Projects

Reconstituted paint.

Totally recyclable paint

Used and unwanted paint is commonly sent to landfill. The incorrect disposal of paint can lead to environmental contamination as […]

'Respirometeric unit’ used to assess the biodegradation of plastics under an aerobic composting environment according to AS ISO 14855.

Plastic biodegradability testing

Different plastic types breakdown at different rates, and some potentially over hundreds of years. Within the group of plastics defined […]

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Advanced recycling

CSIRO’s report, Advanced recycling technologies to address Australia’s plastic waste evaluates advanced recycling pathways to convert plastic waste into valuable resources to […]

Biodegradable plastic

Biodegradable plastics

One million tonnes of Australia’s annual plastic consumption is single-use plastic such as that used in food packaging. One of […]

Circular economy flow

Circular economy

The ‘circular economy’ is a term used to describe a system for an economy that is restorative and regenerative by […]

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Insects as bio-transformers

Ever wondered what happens to plastic consumed by insects? We are carrying out research to investigate how insects such as […]

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Microfibre shedding

Microplastics are a prolific and persistent contaminant, with potential environmental and economic risks. Microplastics include synthetic plastic particulates, fibres and […]

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Sprayable biodegradable agricultural mulch

We have developed an environmentally-friendly, sprayable biodegradable polymer membrane product that can help farmers produce more during harvest, on the same land area, while using less water, nutrients and agrochemicals.

computational model of a plastic degrading enzyme in complex with its substrate

PETase enzymes

The use of plastic materials has spread to all industries and manufactured products given their outstanding mechanical properties, malleability, thermal […]

plastic bottle on beach

Monitoring

We are applying a range of solutions to identify where, when, how and why waste is lost to the environment.