News: waste

Polyethylene waste could be a thing of the past

plastic recycling

An international team of experts undertaking fundamental research has developed a way of using polyethylene waste (PE) as a feedstock and converted it into valuable chemicals, via light-driven photocatalysis.

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Burnside bins to lead in understanding food waste

wheelie bins

×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide researchers are about to dive deep into green, red and yellow household bins in the City of Burnside to understand food waste behaviour through micro-auditing the contents and tracking seasonal variations.

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Making high-value products from agricultural waste

Waste apples

Sunscreen from mushroom waste, healthy skincare products from apples and berries, and high-tech materials from Brussels sprout stalks – these are some high value products that could be first to market from a new $11 million research consortium led by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide.

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