Industry News
Water recycling company receives award
A Sunshine Coast-based water recycling company has received the Rising Star Award at the Q400 Awards.
[ + ]CSIRO environmental sustainability grant awarded
CSIRO has awarded grants to teams of students in nine universities across three states, to educate and assist communities in making environmentally sustainable personal and business decisions.
[ + ]Product launch in Asia
At its recent distributor meeting, Aqua Diagnostic launched its PeCOD COD analyser range across Asia.
Increased competition through sale of NSW government waste assets
SITA Environmental Solutions said the intended sale of the state-owned Waste Services NSW promised to lift competition in the waste management sector bringing lower costs to ratepayers.
[ + ]Green group calls for 21st century approach to electrical waste
Environment Victoria has called on all state and federal environment ministers to stop avoiding the issue of electrical waste and urged them to discuss a new recycling scheme for televisions and fluorescent lights at the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) meeting.
[ + ]Desalination for long-term water security
The CEO of the National Water Commission, Ken Matthews, has released a report showing that desalination technologies will play an increasingly important role in securing Australia’s water supplies. 'Emerging trends in desalination' is a report released by the National Water Commission that details the merits of desalination technologies and the significant role they play in securing water supply.
[ + ]Green building fund opens for business
Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, has launched the Australian government's $90 million Green Building Fund.
[ + ]Super fund reports on investment’s carbon emissions
Superannuation fund VicSuper has announced that its members will receive a carbon emission measurement calculated on each of its share of investments in publicly listed companies.
Youth forum takes control of sustainability
Forty delegates from across Victoria participated in the inaugural Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand’s Sustainability Youth Forum.
[ + ]Mobile phone recycling now easier in Canberra
It is now easier and more convenient for Canberrans to recycle their old mobile phones, batteries, chargers and accessories.
[ + ]Drum recycling program approaches milestone
The drumMUSTER drum collection and recycling scheme is approaching its 12 million-drum milestone.
[ + ]NZ sustainable business of the year announced
Paraoa Bakehouse has been announced New Zealand’s Sustainable Business of the Year at the 2008 NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards.
[ + ]Funding for river management model
Developers of the next generation of water management technologies are set to receive $6 million in funding from the federal government. The funds will accelerate the development of a new river management model.
[ + ]Resource recovery funding
Sustainability Victoria is calling for expressions of interest in its grant program for resource recovery. The grant programs contribute to achieving the state's Towards Zero Waste (TZW) Strategy targets to increase resource recovery rates to 75% by 2014.
[ + ]Infrastructure plans for electric vehicles
Better Place today announced agreements with AGL Energy and Macquarie Capital Group to begin deploying an electric vehicle (EV) network, powered by renewable energy.
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