The Smart Energy Council has announced the inaugural National Smart Energy Summit, taking place on 10 December 2019 in Sydney. [ + ]

Beverage company Lion has announced that it is the first major brewer in Australia to partner with national soft plastic recycling initiative REDcycle. [ + ]

The FPD PRO from FPD Recycling is a fully automated robotic flat panel display (FPD) depollution machine that can process 60 FPDs per hour, including televisions, monitors and laptops. [ + ]

A team of researchers from Queensland University of Technology has developed a non-toxic, low-cost foam for cleaning up oil spills. [ + ]

UNSW Scientia Professor Matthaios Santamouris has won the WSSET Innovation Award in the Low Carbon Buildings and Future Cities category for his work on heat-mitigating materials and technology. [ + ]

Throughout the 2019 financial year, Coles reported that shoppers recycled enough soft plastic to circumvent the globe one and a half times. [ + ]

The NSW EPA has published two documents to help the construction and demolition industry strengthen their waste disposal processes. [ + ]

Schneider Electric has announced five new EcoStruxure 'Advisor' apps and services integral to the digital transformation of Australian and New Zealand businesses. [ + ]

UNSW and OzHarvest joined forces in early September to host a hackathon, where students workshopped the question: how can we reduce residential food waste in high-density urban environments? [ + ]

UQ's Advanced Water Management Centre has won industry research awards for projects on antibiotic resistance and reducing chemicals in urban water systems. [ + ]

University of Queensland PhD candidate Danish Kazmi has developed a sustainable solution to help preserve sand — a natural resource that is facing global shortages due to over exploitation. [ + ]

Veolia Water Technologies will supply lithium refining technologies to Toyota Tsusho and Orocobre via a new plant to be constructed in Naraha, Japan. [ + ]

The 2020 National Cleantech Conference & Exhibition (NCTCE) invites cleantech industry members to submit ideas for inclusion in the program. [ + ]

Dr Bronwyn Evans has been announced as Engineers Australia's new CEO. [ + ]

Residential property builder and developer Sekisui House has attained ISO 14001:2015 EMS certification across its Australian operations. [ + ]