investing in cutting-edge research and innovation for a #circulareconomy https://lnkd.in/gp_-QJf
A new report has been published for the second Think Tank in our Materials Flow Deep Dive series held in conjunction with @ourSSROC and UNSW SMaRT https://lnkd.in/gtXrHzP
Congratulations to our Director @UNSW Prof @VeenaSahajwalla and her @UNSWScience team for winning a new grant to advance their #microrecyclingscience for #circulareconomy outcomes
NSW Physical Sciences Fund
Recipients of the inaugural NSW Physical Sciences Fund worth $5 million were announced on Tuesday 10 December by the NSW Minister Planning and Public ...
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A greenfield town where the conventional linear methods of managing waste, energy and transport have been substituted for creative closed loop systems intended to “design out waste” to create a local #circulareconomy
Queensland town plans to become Australia’s first circular economy
The Queensland town of Yarrabilba is expected to be the first circular economy community in the country but you wouldn’t guess it from walking d...
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Procurement and Supply Australasia (PASA) explain the role of procurement in helping to create a #circulareconomy
What Is Circular Procurement? - Procurement and Supply Australasia
Circular procurement stimulates demand for services and goods which deliver a circular economy.
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NSW Circular is a network that brings together stakeholders from across Government, Industry, Research Organisations and Communities to find innovative solutions to reduce and reuse waste and materials and enhance sustainability.
It aims to contribute to the development of a circular economy – where waste is valued as a resource – by fostering a more sustainable approach to the design of goods and services, use of resources and management of waste. The Network is an initiative of the NSW Government with UNSW Sydney appointed as Host.
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Victoria announces major waste and recycling initiatives
The Victorian Government has made two announcements as the next steps in building a home-grown and lasting recycling system for Victoria …
World Engineering Day: Promoting responsible design
Engineers Australia features a story and video about work by our Director, UNSW Professor Veena Sahajwalla, on her research and industry collaborations to reform waste as part of new design and production processes to reduce waste …
Newsletter – February
Read our latest newsletter which has been distributed to our subscribers and includes a story on our latest Pilot Project, videos and circular economy news …
WA discussion paper on waste levy
The WA Government released a waste levy discussion paper on 20 February and called for greater Federal support over recent COAG waste bans …
The new plastics economy
This new McKinsey report explores the circular economy within plastics for Denmark, considering the “plastics challenge” from international and domestic plastics consumption and waste managements …
Spotlight on plastics
This feature length article provides a spotlight on circular economy efforts to reduce, recycle and reform waste plastic in Australia and overseas …
The ESG premium: New perspectives on value
The economic value of sustainability initiatives in businesses is acknowledged in this latest McKinsey Global Survey on valuing ESG programs …
US and EU laws show Australia’s Right to Repair moment is overdue
Experience shows Right to Repair legislation – laws that make it easier for consumers, repairers and tinkerers to fix their broken goods – can offer an attractive alternative to waste …
Key stakeholder insights video
In this short video, some of our key stakeholders provide insights on NSW Circular and why a circular economy matters …
