Transitioning to ‘no waste’ can be a complex task, so University of Southern Queensland researchers at the SIMPLE hub and NO WASTE pilot precinct are aiming for simple design, processes and recovery to keep ‘waste’ out of landfill.
At the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Bioplastics and Biocomposites, PhD candidates and early career researchers are addressing the wicked problem of plastics waste.
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Every time I put the recycling bin out, I think of Karl Ziegler (1898–1973) because he gave us high-density polyethylene (HDPE), one of just...
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