Telstra's newly released Electronics Reuse and Recycling Strategy seeks to tackle Australia's fastest growing waste problem — end-of-life electronics, or e-waste. [ + ]

A project to upgrade the City of Logan's largest wastewater pump station has been recognised at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia Queensland (IPWEAQ) Excellence Awards. [ + ]

The fourth Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction, held from 16–17 November, saw 47 carbon abatement contracts awarded for 49 projects. [ + ]

TechCollect is calling for Australian businesses to play their part in building a sustainable future by recycling unwanted e-waste on 8 December, giving employers and employees the chance to clear offices of clutter ahead of the new year. [ + ]

A trial run by Closed Loop Environmental Solutions has seen separate bins for takeaway coffee cups introduced in three buildings in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. [ + ]

YHA New Zealand has become the first accommodation network in the world to become carboNZero^Cert certified, representing three years' worth of measuring, reducing and offsetting greenhouse gas emissions for the company. [ + ]

The University of Southern Queensland's flagship building has achieved a 6 Star Green Star rating for sustainable construction from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). [ + ]

Cleantech start-up Evergen and community housing organisation SGCH are partnering on a pilot program which will see the installation of the Evergen intelligent home energy system in 10 low-income households in NSW. [ + ]

Synnex Australia, a supplier of ICT products, has announced a distribution agreement with Delta Electronics' Mission Critical Infrastructure Solutions (MCIS) business. [ + ]

The World Energy Council has found that energy efficiency improvements over the last 15 years have saved the world 3.1 gigatonnes (Gt) of primary energy consumption and 7 Gt of CO₂, but concludes that much more could and should be done. [ + ]

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is supporting Unitywater in its development of a waste-to-energy feasibility study that could revolutionise the way we think about, and use, sewage. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has identified the states and territories with the most supportive policies for the deployment of energy from waste and bioenergy projects. [ + ]

Sustainability Victoria has released the report 'Energy Efficient Office Buildings: Transforming the Mid-Tier Sector', underscoring the potential economic and environmental benefits of energy efficiency upgrades. [ + ]

For the second year running, renewable energy company ACCIONA has been ranked number one on the list of the 'New Energy Top 100 Green Utilities'. [ + ]

Researchers have found a new way to fabricate high-efficiency, semitransparent perovskite solar cells. [ + ]