Industry News
Climate change – now it’s law
The nation’s first Climate Change legislation has become law. The Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Act 2007 makes South Australia the first place in Australia to legislate targets to reduce greenhouse emissions.
[ + ]The Rocks to be a plastic-bag-free zone
The Rocks could become one of the first plastic bag-free zones in Sydney, with more than 70 businesses trading their plastic bags for paper this weekend.
[ + ]Home grown name in water solutions makes waves
An Australian owned and run water technology provider has caught the wave of industry growth, announcing its third major acquisition in 18 months.
[ + ]Name change sweeps in a new era
The MacDonald Johnston Engineering Company, with a 55-year history in supplying street sweeping and refuse collection equipment, is now known as MacDonald Johnston.
[ + ]Finalists from five countries vie for prize
Eight river management projects have been announced as finalists in the National and International Thiess Riverprize, worth a total of $400,000.
[ + ]Design for recycling
The Sustainable Packaging Alliance’s (SPA’s) 13th Round Table ‘Design for Recycling’ will be held in Melbourne today.
[ + ]Disruptive technologies give unexpected innovations in water management
“New techniques based on developments in bio and nanotechnologies will provide significant improvements to the everyday management of water supplies,†Environmental Biotechnology CRC executive director and president of the International Water Association, Dr David Garman said at the American Water Works Association’s annual conference (ACE 07) in Toronto, Canada recently.
[ + ]SKM helps guide local councils on climate change
Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has provided local governments in Queensland with a practical guide for meeting the challenges of climate change.
[ + ]Supermarkets fail plastic bag test
An undercover survey of City of Sydney supermarkets shows that plastic bag use is again on the rise, despite the promises of retailers to reduce consumption. The survey results give strong support for the announcement by State and federal environment ministers that plastic bags will be phased out by January 2009.
[ + ]Competitive Sustainable Development Conference
Conference producers Communique Australasia have gathered leaders in corporate competitive sustainability from across Australia and the UK to examine how to boost organisational profit through sustainable development, over a 1.5 day conference.
[ + ]Kiama Municipal Council talks the talk and increases its own recycling by 50%
A dramatic increase in recycling, as well as a reduction in daily cleaning times of between 40 to 60 minutes each day, is a spectacular outcome for Kiama Municipal Council, since the installation of an innovative under desk recycling system at the beginning of 2007.
[ + ]Australia to help clean up the world
Australia is preparing to play a leading role in helping to fight contamination round the world with the launch of a new clean-up industry group.
[ + ]‘us’ to maintain services for NZ’s largest water retailer
From the 1 July 2007, Utility Services, ‘us’, is to be the provider of water, sewer and stormwater network maintenance services for Metrowater, New Zealand’s largest water retailer.
[ + ]Disruptive technologies give unexpected innovations in water management
New techniques based on developments in bio- and nanotechnologies will provide significant improvements to the everyday management of water supplies, according to Dr David Garman, Environmental Biotechnology CRC executive director and president of the International Water Association.
[ + ]Memorandum of Understanding signed
Huhtamaki Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with environmental waste partner, SITA. The agreement will support Bioware, a range of renewable plant resource-based food packaging products made from biodegradable and compostable materials, launched by global packaging company Huhtamaki.
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