After a rigorous 18 month process, the Australian Water Association (AWA) is now rolling out a new governance structure, which involves a Strategic Advisory Council to represent all its branches, with two representatives per branch. The council met recently to select a reduced board of nine members, compared to a previous 16. [ + ]

The Kyoto Protocol came into force on 16 February 2005. It demands a 5.2% cut in greenhouse gas emissions from the industrialised world by 2012. [ + ]

WorkVentures Group, a Sydney-based non-profit enterprise, has come up with a solution to the growing problem of the disposal of used computers that also creates employment and addresses the 'digital divide' in our community by giving financially disadvantaged people access to low-cost computers. [ + ]

South East Water, Thiess Services and Siemens have entered a new strategic alliance known as 'us' - Utility Services. [ + ]

Almost a quarter of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions comes from forestry and agriculture, from activities ranging from deforestation and harvesting, to the continuous cultivation of soil. [ + ]

A cluster of environment-conscious companies developing and implementing innovative recycling and clean fuels production technologies has evolved within Brisbane's Australia TradeCoast. [ + ]

While much of the industrial world is manufacturing goods that negatively impact the environment, welding equipment manufacturer Kemppi Oy has gained a certified environmental protection system for its new product development set-up, based on the international standard ISO 14001. [ + ]

SITA Environmental Solutions secured an infrastructure grant valued at $200,000 from Eco-Recycle Victoria to develop a commercial and industrial waste sorting facility at SITA's Hallam Road resource recovery park. [ + ]

Getting more steel cans into the recycling bins - that's what the Steel Can Recycling Council's challenge to local government is all about. [ + ]

The Spectroil M/F Fuel Analysis Spectrometer will be used on the Queen Mary II cruise ship to monitor the quality of the fuel in the aero-derivative gas turbines used aboard the ship for propulsion. [ + ]

The Eastern Creek UR-3R Facility achieved practical completion on 11 September 2004. From that day, treatment of municipal solid waste commenced through the receivals, separation and composting section of the plant with the target of achieving full design throughput by the end of quarter one, 2005. [ + ]

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