The inaugural Food Waste Roundtable offers the Turnbull government a chance to discuss its commitment to a National Food Waste Strategy. [ + ]

Innovyz Institute, in collaboration with Green Industries SA, has announced the 10 successful technologies and ideas selected for the company's Waste and Recycling Commercialisation Program. [ + ]

At the Mumbrella CommsCon Awards, Sydney Water received trophies for the Best Government Sponsored PR Campaign of the Year and the Best Corporate Social Responsibility PR Campaign of the Year for the 'Keep wipes out of pipes' campaign. [ + ]

Researchers from Flinders University are testing a natural extraction technique for low-grade copper, known as supergene enrichment, for its potential to maximise recovery rates and extend mine life. [ + ]

Infratech Industries, in collaboration with the University of Newcastle, has launched an 'energy on demand' system that overcomes the predictability and environmental issues that currently plague existing renewable energy and storage solutions. [ + ]

The tricky and expensive task of accessing knowledge on rehabilitating and preparing to close mining sites has been eased by an online resource developed by University of Queensland scientists and Central Queensland coal mine rehabilitation experts. [ + ]

Renewable energy business Redback Technologies has welcomed two injections of funding totalling $1.96 million from the Queensland Government, which will be used to further advance technology developments. [ + ]

The majority of experts surveyed for a study on the future of the world's energy supply consider a global transition to 100% renewable energy to be both feasible and realistic. [ + ]

Victoria's water sector is embracing gender diversity with the inaugural Women in Water event, held recently in Traralgon and attended by over 150 women from across the local industry. [ + ]

The board of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has appointed Ian Learmonth as its new chief executive officer. [ + ]

Redback Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding with Duserve Facilities Management, which will see the companies collaborate on a pilot project trialling Redback's energy management products in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). [ + ]

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has priced its first climate bond, raising $650 million to fund a range of renewable and low-carbon projects in Australia. [ + ]

In its fourth and final incident report into the South Australian state-wide power outage that occurred on 28 September 2016, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) concluded that it was the result of control settings responding to multiple disturbances. [ + ]

WWF has expressed its disappointment at the US Government's decision to roll back components of its commitments under the Paris Agreement. [ + ]

Australian environmental technology company EnviroSuite has announced the successful completion of its initial 12-month trial with Thames Water, the UK's largest water treatment authority. [ + ]