Industry News
BRBA reveals new online database
The Buy Recycled Business Alliance (BRBA) has released a three-year business plan for 2006-09 outlining key actions and objectives for the organisation. The plan also outlines the development of a national online database for recycled content products (RCPs) for businesses.
[ + ]Increase in carbon dioxide emissions accelerating
New research shows the rate of increase in carbon dioxide emissions more than doubled since the 1990s.
[ + ]Walking the talk in sustainability
The quality of the nominees for the 2006 Govt³ awards confirmed the New Zealand government was walking the talk on the environment and climate change, according to Environment Minister David Benson-Pope.
[ + ]Recyclers again call for EPR scheme for dangerous gas bottles
The continued failure of NSW government environmental regulators to deal with end-of-life gas bottles has direct and serious implications for people’s lives, according to John Lawson, President of the Australian Council of Recyclers.
[ + ]Australian Water Recycling & Infrastructure Summit
IIR Conferences’ Australian Water Recycling & Infrastructure Summit aims to provide a balanced, far-reaching analysis of the current issues, featuring presentations and case studies from water experts from across the country.
[ + ]Solar breakthrough in South Australia
BP Solar has applauded the South Australian government’s announcement of the introduction of Australia’s first Feed-In Tariff policy and welcomed it as a breakthrough in recognising the value of solar PV in delivering peak emission-free power.
[ + ]Brits in Australia to study water recycling
A mission from the UK arrives in Australia this month to study water re-use and recycling in the wake of increasing concern in the UK about the twin challenges of climate change and urban development.
[ + ]Winner of Governor of Victoria Export Awards announced
Ecotech has won the Small to Medium Manufacturers award in the Governor of Victoria Export Awards. The award was presented by the Minister for Manufacturing & Export, André Haermeyer, and the Governor of Victoria, Professor David de Kretser AC.
[ + ]Can domestic bores help save our drinking water?
Too much of our drinking water is still being used to water Perth gardens, according to CSIRO’s Dr Tony Smith.
[ + ]Coal industry welcomes funding for low emissions technologies
The Australian Coal Association has welcomed an announcement by the federal government of $125 million funding for two important clean coal and solar energy demonstration projects under the government’s Low Emissions Technology Development Fund.
[ + ]ProSweets Cologne 2007
About 230 companies will be exhibiting at the second ProSweets Cologne from 29 January to 1 February 2007.
[ + ]Eco Expo Asia - an international success
Companies from Hong Kong and all over the world exhibited at Eco Expo Asia, an environmental protection trade fair organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) and Messe Frankfurt. The expo was held in October at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong.
[ + ]$75 million for ethanol plant
Australian Ethanol has announced a $75 million capital to fund the construction of a 100 million litre per year fuel ethanol plant in Swan Hill, Victoria.
[ + ]Roof top research could pave the way for greener buildings
A living, growing experiment has been built on top of the Engineering Building at the University of Auckland to test the city’s suitability for ‘green roofs’.
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