Explainer: Five graphs that illustrate the extent of ocean plastic pollution
Which countries are the biggest contributors to global ocean plastic pollution, and which parts of the world export and import ...
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This novel technique creates sulfur-free oil from tyre waste
Researchers at Monash University have developed a technique to upcycle plastic and old tyres to form a sulfur-free oil.
New recycling method aims to reduce plastic’s stranglehold on the planet
Plastics account for the lion’s share of marine waste. A new recycling technique could transform how households dispose of “scrunchable” ...
Our 10 favourite create digital stories of 2023
From an AI bionic hand to a new hybrid power station in the Northern Territory, here are 10 of our ...
These three companies are minimising the impact of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans
Plastic Collective, Tangaroa Blue and The Ocean Cleanup are each working to transform plastic pollution management and rethink approaches to ...
Uluu is making waves in ocean clean-up
Meet an Australian company removing plastic from the world's oceans – and seeking to stop the problem at the source.
School student engineers solution to plastic pollution
When year 12 student Tamsyn Burley came up with a way to stop plastic pollution entering her city’s waterways, teaming ...
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.
Australian-engineered smart robotic recycling system has soft plastics in the bag
In 2017-18, only six per cent of Australian soft plastic waste was recycled. The rest added to the growing mountain ...
Engineering solutions to Australia’s looming waste crisis
Australia’s states and territories have agreed to ban the export of waste by 2024, meaning the country must find ways ...
