Australians waste nearly 50% of the food they buy - about 4.1 million tonnes per year or 9 kg of food from every home, every week. Researchers from the University of South Australia have traced the cycle of food waste in a three-year Australian Research Council (ARC) project. [ + ]

Sydney Markets has received a 'Best Renewable Resources: Recycling' award at the Global Sustainability Leadership Conference and Awards, a part of the World Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Congress. The company was shortlisted as the winner from over 2500 international entries. [ + ]

Wallmans Lawyers is an Adelaide legal practice with particular expertise in commercial law. It was initially looking to reduce its printing costs as the current fleet was becoming expensive and the older devices were unable to take recycled or special paper stocks. [ + ]

Professor Maaike Kroon, from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), has developed a solvent that will potentially enable the paper industry to make big energy savings in production. [ + ]

Cummins South Pacific signed up for an Energy Saver audit of the company's Wetherill Park facility aiming to reduce energy costs by 25%. The audit found ways to reduce costs by more than 50% and cut carbon emissions by nearly 300 tonnes per year. [ + ]

The Australian Solar Council together with international partner AUPVSEE present the 52nd annual Australian Solar Council Industry Conference & Exhibition on 8-9 May 2014 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. [ + ]

Energy Action, a provider of energy procurement, contract management, energy reporting and sustainability solutions for Australian businesses, has engineered a 50 kW solar power solution for Nyngan RSL Club in western NSW. The system will cut the club's operating costs and reduce its carbon footprint. [ + ]

The City of Melbourne has announced that two key council documents, which lay out Melbourne's path to a more resilient and self-sufficient future, were this week endorsed at a Future Melbourne Committee meeting. [ + ]

The $500,000 Kangaroo Island Visible Solar Project has been officially opened. Funded by the state government's RenewablesSA program, the project boasts the first dual-axis solar trackers in Australia to power electric vehicles. [ + ]

IBISWorld has released a report showcasing China's fastest growing industries in recent years. Given the country's recent goal of energy conservation and independence, industries from the sustainability sector were strongly represented. [ + ]

A cost-effective way to simultaneously increase the quality of wastewater produced by agribusiness while disposing of an expanding odour pollution issue is being deployed to assist crop and livestock operations achieve higher environmental standards. [ + ]

Western Water's Rosslynne Water Filtration Plant (WFP), located in Gisborne, Victoria, has had an innovative water treatment process implemented that will help to provide high-quality water to local properties. [ + ]

Waikato Innovation Park in New Zealand has received funding from the Bio-Resource Processing Alliance (BPA) to help it turn 'waste into wealth' and scale up commercial production of avocado powder. [ + ]

When Nick Christy first came to Brisbane from the UK in 2007, he arrived at the height of one of the worst droughts in Australian history. The crisis was so bad that Queenslanders were being asked to take four-minute showers in order to conserve water. Christy decided there had to be a better way, and started the long road to finding a more efficient shower design. [ + ]

Now the retail frenzy of Christmas and the January sales is over for another year, e-waste recycling service TechCollect is reminding people to think carefully about what they do next with the old computers, printers and TVs they replaced or upgraded. [ + ]