Trouble ahead for glass packaging industries
30 July, 2007
The glass packaging industry is cracking under the pressure of the burgeoning plastics industry, according to a new report published by Global Industry Analysts (GIA).
Saving water
16 July, 2007 | Supplied by: iBulk Solutions Pty Ltd
iBulk has developed water-saving solutions for a broad cross-section of industry segments including agriculture, minerals and pharmaceutical to name a few, but the most impressive results have been achieved in both laundry and food preparation areas
Design for recycling
06 July, 2007
The Sustainable Packaging Alliance’s (SPA) 13th Round Table ‘Design for Recycling’ will be held in Melbourne on Friday 13 July.
Australian wine industry asked to clean up their trade
27 May, 2007
A report recently published in the UK has found that the Australian wine industry could significantly reduce their CO2 emissions by bulk exporting of wine, instead of shipping it in bottles.
Developing natural plastics in Australian sugarcane
11 May, 2007
American company Metabolix has signed a collaborative agreement with Australia's Cooperative Research Centre for Sugar Industry Innovation through Biotechnology (CRC SIIB) to research and develop natural plastics directly in sugarcane.
Most Americans don’t know plastic is made from oil
26 April, 2007
A nationwide survey in the US in April found that 72% of the American public does not know that conventional plastic is made from petroleum products and 40% believes it will biodegrade.
Heinz raises energy efficiency
29 March, 2007 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
It is claimed that a new energy centre for a UK Heinz factory will be 14% more efficient due to help from ABB drives
Oxo-degradable polystyrene foam containers produced
20 March, 2007
Cascades has launched Bioxo, the first product line of containers made from totally oxo-degradable polystyrene foam.
Who's responsible for litter?
12 March, 2007 by Janette Woodhouse
We have a great boss. Every year, for Clean Up Australia Day, he dresses us in flouro-coloured vests, supplies us with lunch and sends us off to clean a local road.
Australian students given opportunity to create sustainable future
30 January, 2007
A program launched by Nespresso Australia will see a local student travelling to Costa Rica to discover how to create a more sustainable future.
Pump drive saves energy
19 January, 2007 | Supplied by: Bonfiglioli Transmission Pty Ltd
Traditionally, pumps are started 'DOL' or direct on line. By that we mean when there is demand for (example) water, the operator throws a switch or closes a contactor and the pump turns on
Reducing energy use in an industrial tea drier
11 December, 2006 | Supplied by: FoodStream Pty Ltd
Drying is the major process used at the Nerada Tea Estates plant in North Queensland, the largest tea growing and processing enterprise in Australia, where green leaf tea is converted into dry black tea
Effluent discharge at chocolate factory
13 November, 2006 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd
RS Hydro has been granted a contract to install MCERTS approved flow monitoring equipment at a chocolate factory
PET recycling material certified as food-grade
07 July, 2006
KRONES has been offering a compact-size PET bottle-to-bottle recycling facility for bottlers and converters, designed to produce food-grade PET from used PET material.
Separating nutrients from waste
21 February, 2006
Together the University of Western Sydney's Centre for Advanced Food Research (CAFR) and Food Science Australia (FSA) have invented a way to separate and purify the nutrients contained in manufacturing waste.
