A project led by the Vinyl Council of Australia has identified several novel recycling applications for the 1.2 million m² of PVC advertising banners sent to landfill each year. [ + ]

Deakin University and Plan International Australia have successfully trialled technology capable of 3D printing plumbing and sanitation supplies using discarded plastics. [ + ]

With rising energy bills an issue for all businesses, one of south-west Victoria's biggest employers is taking steps towards reducing its energy costs. [ + ]

The new waste-to-chemistry facility will convert up to 360,000 tonnes of waste into 270 million litres of 'green' methanol for use in the chemical industry and transportation sector. [ + ]

Growing product demand recently led alkaline water bottler E'stel Water to invest in a tailored compressed air system. [ + ]

Icon Eyewear is diverting contact lenses from landfill on behalf of the Sydney community, as part of a national recycling program operated by TerraCycle and Bausch + Lomb. [ + ]

When a water treatment facility recently undertook a major refurbishment, routine testing of its filtration system showed cause for concern. [ + ]

Container Deposit Systems Australia (CDSA) recently approached SAGE Automation with an unusual automation challenge. [ + ]

Hydroflux Pacific is helping Fiji treat wastewater from both industry and resorts, all of which potentially makes its way into the country's coral reefs. [ + ]

Australian and US researchers have discovered a way to utilise metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to make sea water suitable for drinking. [ + ]

Following success overseas, smart waste compacting bins and balers that communicate are now saving Australian businesses time, space and money. [ + ]

Logistics company Toll Group has opened a new distribution centre in Western Sydney, helping retailers deliver for their customers faster and more efficiently. [ + ]

Fraunhofer researchers are developing a cost-effective surface coating based on renewable raw materials. The focus of their research? Potato starch. [ + ]

Westpac Group's fit-out in Tower Two of Barangaroo's International Towers Sydney has received the highest number of Green Star points achieved by any office fit-out in Australia. [ + ]

SA Water plans to reduce its demand on the grid and increase its renewable energy generation and storage capacity, in an ambitious plan to achieve zero net electricity costs within the next three years. [ + ]