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. [ + ]

Two draft reporting standards relating to the disclosure of sustainability-related and climate-related financial information have been released by the ISSB. [ + ]

The Australian Smart Communities Association (ASCA) has released its 2022 Federal Election Platform aimed at fast-tracking Australia's smart community agenda.  [ + ]

The recycling company has further expanded its presence in the United States with the launch of Close the Loop Packaging. [ + ]

The partnership will see new and old technologies leveraged to help push the city towards a circular economy. [ + ]

Australia continues to expand its energy storage capacity through the installation of both residential and large-scale grid batteries. [ + ]

The federal funding complements the $190 million already contributed from the Australian Government and will go towards advanced plastic recycling technology. [ + ]

Sydney Water has revealed its plans for a $1 trillion circular economy across the Western Parkland City. [ + ]

Those interested in joining the country's only international air conditioning, refrigeration and building services trade exhibition can now sign up for tickets. [ + ]

Hundreds of thousands of soft plastic bags have been recycled into a concrete aggregate in Queensland, which has kept them from ending up in landfill. [ + ]

Australia's national science agency is tackling plastic pollution head on with the Ending Plastic Waste Mission, aiming to change plastic use and recycling. [ + ]