Industry News
Ripley Town Centre achieves 5 Star Green Star Rating
The centre has been declared one of Australia's most sustainably designed buildings, achieving a Green Building Council of Australia 5 Star Green Star Rating. [ + ]
Vinyl Council of Australia updating best practice criteria
The update will allow the Vinyl Council to consider stakeholder feedback on existing criteria and emerging material aspects of the life cycle of PVC products. [ + ]
Albury–Wodonga recycling plant gets green light
A world-class recycling facility will be built in Albury–Wodonga to substantially increase the amount of recycled PET plastic produced in Australia each year from local waste. [ + ]
Monash develops resource recovery process for spent plastics
A team of researchers at Monash University is working on a process to turn end-of-life plastics and tyres into useful resources. [ + ]
Yume and SUEZ team up, tackle food waste
Yume and SUEZ have entered a partnership that is aimed at limiting commercial food waste in Australia. [ + ]
Victorian waste-to-energy plant gets thumbs up
A waste-to-energy facility in Dandenong, Victoria, has been given the go-ahead after Great Southern Waste Technologies, assisted by SMEC, gained environmental approval. [ + ]
Schneider's sustainability impact results on target
Schneider Electric has announced its financial and extra-financial year results for the quarter, revealing it is acting to build a green and inclusive future for all. [ + ]
ABB builds facility for EV chargers in Italy
A new facility for electric vehicle chargers is being developed by ABB in San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy. [ + ]
Students' sludge solution wins internships at GHD
Two engineering students at the University of Sydney have developed a more hygienic, dignified and safer way to dislodge latrine sludge in developing countries. [ + ]
Sutherland Shire Council rolls out recycled roads trial
The council has rolled out an innovative road construction project, trialling a method that recycles existing road surfaces by reapplying them as part of a 'foamed asphalt' mix. [ + ]
Industry heavyweights join carbon-reduction initiative
Australian industry heavyweights are working together to explore pathways to emissions reduction, establishing the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative. [ + ]
Alliance brings IoT-enabled water solutions to farmers
The agreement will allow farmers anywhere in Australia to remotely monitor water storage facilities in real time. [ + ]
Using renewables to strengthen the power grid
A study that will explore how to manage unstable and weak parts of the electricity grid has just received funding from ARENA. [ + ]
La Trobe on track for net zero
Melbourne's La Trobe University is on track to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2029 with the completion of a solar energy project at its Bundoora Campus. [ + ]
Man-made reefs boost fish numbers
UNSW researchers have found that man-made reefs — in conjunction with the restoration or protection of natural habitat — can increase fish abundance in estuaries. [ + ]
