In a world-first, University of Sydney researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, potentially creating a low-carbon aviation industry. Offering the potential to clear two hurdles in a single leap, the scientists believe that if their process becomes cost-effective and widespread, all the world's landfills could potentially be energy sources.

TAIPEI — May 2024 — Far Eastern New Century (FENC) is a leading company in the global sustainable recycled polyester industry. Boasting the world's largest production of food-grade recycled polyester, FENC oversees a seamlessly integrated production and sales system spanning from recycled feedstock to end product applications.

Integrated plastic packaging manufacturing and recycling company Pact Group has won the Circular Economy Award at this year's Chemistry Australia Industry Awards for its efforts to recycle the equivalent of half a billion used milk bottles a year and turn them into new milk bottles. The CPA facility can recycle up to 20,000 t of used high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) packaging each year at full operational capacity.