Engineer Veena Sahajwalla named 2022 NSW Australian of the Year
Growing up densely populated Mumbai inspired Veena Sahajwalla FIEAust CPEng to see the potential in what looked, to anyone else, ...
Tag: waste conversion
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 ...
Local glass recycling innovation to get bigger audience thanks to acquisition
When Daniel Bosco, Founder and Director of Bluey Technologies, got an enquiry on social media about buying his company, he ...
Australian team turns COVID-19 masks into road materials
Australian engineers have developed a circular economy solution for disposable face masks in a bid to tackle pandemic-generated waste.
A new type of engine will soon be producing green power
After decades working on other people’s projects, this engineer decided to turn his attention to an interest of his own: ...
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 ...
The home-grown innovation stopping Australian sewers from going to waste
An Australian company is using 60 per cent recycled waste glass and other recycled products to create a new acid-resistant ...
Could converting plastic back to oil help to solve the world’s growing waste problem?
A mountain of plastic is steadily accumulating with no clear solution for what to do with it. Could converting it ...
Victoria University launches breakthrough project to reuse waste
A world-first solution that could keep tonnes of plastic, glass and tyres out of landfill is closer to reality after ...
