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Grant to purify wastewater
The Biotechnology Research Centre at La Trobe University, Bendigo has started a three-year project to develop and evaluate a new process to purify wastewater
[ + ]Fonterra's label recycling initiative
Recycleable labels are the latest innovation in Fonterra's drive to reduce the amount of waste the company sends to landfill
[ + ]Maintenance and service initiative for gross pollutant traps
Throughout Australia, gross pollutant traps are being installed into the stormwater collection system to avoid pollutants reaching the waterways. Although it is mandatory to put GPTs in place, there is no system to assure they function correctly
[ + ]Steel can recycling made even easier
A long-term contract has just been signed between kerbside recycling collector Onyx and Steel Can Recycling (SCR). The deal means that it will be even easier for people living in North Shore and Waitakere Cities in New Zealand to recycle their tin cans
[ + ]Rockwell drives down energy costs
Rockwell Automation Australia has been commissioned to install an induced draft (ID) fan upgrade at the BlueScope Steel, Port Kembla steelworks plant. Installed in December 2004, the entire upgrade is scheduled to be completed by June 2005
[ + ]Sustainable design in housing
A semi-detached residence at Clovelly in Sydney, which received a Gold Medal in the 2004 Green Building Awards, shows the water-saving solutions which can be adopted in an individual renovation or new home building project
[ + ]Water in the semiconductor industry
Philips Semiconductors Philippines in Cabuyao Laguna has developed a system to recycle final rinse water used in its polishers. To do this, the facility operates two systems - one is on standby while the other is in service
[ + ]Is this a worldwide pollution solution?
Macleay Island, one of the 365 islands in Moreton Bay, is cocooned in the calm waters of Redland Bay. The whole bay is classified as a Marine Park and conserves one of the largest concentrations of mangroves in the greater Brisbane area
[ + ]R&J Sellwood creates water-friendly way to farm
Breaking hundreds of years of traditional flood irrigation farming is a challenge for anyone, but R&J Sellwood of Undera in the Goulburn Valley could do just that with its high-tech permanent subsurface drip irrigation (PSDI) system
[ + ]Super air required for sewerage plant
CAPS' Gas and Special Projects manager, Ken Pitman, recently commissioned a large project for the Werribee Treatment Plant, in the western suburb of Melbourne
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