Most Australians believe they're good recyclers. But only 25% of people separate waste correctly and up to 35% of recycling ...

Australia is a big generator of e-waste per capita, and the systems in place to recycle technology are lacking compared to schemes in Japan, Finland and Germany, according to a new report.

Only 24% of local councils in Australia separately collect household food organics and garden organics (FOGO) waste. Another 16% provide garden waste collection only. This limited progress has ...

Plus, in Australia, at least, there simply hasn’t been enough industrial demand for the waste plastic to keep up with what’s being collected. Recycling has had long-standing problems in Australia.

The Sims/Collex recycling project will result in the recovery of metals, circuit boards plastics and CRT glass. Jeremy Sutcliffe, managing director for Sims Group, said the launch of the initiative ...