The City of Melbourne is reducing waste overflow by installing six BigBelly bins — high-tech bins that hold seven times the waste of a standard bin — at busy CBD locations. [ + ]

As part of the White House Water Summit, Evoqua Water Technologies made a series of announcements surrounding its mission of improving the world's water. [ + ]

Veolia has been awarded a contract to design and build a wastewater treatment system integrated into a greenfield oleochemical production plant in Indonesia. [ + ]

As part of World Water Day on 22 March, ISO called for an improvement in water quality in order to protect the 1.5 billion people employed in water-related sectors. [ + ]

With a growing list of speakers, a large display of products and an early-bird discount in place until 1 April, there are plenty of reasons for irrigation professionals to register for the 2016 Irrigation Australia International Conference and Exhibition. [ + ]

Researchers have busted the 'miner's myth' that exists in Broken Hill and other mining towns, which implies that non-mining-related sources of lead are the cause for high environmental lead contamination levels within the community. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency will act as the joint managers of the newly established Clean Energy Innovation Fund, a $1 billion initiative to help emerging technologies make the leap from demonstration to commercial deployment. [ + ]

South East Water and South Gippsland Water have completed installation of the 200th in-ground pressure sewer pump unit as part of the Poowong, Loch and Nyora Sewer Scheme. [ + ]

Enphase Energy has made a US$4.4 million investment to expand its global research and development (R&D) facility in Christchurch, New Zealand. [ + ]

Energy Action is offering government funding opportunities to new and existing eligible business clients in NSW to assist them in achieving significant energy savings and efficiencies. [ + ]

CSIRO, AGL Energy, Brown Coal Innovation Australia and IHI Corporation are partnering on a two-year research program to improve efficiency of carbon dioxide capture. [ + ]

The Victorian Environment Protection Authority has charged the operators of the Hazelwood coalmine and power plant for the 2014 mine fire that cost the state over $100 million. [ + ]

NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman has announced $4.5 million in government funding to expand or upgrade recycling equipment at nine of the state's waste facilities. [ + ]

ARENA has announced $8.4 million to support Canadian Solar and Scouller Energy in the construction of a 5 MW DC (4.5 MW AC) solar farm near Normanton, North West Queensland. [ + ]

Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt has announced the expansion of the National Carbon Offset Standard, which since 2010 has enabled businesses, products and events to be certified as carbon neutral. [ + ]