Cardia Biohybrid selected for Fill-Air R5 inflatable packaging
29 May, 2012 | Supplied by: Cardia BioplasticsAs part of its commitment to the ‘five Rs’, Sealed Air Corporation has selected Cardia Bioplastics as its partner to develop its Fill-Air R5 inflatable packaging. Constructed of Cardia’s sustainable Biohybrid resin, the packaging meets Sealed Air’s environmental commitment to renewable and recycled content, and reduced, re-used and recyclable product - the five Rs.
Closing the loop on food waste: report from the 2nd National Sustainable Food Summit
02 May, 2012 by Alice RichardWNIFT&M reports back from the ‘Closing the Loop on Food Waste’ discussion group at the 2nd National Sustainable Food Summit.
Food industry v consumer: food waste in Finland
20 April, 2012Food waste in Finland is lower than most European and Western countries but even so this waste is responsible for 1% of the country’s greenhouse emissions. Consumers are responsible for most of the waste but the food processing industry is not far behind.
A case for better packaging
29 March, 2012Gerlof Toenhake, the Marketing Director of Ball Packaging Europe, gave an interesting talk at Anuga 2012 on why more packaging, especially cans, could be good for the environment.
Wastewater treatment for food manufacturers
25 November, 2011 | Supplied by: BioGill Operations Pty Limited
For many Australian and New Zealand food manufacturers there is increasing pressure from government agencies to reach higher standards of wastewater treatment for environmental discharge. In fact, throughout the western world, food manufacturers are facing similar challenges.
Coca-Cola Hellenic reduces energy consumption by 75%
07 October, 2011 by Gunthart Mau | Supplied by: SEW-Eurodrive Pty Ltd
Reducing energy consumption is one of the most important requirements today when modernising machines and systems. Often, there is great potential for saving energy - which, in the end, means saving money. While retrofitting a transportation system, Vienna-based Coca-Cola Hellenic Austria used the Movigear mechatronic drive system to reduce energy consumption by 75%, which is equivalent to an annual reduction of 41 tons of CO2. What’s more, the amortisation time is less than one year, meaning project managers had little trouble in gaining approval from their finance department.
Carlo Gavazzi WM30 and WM40 energy meters
29 August, 2011 | Supplied by: NHP Electrical Engineering Products Pty Ltd
Carlo Gavazzi Energy Meters - the WM30 and WM40 along with their respective range of optional add-on modules - feature modular communications options, including: BACnet IP, MODBUS TCP/IP, MODBUS-RTU and iFIX SCADA. The BACnet and MODBUS options are also available with or without onboard memory.
A partnership to eliminate hunger in Australia
03 August, 2011
The University of Sydney Business School has joined forces with not-for-profit agency Foodbank Australia to help them achieve their goal of eliminating hunger in Australia.
Cutting effluent and pollution at cassava starch plant
01 July, 2011 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater Solutions
Chokyuenyong Industrial in Thailand worked with Global Water Engineering (GWE) to cut effluent COD pollution levels at its cassava production plant by more than 95% while extracting gas from its wastewater to power its boilers and generate electricity for its own use and to sell back to the provincial grid.
SA wine industry continues to tackle climate change
30 June, 2011
The SA wine industry will continue to tackle climate change by signing a new sector agreement.
Organics, energy efficiency, wine and sheep
31 May, 2011
Australia’s largest producer of labelled organic wines - Tamburlaine Wines - has been pushing the boundaries of innovation since it was established in 1966 by then local Cessnock doctor Lance Allen. Not realised by Dr Allen at the time, the establishment of a new winery using new oak barrels brought local success to some of his early wines compared to the predominantly old oak maturation wines which were then commercially available from other winemakers. The advantages of new and better oak handling have become part of the Australian wine revolution since that time.
Solar pretzels
31 May, 2011
In the US state of Pennsylvania, Snyder’s of Hanover has begun construction on a solar farm that will include 15,000 panels spanning 10.5 hectares. The system is projected to produce 4.2 million kW hours of electricity per year, supplying approximately 27% of the company’s energy needs.
Energy efficiency and air-operated diaphragm pumps
31 May, 2011 | Supplied by: IDEX
Recent technology has been developed that increases the pumping efficiency of air-operated double-diaphragm pumps and reduces energy costs by up to 50%.
Food leaders excluded from PM’s carbon tax soiree
04 May, 2011
The AFGC has found it disappointing that it has been left out of carbon tax discussions with the PM.
Breweries’ wastewater biogas is a viable green energy source
30 April, 2011 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater Solutions
Breweries can successfully utilise the biogas from their wastewater treatment plant as an energy source in their operations, saving money as well as minimising waste, according to environmental solutions company Talbot & Talbot.
