Issues Magazine 92
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An overview of what's in this edition of Issues. |
Politicians are playing football with a human and environmental threat that will last far beyond their limited tenure. A mature, scientifically and procedurally robust and independent examination of radioactive waste management options in Australia is overdue.
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Radioactive waste needs to be safely managed and disposed of. Australia’s approach to radioactive waste management and disposal must ensure that people and the environment are protected. |
Membranes are showing promise as a method of separating carbon dioxide from waste gases, but the uptake of this technology is threatened by a lack of industry incentive to cut carbon emissions. |
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We love our televisions – but how well do we look after them when they die? |
In search of more waste diversion opportunities, NetWaste has started to investigate what can be done towards solving a problem of the last century and beyond: what to do with used tyres. |
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Increased battery recycling in Australia will help to conserve non-renewable resources and reduce pollution from landfills. |
Concerns about the disposal of mercury-containing lights in landfill have preceded Australia’s FluoroCycle scheme.
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Sydney is running out of places to put its waste, with putrescible waste posing particular management challenges. This waste should generate electricity, not landfill. |
The increasing problem of hospital waste has spurred moves to explore barriers to and opportunities for reusing products and recycling, including life cycle assessment. |
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Recycled water is a valuable urban resource, but indiscriminate use can have serious environmental consequences. |
Through clever recycling of pig waste, the South Australian Research and Development Institute has been able to produce feed for aquaculture, water for irrigation and methane for energy. |
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Mining research is finding ways to reduce the water use of a very thirsty industry. |
NetWaste’s Waste to Art program encourages artists to showcase works made from reused and recycled waste materials. |
