As the premier business event for the waste, recycling and resource recovery sector, AWRE returns to the ICC Sydney this 24 – 25 August. AWRE provides a platform for the best to come together and join forces for a world of solutions towards a cleaner, more sustainable future.
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Harris Farm combats food waste with new initiative
Australian food retailer Harris Farm Markets has announced the launch of Re-purposeful Picks, a product range made from upcycling perishable food items into premium quality products with longer shelf life.
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Food waste to help sustainably farm fish
A study done by the University of Western Australia (UWA) has found that food scraps can be used to raise black solider fly larvae which could act as a nutritional food source for farmed fish.
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Wastewater solution perfect for multi-faceted business
With several wastewater streams and a growing business, Cupitt’s Estate needed a reliable wastewater treatment system. Aerofloat had the solution.
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Sodexo gets on board food waste wagon
Sodexo, a company that specialises in quality of life services, has pledged to purchase at least 75 tonnes of surplus food by August 2021, through Yume’s surplus food online marketplace, as part of its
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Yume and SUEZ strategic partnership addressing food waste
A partnership to tackle commercial food waste in Australia is kicking some major goals by selling high quality surplus food that might have otherwise gone to waste.
Yume, the leading online marketplace
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Mapping ahead for Australia’s food waste future
Food waste is an issue. It’s a massive issue. It’s something that everybody – from consumers and manufacturers through to primary producers – know about, and want to do something about, but never
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Packaging industry facing disruptions amid COVID-19
COVID-19 and its impact on the packaging industry has forced consumers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to be more mindful of their safety and well-being. They are likely to change their views about packaging
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Commercial opportunities for potato waste
Four of the largest potato producers in Australia want to convert 100 per cent of their potato waste into commercial benefit through their partnership with the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre
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OzHarvest targets food waste on World Food Day
Today, on World Food Day, OzHarvest will show Aussies that tackling climate change, starts with your plate! The social media campaign #countmein aims to inspire individual
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Compostable cucumber wrap from BioBag World
A fully compostable shrink-wrap for cucumbers has been developed in South Australia and is set to be launched on international markets.
The compostable wrap is manufactured by BioBag World Australia and
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Food date confusion and traceability
The leading cause of food waste is confusion over what the date labels on products actually mean. A national survey reported that 84 per cent of Americans waste food based on the date label.
Mislead
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Incorporating circular economy not as easy as it seems
APCO is what is called a co-regulatory body, whose role it is to administer the Australian Packaging Covenant.
“The Australian Packaging Covenant is a regulatory framework that sits under the National
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A story about dairy processing plants, fat balls and blocked sewers
If you head over to the National Farmers’ Federation website, it gives you a run down: there are 8,594 dairy farms in Australia, a national dairy herd of 1.6 million cows, and more than 9 billion litres
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Eliminating waste within the value stream
Behind every food and beverage product on the shelf is a supply chain journey that starts with ingredients. The Australian food manufacturing industry is an intricate maze of ingredient and packaging suppliers,
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Plastic waste – why every gram counts
In my 30 years of HDPE plastic bottle manufacturing, I have become an expert in every aspect of this business. And this is not by chance, but a lot of hard work.
As I focus my efforts on the finite resource
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Queenslanders to receive refund for recycling drink containers
From the 1st of November, Queenslanders will receive a refund for recycling drink containers.
The Queensland government’s container refund scheme will see people getting 10 cents back for recycling
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Sodexo Australia saves tonnes of food from going to waste
Sodexo Australia will divert tonnes of quality surplus food each year that might otherwise have gone to waste.
Sodexo will save more than 9920kg of surplus food, in a new partnership with online surplus
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AIP to run food waste half-day training course for Thailand
AIP is taking its new ‘Role of Packaging in Minimising Food Waste’ half-day training course to Thailand in June as a part of ProPak Asia 2018.
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New appointment and funding to drive national food waste strategy
Food Innovation Australia Ltd (FIAL) has announced the appointment of Genevieve Bateman as General Manager of Food Sustainability, a newly created position to support the implementation of Australia’s
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