One of the main problems with plastics recycling is that polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) have different chemical structures and thus cannot be repurposed together — not until now, that is. [ + ]

Waste innovator Veena Sahajwalla has become the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Jubilee Professorship by the Indian Academy of Sciences. [ + ]

Difficult times call for different measures; for sustainable actions. Jamie Allen, Business Manager, Australia and Pacific at LG Chem, explains how home owners and businesses have the option to take back control of their energy use and go partially off-grid. [ + ]

Digital technology allows us to step back and 'smart up' around the current cycle of water consumption and wastage. [ + ]

Despite clear and overwhelming evidence that our climate is changing right now, the appetite for action at a political level is diminishing. [ + ]

Jim Athanas, Managing Director at Xylem Oceania, explains how a unified approach is needed to solve Australia's growing water challenges. [ + ]

Jonathan McKeown, Chief Executive, Australian Water Association, shares his insights about what the Australian water sector can offer the fast developing economies in Asia and how IoT is fundamentally changing the sector. [ + ]

David Weiss, President and CEO, NCH Australia, talks about the water challenges facing Australia and the development of biological wastewater treatment. [ + ]

Facility managers in today's world face a difficult dilemma when it comes to investment choices in their facilities. Increased awareness of climate change, public and legislative pressures is driving a demand for our buildings to be as energy efficient and sustainable as possible. While at the same time, organisations, with the need to drive profits, continually look for areas to increase cost savings and improve their overall operating functionality. [ + ]

A sustainable built environment is dependent on smart technology — and that means the entire property industry must work together to open its systems, said serial disruptor Catherine Caruana-McManus. [ + ]

Mary Hendriks, Industry Executive, Australian Energy Storage Alliance shares her insights on the challenges facing the evolving energy industry in Australia and technologies associated with renewable cities of the future. [ + ]

US scientists have decoded the kinetic properties of cement and developed a way to 'program' the microscopic, semicrystalline particles within. [ + ]

When considering the likelihood of recycling versus waste going to landfill, is plastic, paper or compostable food packaging better for the environment? [ + ]

What's in stormwater runoff depends on where the rain falls and where it is collected — but are there discernible trends that could help standardise stormwater treatments to minimise threats to human health? [ + ]

Three-bin waste systems are becoming the norm in many regions of Australia, but some councils are uncertain about implementing such a service. [ + ]