Turning one man's trash into another man's treasure

摘要

CSIRO has developed an innovative solution to two very different problems confronting two of the biggest industries in the remote community of King Island in the Bass Strait - by transforming waste cardboard into an abundant fuel source. FINDING ALTERNATIVE FUEL sources on a small remote island was a big problem for industrial seaweed processor Kelp Industries. The company dries seaweed and exports extracts to be used as thickening agents in food and industrial products worldwide. Faced with a future shortage of wood, a rising cost of shipping in liquefied petroleum gas and the importance of the island's environmental reputation, Kelp Industries found an ally in the famous King Island Dairy, which is owned by National Foods.