The Udder Way: a cafe swaps single-use milk bottles for reusable kegs
Case study · Circular procurement in pictures The Udder Way: a café swaps single-use milk bottles for reusable kegs CIBI Café, Melbourne, and The Udder Way. Prepared by Rawtec for Green Industries SA, as part of a series of case studies on changing procurement practices. Summary published 9 September 2026 In August 2022, CIBI Café […]
Reusably: swapping single-use takeaway containers for a returnable system
Case study · Circular procurement in pictures Reusably: swapping single-use takeaway containers for a returnable system Prepared by Rawtec for Green Industries SA, as part of a series of case studies on changing procurement practices. Summary published 9 September 2026 Reusably is an Adelaide start-up founded in 2019. It replaces single-use takeaway packaging with food-grade […]
Next Markets for Unwearable Clothing Textiles
Report · April 2026 Next Markets for Unwearable Clothing Textiles Prepared for Clothing Stewardship Australia (Seamless). Authors: Kat Heinrich, Mark Rawson, Lucas De Garis and Meg Ellis. Summary published 9 September 2026 In 2024, Australia sent 229,000 tonnes of clothing to landfill. That is roughly 916 million individual items buried in a single year. Around […]
Australian Food Pact: Impact Report 2024
Report · Metrics and reporting · February 2025 Australian Food Pact: Impact Report 2024 Published by End Food Waste Australia for the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Rawtec has provided the annual data validation, analysis and reporting for the Australian Food Pact since 2022. February 2025. Summary published 9 […]
Community Circular Hubs Guide
Guide · Circular economy · 2024 Community Circular Hub Guide An initiative of Green Industries SA, developed by Rawtec. Intended for developers, councils and planners. Summary published 9 September 2026 The problem this guide starts from is not waste. It is ownership. The average power drill is used for 13 minutes in its entire life. […]
Catering Food Waste Action Plan
Report · Helping industry · 2024 Catering food waste action plan Published by End Food Waste Australia for Green Industries South Australia, with the Australian Foodservice Advocacy Body, City of Adelaide, OzHarvest, caterers, waste contractors and catering clients. Rawtec collected and analysed the food waste volumes and origins. 2024. Summary published 9 September 2026 In […]
Bread and Bakery Sector Action Plan – Food Waste
Report · Helping industry · 2023 Bread and bakery sector food waste action plan Prepared by Rawtec for Stop Food Waste Australia, in partnership with the NSW Environment Protection Authority. Codesigned with the sector using WRAP UK’s Whole Chain Efficiency Toolkit. Summary published 9 September 2026 Australia’s bread and bakery chain wastes 319,400 tonnes of […]
Recycled Content Suppliers Index
Reference · Procurement · Current as at October 2020 Recycled Content Suppliers Index Published by LGA Procurement, Local Government Association of South Australia, October 2020. Rawtec contributed to this work. Summary published 9 September 2026 A directory rather than a report. It lists 76 suppliers of recycled content products across five sectors, all of them […]
Waste and recycling procurement and contracts
Guide · Prepared for Green Industries SA Waste and Recycling Procurement and Contracts A practical guide to reviewing your waste and recycling services, going to tender, and holding a contractor to what they signed. Prepared by Rawtec for Green Industries SA. Summary published 9 September 2026 Most organisations sign a waste and recycling contract and […]
Case studies of asbestos water pipe management practices
Report · Asbestos · Engaged March 2017 Case studies of asbestos water pipe management practices Prepared by Rawtec Pty Ltd in collaboration with Reincarnate and Prensa Pty Ltd for the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency, with six participating water authorities. Reviewed by Mark Rawson. Summary published 9 September 2026 There are 40,000 kilometres of asbestos […]