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Biosensor Detects Nanoplastics In Water Within Minutes
Small Swaps, Big Impact This Plastic Free July
Community Urged To Ditch Single Use Plastics This July
Plastic Free July
Living In Eurobodalla: Trash Talking Long Game
What Happens To My Recycling?
Plastic Free July
Record grant funding boosts waste recovery and economic growth
Want To Put Your Sustainability Knowledge To Test?
Recycling Contamination Is Increasing Costs
Soft Plastics Now Accepted In More Locations
Amcor secures RecyClass certification for PCR material supporting upcoming changes to UK Plastic Packaging Tax
Local Primary Schools Invited To Become ‘Lunchbox Heroes’
Your phone screen doesn’t have the same color range as the human eye – and AI widens the gap between digital images…
Greens welcome PFAS lawsuit & implore greater domestic action
Chemistry project recognised for embedding sustainability into scientific education
Uni-party Games As One Nation Locks Gate On Gas Policy
Kedron Brook tops the microplastics count – three Brisbane creeks study
Minimum wage decision must be sustainable as industry confronts rising inflation and an oil shock
Nudge theory was all about taking responsibility – but it allowed big business to look the other way
Fuel security package puts fundamentals in place, but broader responses required
Formerra Appoints Matt Borowiec as Chief Commercial Officer
Invidious choices ahead as the leading edge of energy crisis inflation arrives
Public Health Advice – Maddington Lithium Fire
New Bamboo Composite Uses Strength to Estimate Biodegradation in Water
Now available: $6.15 billion to back Australian industry and shore up supply chains
Banks to support roll-out of zero interest loans for businesses impacted by the current global crisis
Lara Man Fined For Failing To Clean Up Burnt Waste
Microwave Transforms Waste Into Wealth
Targeted support should help to deal with economic pressures from the Middle East
JDE Peet’s Goes Live with OMP’s Unison Planning(TM), Accelerating Supply Chain Value at Scale
Industry index reveals deteriorating business conditions as energy crisis hits
Australian Industry Group welcomes National Cabinet’s four-stage plan for energy crisis
National Fuel Security Plan to co-ordinate response to fuel shock
Australian Industry Group calls for the Government to put everything on the table for fuel
Plastics manufacturer fined $90,000 for finger amputation  
People Power Taking Out Trash
Problematic Plastic To Be Phased Out
Ups And Downs For Shire’s Clean Up Australia Day
Cleaner Coastline Thanks To Community Effort
Dental Aligner Recycling Program Launches Across Australia and New Zealand
Waste 2 Art Returns In 2026
ACT invites feedback on next steps to cut single use plastics
Council Connect 27 February
Soft Plastics Don’t Belong In Your Recycling Bins
‘The Plastic Divide’ – how carrier bag bans impact the poorest communities
‘Incredibly resilient’ nylon device creates electricity under tonnes of pressure
Kraft Heinz, Braskem, and Tenaris to headline OMP Conference São Paulo 2026

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