The cost of biosolid treatment and hauling is a major expenditure for wastewater treatment utilities. Pathogens and odour problems may restrict the biosolid disposal options and affect hauling costs

When we talk about oil spills, we tend to think about the Exxon Valdez or the more recent Antarctica oil spill

A CSIRO technology called VAMCAT (Ventilation Air Methane Catalytic Turbine) is poised to take a sizeable bite out of methane emissions with a greenhouse effect equivalent to more than 237 million tonnes of carbon dioxide

Managing water in a drought: Ozwater experts tell how

Although Australian businesses are still not required by law to have a sustainability program in place, an increasing number of companies are successfully manufacturing new and useful products out of recycled content

UniSA's Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Research (CAMR), in collaboration with industry partner Dematec, has developed a novel automated manufacturing process by introducing the zero waste management principle

ECO-Buy, an award-winning environmental purchasing program, has driven significant changes in the buying patterns of Victorian local government

University of Queensland researchers are working on a process that could make the theory of clean coal a reality. Dr Joe da Costa's research group has developed unique hollow fibre technology that can separate oxygen from air

INC Corporation, recognised for its innovation and leadership through induction into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame (2004), is one of many medium-sized Australian companies facing significant strategic challenges

With many more domestic and commercial consumers converting to the use of rainwater or other water sources to supplement their mains water supplies

It seems global warming has dominated the news for months now, and rightly so, but the issue certainly hit the mainstream recently when the Australia Football League (AFL) announced its intention to be the first sporting league to go carbon neutral

Millions of electrical items such as computers, printers, TVs and mobile phones are upgraded by consumers every year, leaving a fast growing mountain of 'techno junk'

Used tyres can be turned into black gold or more precisely into a quality diesel fuel with a new tyre recycling technology, according to AAA Recycling

Five years after its installation, an innovative stormwater treatment and reuse project at Manly Beach continues to save council over $28,000 per year

If your business produces tradewaste, then you have a legal obligation to get Sydney Water's permission (usually a permit) to discharge it to the sewer, and Sydney Water will charge for the amount and type of tradewaste discharged to the sewerage system