Farmers can call the hotline so that ugly but good-to-eat produce that had been rejected by retailers can be rescued and sold to consumers. [ + ]

Aurecon has appointed Dr Belinda Wade as Principal, Sustainability & Climate Change to lead the company's climate transition risk consulting across Australia and New Zealand. [ + ]

The pledge will see companies state the levels of recycled materials they will use in their packaging, which will give an understanding of its market demand. [ + ]

The University of New South Wales will play host to a hub where government, industry and science will converge to reduce NSW's carbon emissions. [ + ]

The water and wastewater services provider is aiming to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero in time for the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games. [ + ]

A change in how we use energy must be initiated in order to prevent the world exceeding the 1.5°C warming limit. [ + ]

The Vic Government is looking to fund projects that use materials subject to the national waste export bans, in a bid to transform the state's recycling sector. [ + ]

Research has been launched to assess the possibility of storing more hydrogen than is currently possible with surface-based technology. [ + ]

The innovative honeycomb design enables light absorption from any angle and traps light inside the solar cell, enabling more energy to be generated. [ + ]

Universities and industry will be working together to build commercialisation in Australia's critical mineral supply chain that can support emerging technologies such as EVs. [ + ]

The list of speakers for the Total Facilities event has been released online and includes talks about sustainable building and carbon management. [ + ]

Sophia Hamblin Wang is one of two from the Australasia and Oceania region to be selected to join the international program, which recognises young people who develop solutions for worldwide change. [ + ]

Fourteen companies have joined the committee to advocate an active approach to a net zero economy. [ + ]

Organisations, businesses and people boosting sustainability, circular economies and recycling have been recognised by the Banksia Foundation. [ + ]

A new robot-delivered spray lining technology that makes water pipe renewal faster could also add up to 50 years to the pipe's service life. [ + ]