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Managing Mercury Risk
Managing mercury risk is an important issue for many Australian industrial companies.  Mercury causes very harmful and lasting health impacts due to its toxicity.  The World Health Organisation ranks it in the top ten chemicals for public health concerns. The Minimata Convention, adopted in 2013 is a global health treaty. It was ratified by many countries to raise awareness, and control mercury supply and trade.  Importantly, its aim was to reduce the use and release of mercury into the envir…
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Five ways recycling can boost your business
Five ways recycling can boost your business
Research by the NSW EPA into the waste and recycling activities and attitudes of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) reveals that businesses recognise a number of benefits of recycling. According to the Business Recycling/Planet Ark report, understanding the attitudes towards waste and recycling was vital in determining how to reduce the large volumes of waste being sent to landfill. It also highlighted several benefits of recycling and why businesses choose to recycle. Here are five ways …
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How social media is changing the face of recycling
How social media is changing the face of recycling
Be genuine One thing to pay attention to: not only are millennials monitoring the messages put out by companies; social media provides access to information from insiders and environmental organisations. Unlike traditional media, social media operates in two directions. Users can ask questions, seek recommendations and get answers like never before, and any hint of ‘greenwashing’ can undo years of effort in building a good image. Ideal partners As a specialist recycling company, Ecocycle i…
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Upcycling: Giving New Life To Things We Can’t Recycle
Upcycling: Giving New Life To Things We Can’t Recycle
What happens to most of the stuff we drop in our council recycling bins? Glass jars, steel and aluminium cans get be turned back into new glass jars, steel and aluminium cans. Plastics, however, mostly get down-cycled – turned into lower value products that may not be further recyclable. Then there’s all the stuff we can’t put in the recycling bin, things like toothpaste tubes, plastic bags and old electrical goods. The majority of these just end up in landfill. Upcycling The Un-Recyclable …
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How X-rays Created An Underground Music Industry
How X-rays Created An Underground Music Industry
In the age of iTunes and Spotify it’s hard to imagine not being able to listen to the music of your choice. But it was a different story in the Soviet Union of the 1950s. If your tastes tended towards Elvis Presley or Ella Fitzgerald rather than classical or patriotic music, listening to your favourite songs could get you arrested. Some Of The First Pirated Music The risk of imprisonment wasn’t enough to deter a small band of inventive music lovers from creating an underground industry prod…
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Upcycled Denim Bag Made From Old Jeans
The Art Of Upcycling: Turning Junk Into Something Useful
Upcycling is the process of turning waste, often of the sort that is usually considered “unrecyclable”, into something that is useful or of value. A popular form of upcycling involves creating art with items of waste, and the results can be spectacular. They can also be practical, as Fennell’s bus shelter made out of a real school bus shows. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, fashions change with the wind and exceptional artists are few and far between. Many bits of junk simply get “up…
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What Can I Recycle? There’s An App For That
What Can I Recycle? There’s An App For That
Are aerosol cans recyclable? What about biscuit trays? How can you dispose of old paint and motor oil? Thanks to an app created by Eleanor Meyer and Stephen Halpin the answers are now at your fingertips. What’s more, the answers are tailored to your location. The story began when Stephen and Eleanor were paired in a competition run by Monash University and Oxfam a couple of years ago. Now Sustain Me, the free app that resulted from their collaboration, has gone national. Download it, set your…
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Australia’s largest streetlight recycling initiative has been completed
Australia’s largest streetlight recycling initiative has been completed
Mercury bonus Ecocycle’s main focus is on preventing the mercury contained in the old streetlights from ending up in the environment. However, the energy savings delivered by the new low-energy lighting provides an additional bonus on the mercury front. Coal-fired power stations are a major source of mercury pollution, so that big reduction in energy demand for street lighting leads to a similar reduction in mercury released into the atmosphere. Upgrading your lighting? Lighting the Regions i…
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Mercury Vs Microbeads: A Tale Of Two Pollutants
Mercury Vs Microbeads: A Tale Of Two Pollutants
The cosmetics industry is acting to phase out microbeads, but dentists are slow to clean up their act on mercury pollution. Microbeads Microbeads are tiny particles of plastic that are used in facial scrubs, soaps and toothpastes. The beads are made from the common plastic, high-density polyethylene. They are not intrinsically toxic, but when flushed down the drain they pass through sewage treatment plants and end up in the environment. There, birds, fish and other marine animals can ingest th…
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Five ways your business can celebrate Earth Day 2016
Five ways your business can celebrate Earth Day 2016
Five ways businesses can celebrate earth day April 22 is Earth Day. It represents a global movement to inspire, challenge ideas, ignite passion, and motivate people to take action on environmental issues. The event has come a long way from its founding in 1970 and it is now celebrated by more than one billion people around the world each year. But Earth Day isn’t just for individuals; businesses can get involved too. Here are some ways your business can celebrate ‘Happy New Earth Year’: 1…
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What In The World Are We Doing To Combat Mercury Pollution?
What In The World Are We Doing To Combat Mercury Pollution?
Nearly 60 years ago doctors in the Japanese city of Minamata started to see patients with unusual and distressing neurological symptoms that, in many cases, lead to death. After much investigation the cause was found to be the methyl-mercury that had been released into Minamata Bay by a chemical factory. There it was taken up by fish and shellfish that were consumed not just by humans, but cats, dogs and pigs. Both the company responsible and the Japanese government were very slow to act, and so…
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SA Power Networks Recycle Lighting With Ecocycle
SA Power Networks Recycle Lighting With Ecocycle
SA Power Networks, formerly ETSA Utilities, is South Australia’s electricity distributor. Its street lighting is recycled with Ecocycle in Wingfield. Check the links below for more information: http://www.fluorocycle.org.au/cms/files/SA%20Power%20Networks%20Case%20Study.pdf http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/credit-for-fluoro-light-recycling/story-e6frea6u-1226312980244 http://www.ecosmagazine.com/?paper=EC12247  …
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