The policy has a number of strategies for how govenments will support improved waste management and resource recovery. These include the Australian Packaging Covenant and proposed national product stewardship legislation. The aims of the National Waste Policy are to: avoid the generation of waste, reduce the amount of waste (including hazardous waste) for disposal manage waste as a resource ensure that waste treatment, disposal, recovery and re-use is undertaken in a safe, scientific … [Read more...]
Fuji Xerox eco remanufacturing
Fuji Xerox is aiming to achieve zero landfill, no pollution and zero illegal disposal. Its Australian eco-manufacturing centre collects used Fuji products such as copiers, printers and cartridges and disassembles them to be re-used and/or re-manufactured into products of equal or better than new condition. The eco-manufacturing centre: has returned $240 million on a $22 million investment over 15 years re-manufactures approximately 250,000 parts and subassemblies annually to ‘better … [Read more...]
