RECYCLING IN LAUNCESTON - THE FACTS: Last night's episode of ABC TV's current affairs program Four Corners highlighted some of the challenges facing the recycling industry in Australia. Here in Northern Tasmania, around 85% to 90% of the items collected in kerbside recycling are recycled, with relatively low contamination rates of about 10% to 15%. This means that about 10% to 15% of the items collected in kerbside recycling consist of non-recyclable items, or contaminated items which can't be r

Veolia has installed an AI-powered robot arm in a material recovery facility at its Bibra Lake Resource Recovery Park in Western Australia. The innovation can sort plastic with 95 per cent accuracy, two to three times faster than traditional methods. “There are so many benefits to automating this part of the resource recovery system,"" Veolia ANZ CEO Richard Kirkman said. “We increase recycling rates to divert more waste from landfill, make the work environment safer, reduce labour costs and, th

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