Case Studies
Sorting out Germany's new packaging legislation
Germany's largest approved site for post-consumer package recovery is in operation following the new German Packaging Act, VerpackG. [ + ]
Hunter region gets green underfoot
Crushed glass sand and recycled plastic strips have been used in a footpath construction project in the Hunter region, trialling environmentally sustainable materials. [ + ]
Transfer station to divert 70% of waste from landfill
A waste transfer station has been opened in Pakenham, Melbourne, to recover the maximum re-usable and recyclable content. [ + ]
Recycled plastics and glass pave the road ahead in the ACT
Downer and Roads ACT have partnered with Close the Loop to repurpose plastics and glass to make asphalt. [ + ]
Wastewater treatment system mimics ecosystem
An innovative wastewater treatment system combines microorganisms, algae, plants, gravel and sand filtration to clean wastewater. [ + ]
Optimising energy at Hunter Water
Hunter Water is optimising water distribution throughout its network, contracting SUEZ to implement its Aquadvanced Energy solution. [ + ]
$75 million sought to scale renewable power
Vast Solar is looking to raise $75 million to help finance its first utility-scale concentrated solar thermal power plant. [ + ]
Drone technology facilitates precision agriculture
Engineers at Monash University have developed a soil moisture mapping system using autonomous drone technology to improve paddock irrigation practice. [ + ]
Research to save millions of tonnes of glass from landfill
A new process turning waste glass into everyday products could save tens of millions of tonnes of glass from going to landfill every year. [ + ]
Evaporation project manages manure
Livestock waste management is a problem facing the global farming industry. Cost-effective and integrated solutions are needed to address the problem. [ + ]
Skin cells hold key to solar tech revolution
Scientists at ANU have made a series of breakthroughs that could revolutionise solar technology. [ + ]
Solar storage powers microgrid in remote Thai village
A remote village in the mountainous northern region of Thailand now has a reliable power supply thanks to a solar-powered microgrid. [ + ]
Problematic waste turned into pellets with extruder
Scientists have developed a cylindrical extruder that they believe will revolutionise the processing of recyclable materials. [ + ]
Bomen Solar Farm to power corporate renewable PPAs
Business energy retailer Flow Power will contract 69 MW of the output of the ~120 MW Bomen Solar Farm. [ + ]
Constructions costs cut with on-site recycling
Unwanted or excess soil material, demolished concrete and brick material can be engineered to form a mass-engineered soil structure for use and function on construction sites. [ + ]
