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

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

Five years after its installation, an innovative stormwater treatment and reuse project at Manly Beach continues to save council over $28,000 per year

An environmentally sustainable home has recently been completed in Melbourne and has achieved a 6 Star energy rating from the Sustainable Energy Authority

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

Whether using hand spray guns or robots, long paint supply lines and atomisers must be thoroughly cleaned with solvent between each paint change. Both paint and solvent are wasted, increasing costs and causing negative impact on the environment

The Australian government provides a range of grants to companies that are developing innovative technologies. The level of competition is high, but there are a few simple steps that you can take to improve your company's chances of funding success

Evidence is clear that taking on sustainability is good for business, according to international expert Hunter Lovins, who recently toured New Zealand giving lectures

M&M Quarries has expanded the processing capacity of its Gold Coast landfill, quarry and recycling businesses with the purchase of a TC1200 cone crusher and Ripper system from SCS

David Barke's Retravision, in Rosebud, was filling and paying for the removal of several bins with expanded polystyrene or EPS each week. This was not only costly, but the bins took up a large area of valuable space

So you don't like eating peas? Then how about fuelling your car or truck with them? That's a possibility Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are exploring - using a type of fuel called ethanol, made from the legume's starch

Solar thermal energy is emerging as a potentially cost-competitive source of electrical power, especially in combination with clean coal, a new study has found

In these times of rising fuel prices and changing climate, the search for alternatives to fossil fuels has gained high priority. Franhofer researchers have developed a new process for converting rapeseed oil into biodiesel. Enzymes make it possible

A south-east Queensland pineapple farm has made huge savings in production costs and water use, as well as significant improvements in yield and fruit quality

A dust explosion occurred in a large storage silo holding dried sewage sludge. The sludge was dried in a gas-fired, air-convection dryer and stored in the silo until discharged into trucks and hauled away