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Nestlé taking steps to eliminate plastic waste
Nestlé has announced a series of specific actions towards meeting its April 2018 commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or re-usable by 2025. [ + ]
CEO insights 2019: Mark Ferguson, Southern Cross Compressors
With the continuing rise in energy costs, Mark Ferguson details how air compressor operators can lower their costs using the latest technology. [ + ]
CEO Insights 2019: Adrian Minshull, Hydroflux
Adrian Minshull shares his insights on how water scarcity can be addressed with wastewater treatment technology. [ + ]
CEO Insights 2019: Chris Hoey, Bürkert Australia
Chris Hoey talks about the Internet of Things, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence and more. [ + ]
CEO Insights 2019: Francois Gouws, TRILITY Group
Francois Gouws, MD of TRILITY Group, talks about the impact of energy policy uncertainty and AI technology on the Australian water industry. [ + ]
CEO Insights 2019: Jonathan McKeown, Australian Water Association
Jonathan McKeown predicts trends and talks about the threats facing the Australian water industry in 2019. [ + ]
AI: the secret to smart cities
Artificial intelligence is proving a key enabler of smart cities, with new sensing technologies designed to provide citizens with a safe and smooth experience as they go about their everyday lives. [ + ]
Sunshine Coast named Smart21 Community for fifth time
The Sunshine Coast is one of three Australian regions named in the Intelligent Community Forum's Smart21 Communities for 2019. [ + ]
AI and computer vision for waste treatment process monitoring
To improve recovery ratios, a real-time monitoring system is required as part of the mechanical waste segregation process — a limitation of current technologies. [ + ]
Are your sugar mills efficient?
The role of electrification in sugar milling energy efficiency is becoming more important. [ + ]
Report: IIoT key for sustainability in global supply chain
Improving the environmental sustainability of their operations through the adoption of IIoT technologies is a priority for organisations engaged in the global supply chain. [ + ]
Impacts of unconventional gas production on water resources
Groundwater contamination could be among many possible impacts of unconventional gas production. [ + ]
Resource efficiency category added to the IS rating scheme
The Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) has teamed with Ramboll to develop a tool to rate the resource efficiency of projects in Australia. [ + ]
Are property and infrastructure owners ready for the autonomous future?
From driverless vehicle trials and utopian visions of on-demand transport to dire news about predicted job losses, automated vehicles (AVs) are making news. [ + ]
When recycling makes cents
Eliminating separate waste streams can save on costs and improve recycling rates by 25%. [ + ]
