Since the introduction of kerbside recycling collections in the 1980s, the industry, and the technology we use, has consistently evolved. Today's resource recovery and recycling efforts are exploring new ways to recycle more items than ever before, reducing the amount of residual 'waste' going to landfill — and even then, not leaving any resource untapped. [ + ]

Heathrow Airport Water Services Department trialled and installed Xylem's latest Flygt wastewater pumping system in an effort to solve chronic clogging issues at one of the airport's wastewater pumping stations. As well as delivering consistently clog-free pumping, the system also reduced energy consumption by 53% at the pumping station. [ + ]

Our most common and longest-running forms of energy — coal, oil, and gas — have effectively powered industry and civilisation for over 100 years. But as we know, these resources aren’t finite and the unprecedented rate at which they are being released from the ground is breaking the delicate balance of our planet’s climate. [ + ]

Ageing assets and inefficient energy practices are adding to the cost burden of councils. On the other hand, clean energy investments can transform local government operations and provide ongoing benefits for their communities. [ + ]

Australia's management of electronic waste is poorly implemented, lags behind international best practice and is based on outdated recycling targets, according to researchers from UNSW. [ + ]

An increasing population combined with a decline in agronomic resources will lead to a constant, never-ending rise in world food prices. Then why, oh why do we waste food if it is a precious commodity? [ + ]

Ten houses at Collaroy, Sydney, slipping into the sea certainly made headlines last month. However, the federal government's own report has shown that a 1-metre rise in sea level would place up to 247,000 houses at risk. [ + ]

Completed in June this year, 200 George Street is one of Australia's first so-called 'smart buildings'. [ + ]

The Great Barrier Reef is exposed to increasing pressures from climate change, rising sea temperatures, ocean acidification, land-based run-off and other pressures. [ + ]

The potential of materials recovered from end-of-life solar PV panels could exceed US$15 billion (78 million tonnes) globally by 2050, according to a report released by the International Renewable Energy Agency and the International Energy Agency's Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme. [ + ]

Niall Blair has announced a trial to turn food waste into renewable energy to help power the Cronulla Wastewater Treatment Plant — the first of its kind for a utility in Sydney. [ + ]

The Australian National Maritime Museum has launched a new attraction, called Action Stations, housed inside a brand new building that incorporates several sustainability features. [ + ]

Many corporate sustainability advisers alike have experienced the dilemma of whether to proactively promote their sustainability credentials. Jacquie Fegent-McGeachie provides comments on what the research says. [ + ]

Are we taking greenhouse gas monitoring seriously in Australia? Frank Silberberg of Group Instrumentation talks about the latest trends, technology and challenges with emissions monitoring. [ + ]

Sydney and Melbourne have been declared the eighth and 11th most sustainable urban water cities in the world, according to the Sustainable Cities Water Index. [ + ]