Hosted by the Australian Industrial Ecology Network, the fourth annual Australian Waste to Energy Forum will take place from 19–21 February 2019 in Ballarat, Victoria. [ + ]

Upon assuming her new role in April, one of Madew's priorities will be assisting with the finalisation of the Australian Infrastructure Audit. [ + ]

Solar PV totalling 3.2 MW and batteries will be installed at 56 oil wells across the Cooper Basin to supply each site with 100% renewable energy. [ + ]

Shoppers underestimate the difference their food choices can make to climate change, but they'll favour items with a lower carbon footprint if such information is on the label. [ + ]

Infinite Water used its innovative HYDROXON technology to design a custom water treatment plant to remove high levels of naturally occurring arsenic and manganese. [ + ]

A molten silicon energy storage system developed by South Australian innovator 1414 Degrees is about to undergo a commercial pilot. [ + ]

Construction of a road alone Charlton St, in the coastal town of Snug, has seen approximately 173,600 plastic bags and 82,500 glass bottles diverted from landfill. [ + ]

Australia's Environment Ministers have set a new unified direction for waste and recycling, agreeing to a National Waste Policy based on the principles of a circular economy. [ + ]

Researchers have come up with a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy and deliver that energy back into an electric grid on demand. [ + ]

Did you know that the old mobile phone in your top drawer could be linked to the dramatic decline of gorilla populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? [ + ]

4.0 Sight — Digital industry around the world charts the development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how countries around the world are digitalising. [ + ]

To reach 100% renewable electricity, Pernod Ricard Winemakers has signed a 10-year virtual generation agreement (VGA) with wholesale electricity retailer Flow Power. [ + ]

The Waste Management Association of Australia calls on the government to introduce policies to incentivise the use of recycled material in Australia. [ + ]

Smart city investments trigger a cycle of economic growth — just as long as governments go about transforming their cities the right way. [ + ]

Property group Mirvac has joined forces with cultural start-up Yerrabingin to bring to life an Indigenous rooftop farm concept in central Sydney. [ + ]