Industry News
1 million tyres removed from Stawell stockpile
One of Australia's largest and most dangerous tyre stockpiles has been transformed, in an operation led by the EPA Victoria with the support of Tyrecycle. [ + ]
Innovation and collaboration on show at Waste Expo Australia 2017
Waste Expo Australia is over for another year, with the annual conference and exhibition inspiring and educating more than 3000 visitors from the waste management and resource recovery sector across two days earlier this month. [ + ]
Sustainable aquaculture in Australia
Aquaculture has huge potential for the food production sector in Australia but it must be responsibly managed to avoid potential environmental impacts. [ + ]
Victoria bans the bag
The Andrews Labor government will ban single-use, lightweight plastic shopping bags in Victoria. [ + ]
Clean Energy Innovation Fund and Right Click Capital invest in Redback Technologies
Right Click Capital and the Clean Energy Innovation Fund have announced an investment of $8.99 million into renewable energy start-up Redback Technologies, as part of its Series A-2 capital raising round. [ + ]
2020 sustainablity goals on target at Brambles
As a result of its circular business model and supply chain expertise, Brambles has reported it is progressing closer to its 2020 sustainability goals. [ + ]
Call for papers now open for 2018 Irrigation Australia conference
The 2018 Irrigation Australia International Conference, to be held from 13–15 June at ICC Sydney, has opened its call for papers. [ + ]
UQ celebrates sustainability milestones
The University of Queensland (UQ) produced enough solar energy to power 1592 average homes last year, according to the university's 2016 Sustainability Report Card. [ + ]
A victory for the ACCC against ALDI for 'flushable' wipes
ACCC concludes investigation into ALDI 'flushable' wipes after ALDI stopped selling its personal hygiene wipes. [ + ]
Australia's best solar installations honoured
The Clean Energy Council announced the winners of the 2017 Solar Design and Installation Awards at the recent All-Energy Australia exhibition and conference in Melbourne. [ + ]
Melbourne welcomes All-Energy Australia and Waste Expo Australia
The All-Energy Australia and Waste Expo Australia conferences ran concurrently at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 11–12 October 2017. [ + ]
The results are in for Australia's livability report card — and they're not good
RMIT University has released what is said to be the first 'baseline' measure of livability in Australia's state and territory capitals, and let's just say that if Australia was a school student and the study was its report card, the principal would be wanting a word. [ + ]
Cost of battery storage for stationary applications predicted to fall dramatically
The cost of battery storage for stationary applications could fall by up to 66% by 2030, according to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). [ + ]
Why are Australians holding onto their e-waste?
TechCollect is calling on Australians to consider the environmental impact of not recycling their electronic waste (e-waste), with a new survey finding that one in five people (22%) consider themselves hoarders of old electronic devices. [ + ]
Gransolar and ACCIONA partner on Lilyvale Solar Farm
A joint venture between Gransolar (GRS) and ACCIONA Industrial is set to construct the Lilyvale Solar Farm — expected to be one of Australia's largest photovoltaic plants. [ + ]
