Construction of a road alone Charlton St, in the coastal town of Snug, has seen approximately 173,600 plastic bags and 82,500 glass bottles diverted from landfill. [ + ]

Australia's Environment Ministers have set a new unified direction for waste and recycling, agreeing to a National Waste Policy based on the principles of a circular economy. [ + ]

Did you know that the old mobile phone in your top drawer could be linked to the dramatic decline of gorilla populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? [ + ]

Researchers have come up with a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy and deliver that energy back into an electric grid on demand. [ + ]

4.0 Sight — Digital industry around the world charts the development of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and how countries around the world are digitalising. [ + ]

To reach 100% renewable electricity, Pernod Ricard Winemakers has signed a 10-year virtual generation agreement (VGA) with wholesale electricity retailer Flow Power. [ + ]

The Waste Management Association of Australia calls on the government to introduce policies to incentivise the use of recycled material in Australia. [ + ]

Smart city investments trigger a cycle of economic growth — just as long as governments go about transforming their cities the right way. [ + ]

Property group Mirvac has joined forces with cultural start-up Yerrabingin to bring to life an Indigenous rooftop farm concept in central Sydney. [ + ]

The policy is based around boosting renewables and household batteries — as well as resurrecting the National Energy Guarantee. [ + ]

25 King is a 10-storey, 45 m timber commercial tower that makes extensive use of innovative and sustainable building materials. [ + ]

The revenue generated would be returned to all adult Australian citizens, who would potentially see a tax-free payment of approximately $1300 each per annum. [ + ]

Sydney's Inner West Council will systematically replace streetlights in residential streets with new LED lights that will use less power, save money and reduce emissions. [ + ]

Origin Energy and Tempus Energy recently partnered on a South Australian demand management trial that uses AI to shift energy usage to different times of the day. [ + ]

A newly converted boiler will slash the amount of coal used by Fonterra's Brightwater plant and cut carbon emissions at the site by around 2400 tonnes a year. [ + ]