WED22: Recycled concrete gives building waste a new life
Often, once a concrete structure reaches the end of its life, the only option for most concrete waste is landfill. ...
Tag: circular economy
This engineer wants to upcycle old PV solar panels
As Australia’s uptake of photovoltaic solar panel technology has grown over the past few decades, a new problem has come ...
Forget recycling, upcycling plastics may be the future
Australian engineers have developed a cost-effective method to transform used plastic into nanomaterials and clean liquid fuel.
Clinical clean up: finding ways to recycle medical waste
Australian hospitals incinerate thousands of tonnes of potentially infectious medical waste every year — and COVID-19 has supercharged the problem. ...
This engineer wants Australians to stop flushing opportunity down the toilet
New technology that can convert human urine into fertiliser onsite could enable an expansion of urban farming and eventually provide ...
World-first Queensland facility turning textiles into raw materials
At a new facility in South West Queensland, innovative textile recovery processes will help reduce landfill pileup by turning worn-out ...
Daniel Bosco is turning bottles into concrete
Making concrete requires sand — and lots of it. That’s why some engineers are looking at substituting recycled glass, a ...
Tyres don’t break down easily, but this engineer is determined to recycle them
Tyres are built to last — and that’s a problem when it is time to recycle them. Michael Vainer is ...
Infographic: How tyres are entering the circular economy
Each year in Australia, 56 million tyres are disposed of. To keep these tyres from sitting in landfill, experts around ...
World Engineering Day: Circular thinking
To understand the absolute necessity of a properly circular economy, imagine you’re in lockdown in one room of your home. ...
