Articles
Rethink packaging design: use less, use longer and use again
The time has come to rethink the way packaging is designed. [ + ]
Energy efficiency is key to disruptive technology
The challenges which the water and wastewater sectors face over the next couple of decades should not be underestimated. [ + ]
Interview with Ronni Kahn: 'Eat, pray, repurpose'
OzHarvest CEO Ronni Kahn shares how a bolt of realisation changed her path and repurposed her life to lead a food rescue organisation. [ + ]
Resource and energy recovery investment to deliver triple impact
A CEFC report has examined the investment and employment benefits of strengthening the recycling, organics, bioenergy and thermal-energy-from-waste sectors. [ + ]
What's in the Budget's pathway to net zero?
Industry comments on last night's 2021–22 Budget in relation to energy, emissions and recycling funding. [ + ]
Energy Next: inaugural clean energy sector industry event
Energy Next clean energy exhibition is being held in Sydney from 13–14 July 2021, alongside the Clean Energy Council's Australian Clean Energy Summit. [ + ]
PDK: the new plastic with indefinite recycling capabilities
PDK has all the convenient properties of traditional plastics without the environmental pitfalls — it can be recycled indefinitely with no loss in quality. [ + ]
Airport solar has potential to power cities
Australian airports have the potential to generate enough solar energy to power a regional city, according to a new RMIT University study. [ + ]
Time for climate action
US President Biden invited 40 world leaders (including Scott Morrison) to the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate, which is being live streamed tonight. [ + ]
Solar evaporator solution for fresh drinking water
Researchers at UniSA have developed a solar evaporator that uses a heatsink technique to create low-cost drinking water. [ + ]
Leveraging the cloud for better design of water and wastewater treatment plants
Cloud-based products have the potential to deliver significant innovations to treatment plant design packages. [ + ]
Abattoir improves energy efficiency of wastewater management
Cedar Meats reduced energy consumption using an innovative DAF pump for its wastewater management system. [ + ]
Educating the next generation on the good, bad and ugly side of plastics
In March 2021, schools across NSW and Victoria commenced the Plastic Oceans Australasia (POA) Schools Program, sponsored by Veolia Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]
The power of mushrooms to create healthier waterways
A silent experiment is underway in Melbourne to create healthier, cleaner waterways using 'mushi' organic floating wetlands as an alternative to plastic ones. [ + ]
Designing tech for a sustainable future
A call for the technology industry to step up in designing products that reduce society's impact on the environment. [ + ]