ACOR has confirmed that the Indonesia-bound shipping container at the centre of recent media reports was sent by an Australian recycling company. [ + ]

Siemens has announced the return of its annual digitalisation conference. [ + ]

A $3.4 million research and development project is aiming to upscale manufacturing of a newly developed advanced coating technology for textiles. [ + ]

The UNSW Energy Institute has appointed Justine Jarvinen as its CEO, with the key role of facilitating partnerships between industry and government bodies with UNSW's leading energy researchers. [ + ]

ALDI Australia will cut at least a quarter of all plastic packaging from its range by 2025 and remove single-use plastics such as cotton buds and plastic plates from its stores by the end of 2020. [ + ]

Sydney Water's Macarthur Water Filtration Plant in Appin, NSW, will be upgraded by the company's long-time partner, TRILITY. [ + ]

The SA Government has announced it will increase the Solid Waste Levy from $100 to $140 on 1 January 2020, causing shockwaves at the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia. [ + ]

Researchers from Australia and China are investigating how to make energy supply more efficient and reliable via the Australia-China Joint Research Centre for Energy Informatics and Demand Response Technologies. [ + ]

Austalia's national science agency, CSIRO, has developed a sustainable, environmentally friendly process technology for recovering gold. [ + ]

A renewable hybrid microgrid incorporating wind, solar, battery and gas power is under construction at a WA goldmine. [ + ]

The City of Sydney is trialling concrete made from industrial waste, replacing a 30 m section of road along an inner-city street in Alexandria. [ + ]

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has pledged over $7 million in grants to boost NSW recycling rates and encourage innovation in the waste industry. [ + ]

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has a new CEO — Davina Rooney — whose top priority is decarbonisation. [ + ]

A new property development in WA is sealing roads with a material made from plastic bags, toner cartridges, crumb rubber from car tyres and recycled asphalt pavement. [ + ]

A new initiative will track emissions reduction commitments made by Australian companies, governments and organisations on a single national platform. [ + ]