Scientists have found that the global livestock sector can significantly reduce carbon emissions without impacting the economic and social benefits it delivers. [ + ]

OCS, Auckland Airport and the Ministry of Primary Industries have developed an innovative way of re-using processed aircraft cabin waste, with an average of 695 kg of waste recycled every day. [ + ]

Combining traditional tunnelling technology with modern-day rehabilitation techniques enabled ITS Pipetech to submit and provide a solution to RMS to extend the life of an existing set of culverts that crossed the M1/Princes Highway outside The University of Wollongong. [ + ]

Analytical software installed at the Canberra Airport terminal acts as eyes, monitoring the building's operation 24 hours a day to ensure the site's sustainability and energy-efficiency initiatives are operating as efficiently as possible. [ + ]

Contaminated water sources are an escalating global problem, but researchers may have found a unique and cost-effective solution using light, soap and graphene. [ + ]

A wastewater treatment system designed at Flinders University has been accepted as an alternative to existing passive lagoon systems for use in South Australia. [ + ]

Longreach Airport is taking advantage of Central West Queensland's long sunlight hours and high summer temperatures with the installation of a solar panel system. [ + ]

Thanks to an upgrade of its treatment plant, the Rockhampton Regional Council has achieved a total nitrogen limit as low as 3.1 mg/L while aiming to reduce electricity costs by up to 20%. [ + ]

UNSW researchers have discovered a way to increase the amount of methane gas emitted by naturally occurring microbes living in coal seams and on food waste. [ + ]

As part of its goal of providing high-quality, safe drinking water to households while at the same time finding ways to improve the management of wastewater, MidCoast Water is using band screen technology to improve efficiencies at its Dawson sewage treatment plant. [ + ]

A Western Australian oat miller is using Italian technology to generate clean electricity from its oat-husk waste to power its facility. [ + ]

Researchers have converted paper waste into green cellulose aerogels that are non-toxic, ultralight, flexible, strong and water repellent. The material is suitable for oil spill cleaning, heat insulation, packaging, drug delivery and more. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a filtration system that is very efficient at removing various toxic heavy metal ions and radioactive substances from water. [ + ]

Emerson Process Management has completed a combined cycle optimisation project that generated operational improvements and slashed average fuel usage at a large power-generating unit operated by one of the largest utilities in the US. [ + ]

Researchers have created a new type of smart window that could cut window-cleaning costs, reduce heating bills and boost worker productivity. [ + ]