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).
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The KITKAT that's the sign of a break in Australia's waste challenge
In an Australian first, iQ Renew have collaborated with a group of companies to help produce Australia’s first soft plastic food wrapper made with recycled content.
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Cat-HTR Co-Inventor Awarded 2020 Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation in Science
Cat-HTR Co-Inventor, Professor Thomas Maschmeyer, awarded the 2020 Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation in Science.
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Nestlé and iQ Renew soft plastic recycling trial to commence on NSW Central Coast
Nestlé and iQ Renew announce the next steps in a trial which will see soft plastics collected through kerbside recycling and diverted from landfill.
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Recycled glass used in roads on Central Coast
The Central Coast is leading the way when it comes to recycled roads. A road at Wyongah has just been laid and more than 90 per cent of it is made from recycled materials.
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