Industry News
Greywater danger from public confusion
The Master Plumbers Association (MPAQ) is calling for more community education and awareness for the safe use of greywater in domestic gardens.
[ + ]$1 million donation launches UNSW water research team
A Sydney business executive has donated $1 million to create Australia's first Chair of Water Management, based at UNSW.
[ + ]Natural resources conference for QLD
Queensland's first Natural Resources Conference will be held on Wednesday 17 May 2006 at the Brisbane Convention Centre.
[ + ]Australia gets its own composting week
International Composting Awareness Week (ICAW) is being held for the first time in Australia from 7-13 May.
[ + ]Innovative plastics recycling project receives funding
The Australian consortium participating in the international IMS PROMISE (Product Embedded Information System for Service and End of Life) project has received over $470,000 in funding in the first round of the Australian federal government's $25 million ICIP (Industry Cooperative Innovation Program) competitive funding scheme.
[ + ]Water resource projects on the agenda
Eligible organisations across the country will have the opportunity to invest in major water resource projects with the announcement today of a new call for proposals under the federal government’s Water Smart Australia program.
[ + ]Cycling towards cleaner energy resources
Six young Australians are circumnavigating the continent powered only by pedal power (bicycles) and a van powered by vegetable oil.
[ + ]New playground for solar energy researchers
National and international solar thermal energy researchers now have a unique research facility available to them.
[ + ]Melbourne's Bay free from chemical run-off
Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne is being protected by Monash researchers who have developed 'rain gardens' that filter Melbourne's storm water, preventing chemically-tainted urban run-off from polluting the Bay and local streams.
[ + ]Highlighting the benefits of recycled organics
The NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) has released Australia’s first guide to help councils weigh up the costs and benefits of using compost in their public parks and gardens.
[ + ]More companies reporting on sustainability
More Australian companies are reporting annually on sustainability, the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell said recently.
[ + ]Making a profit from renewable energies
One of the world’s best-known oil and gas exploration and production companies is set to become move into alternative renewable energies through its involvement in the development of solar power.
[ + ]ANU comes to the mobile recycling party
The Australian National University is claiming to be the first university in Australia to implement the mobile phone recycling program MobileMuster.
[ + ]Climate change partnership proving fruitful
The Australia-China Climate Change Partnership is achieving practical outcomes, according to a report released by the Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell recently.
[ + ]Recycling-friendly LCD glass substrate
The proliferation of home entertainment systems has raised a number of issues, especially concerning the shelf life of LCDs and the impact of their disposal on the environment.
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