iQRenew is investing to increase our capability to sort and process recyclable materials in Australia. By doing so we help reduce shipments of waste sent overseas, divert waste from landfill and add value to our community.
The waste landscape around the world is changing. We can no longer ship the problem interstate or overseas. As of 2018, China has effectively banned all imports of foreign waste.
Australians recycle 51% of waste… meaning over half of what we throw away gets collected by local councils as recycling kerbside.
What is a Material Recovery Facility (MRF)?
A MRF is a huge factory where mixed recycling comes to be sorted into streams – plastic, paper, glass and aluminium (then baled and sent for processing).
Latest News
The chemical recycling technology that might unlock a plastic neutral Australia
A breakthrough technology that turns plastics back into oil is now commercially viable, with the potential for 80 plants throughout Australia.
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Timor-Leste to become plastics-neutral using Cat-HTR
The Government of Timor-Leste signed an MoU for the development of a Cat-HTR™ plant that will allow Timor-Leste to become the first ‘plastic neutral’ country in the world.
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New project produces tiles from recycled glass and coffee cups
iQ Renew are creating tiles from recovered glass blended with coffee cups, coffee grinds and textiles.
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Planet Ark: Recycling is not a con. Here's why
Planet Ark: Recycling is not a con, and here is why…
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