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Tag: stewardship
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Update on Refrigerant Product Stewardship Scheme Review
Refrigerant Reclaim Australia (RRA) and Nous Group have thanked the industry for contributing to the independent RRA Product Stewardship Scheme Review and outlined the next steps in the process.
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Beyond bulky waste: Australia’s growing end-of-life appliance challenge
End-of-life household appliances are placing growing pressure on councils, industry and recovery systems as environmental risks, refrigerant management and disposal obligations become increasingly complex. General Manager of Refrigerant Reclaim Australia, Kylie Farrelley, reports on discussions at the Waste 2026 Conference.
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Have your say on refrigerant recovery
A survey on industry engagement with Refrigerant Reclaim Australia’s takeback and disposal program is seeking input from facilities managers and engineers.
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Making refrigerant recovery rewarding
The Australian branch of global refrigerant supplier A-Gas has partnered with distributors to launch an incentive scheme for refrigerant recovery.
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NZ opens plasma-powered refrigerant destruction facility
New Zealand’s Trust for the Destruction of Synthetic Refrigerants (Cool-Safe) has helped spark a major evolution in the management of synthetic refrigerant emissions with the opening of the southern hemisphere’s first Steam Plasma Arc pyrolysis facility.
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E-waste program could include HVAC&R equipment
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is running a work program to better understand e-waste in Australia and identify potential e-stewardship opportunities. Although electronic waste is generally thought of as electronic goods such as televisions, phones and computers, the program is contemplating a wider definition. Add to this the increasing digitisation of appliances, […]