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Recycling: the key to sustainability
Although Australian businesses are still not required by law to have a sustainability program in place, an increasing number of companies are successfully manufacturing new and useful products out of recycled content
[ + ]Intelligent robots help minimise waste
UniSA's Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Research (CAMR), in collaboration with industry partner Dematec, has developed a novel automated manufacturing process by introducing the zero waste management principle
[ + ]Councils buy 'green' through ECO-Buy
ECO-Buy, an award-winning environmental purchasing program, has driven significant changes in the buying patterns of Victorian local government
[ + ]Cleaner coal reality
University of Queensland researchers are working on a process that could make the theory of clean coal a reality. Dr Joe da Costa's research group has developed unique hollow fibre technology that can separate oxygen from air
[ + ]Sustainability is about everybody winning
INC Corporation, recognised for its innovation and leadership through induction into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame (2004), is one of many medium-sized Australian companies facing significant strategic challenges
[ + ]Clean water required from rainwater tanks
With many more domestic and commercial consumers converting to the use of rainwater or other water sources to supplement their mains water supplies
[ + ]Mixed response to AFL's global warming goal
It seems global warming has dominated the news for months now, and rightly so, but the issue certainly hit the mainstream recently when the Australia Football League (AFL) announced its intention to be the first sporting league to go carbon neutral
[ + ]Who's responsible for 'techno junk'?
Millions of electrical items such as computers, printers, TVs and mobile phones are upgraded by consumers every year, leaving a fast growing mountain of 'techno junk'
[ + ]Turning tyres into diesel fuel
Used tyres can be turned into black gold or more precisely into a quality diesel fuel with a new tyre recycling technology, according to AAA Recycling
[ + ]Virgin calls on airlines to cut emissions now
Sir Richard Branson has appealed to the rest of the world's aviation industry to follow his lead in reducing the carbon emissions that the industry generates
[ + ]Flowmeter selection for tradewaste
If your business produces tradewaste, then you have a legal obligation to get Sydney Water's permission (usually a permit) to discharge it to the sewer, and Sydney Water will charge for the amount and type of tradewaste discharged to the sewerage system
[ + ]Beachfront stormwater solution
Five years after its installation, an innovative stormwater treatment and reuse project at Manly Beach continues to save council over $28,000 per year
[ + ]Using recycled tyres for access road
Ecoflex Systems was commissioned by Energy Australia for a project which resulted in recycling 75,000 truck tyres. The project was required as part of a larger project to upgrade electricity supply from Tomago to the Tomaree Peninsula in New South Wales
[ + ]Environmentally sustainable house built
An environmentally sustainable home has recently been completed in Melbourne and has achieved a 6 Star energy rating from the Sustainable Energy Authority
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