Planet Ark's National Recycling Week, to be held from 13–19 November, is this year highlighting how consumers and businesses can properly close the recycling loop by purchasing products that contain recycled content. [ + ]

7-Eleven and Simply Cups have announced a takeaway cup recycling initiative in an effort to divert up to 70 million takeaway cups from landfill. [ + ]

The 2017 Banksia Sustainability Awards have been presented in Sydney, celebrating some of the most innovative, effective and outstanding contributions to improving Australia's sustainability. [ + ]

The Victorian Government and Sustainability Victoria have announced the 10 winners of the 2017 Premier's Sustainability Awards, recognising and celebrating Victorians who are leading the way to a sustainable future. [ + ]

Flexible work arrangements, sexual harassment policies and non-gendered parental leave are amongst the key policies identified in a progress report published by a group of executives from some of Australia's largest consulting firms seeking to address systemic gender equality issues. [ + ]

Water conservation consultancy WaterGroup has announced the launch of its NarrowBand Internet of Things (NB-IoT) ultrasonic, intelligent water meters. [ + ]

Australia has become one of the first 10 countries to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, a major international agreement to reduce the global production and use of highly potent synthetic greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). [ + ]

Deakin University researchers are turning hospital waste into longer-lasting concrete, in a project which is solving two problems at once. [ + ]

A new report from RaboDirect finds that Australians waste an average of 14% of their weekly grocery buy, equating to over $1050 per household per year — or a collective $9.6 billion. [ + ]

The Greenwall Company has been working with a number of universities across Australia to design and install greenwall technology, as part of an attempt to increase concentration levels and the wellbeing of campus communities. [ + ]

A major waste-to-energy project incorporating Global Water Engineering's (GWE) RAPTOR anaerobic digestion technology has been honoured as a finalist in this year's American Biogas Council Industry Awards. [ + ]

The City of Sydney has announced what it claims is the most comprehensive strategy to tackle residential waste in Australia, which will see the City trial separate weekly residential rubbish collections for food waste and textiles as well as introduce weekly e-waste pick-ups. [ + ]

BYD, a manufacturer of rechargeable lithium batteries, is targeting the Australian energy storage market with its innovative B-Box portfolio of battery storage products. [ + ]

Members of the National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) met on 12 October to discuss key issues affecting the waste industry, with the meeting resulting in several calls to action. [ + ]

A consortium comprising John Holland, MPC Group and TRILITY has been awarded the contract to design, build, operate and maintain a 270 km steel water pipeline that will deliver water supply security for the people of Broken Hill. [ + ]