waste
Turning coffee waste into cups
Macquarie PhD student Dominik Kopp believes he's found a way to turn coffee waste into biodegradable plastic coffee cups. Dominik ...
BioPak fights the war on waste with compostable packaging
Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s War on Waste has thrust Australia’s waste management crisis further into the spotlight, lifting the lid on ...
Planet Ark partners with roasters to trial coffee diversion program
A new Planet Ark trial aims to divert spent coffee grounds from landfill and repurpose them into higher value uses. ...
Sydney Opera House joins #SydneyDoesntSuck campaign to ditch plastic straws
To help fight the war on waste, the Sydney Opera House and Solotel Group’s Sydney Opera Bar has committed to ...
McDonald’s joins Starbucks and Closed Loop Partners to end cup waste
Two of the world’s largest food and beverage retailers will identify and commercialise a recyclable and compostable cup which can ...
Detpak launches coffee cup recycling program
In attempt to save coffee cups across the nation from landfill, Detpak has launched its RecycleMe program to ensure paper ...
Starbucks to eliminate plastic straws by 2020
Starbucks has announced it will eliminate single-use plastic straws from more than 28,000 company operated and licensed stores by 2020. ...
BioPak teams up with Perth cafés to launch coffee cup composting service
Perth cafés can avoid sending their takeaway coffee cups to landfill with the launch of BioPak’s national composting service. Under ...
Takeaway coffee cups may be banned by 2023
According to an Australian Senate inquiry, single-use plastics such as coffee cups with plastic linings, could be banned by 2023. ...