Waste & Environmental Management Feature Articles for Australian Industry

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A cooler planet by design 1/18/2013

From hot property to unwanted waste: it's time to rethink the way we design, produce and reuse new products.

Industries to fly and fall in 2013 1/10/2013

As Australian companies prepare for the New Year ahead, business information analysts at IBISWorld reveal the five industries expected to soar and the five expected to sink in 2013. ...

Research strengthens textile industry 1/10/2013

Victoria University research is helping Australia's textile industry remain competitive through innovative water technology.

Our plastics will pollute oceans for hundreds of years 1/10/2013

Australia’s plastic garbage has made its way into every ocean in the world. New research shows that it doesn’t matter where in the world plastic garbage enters the ocean, it can end ...

'Extremes more common' with climate change 1/9/2013

Small rises in the average temperature can mean a big rise in the number of scorching hot days.

Fuel saving invention takes out national award 12/20/2012

An invention that uses waste engine heat to cut car fuel consumption has won Deakin University engineer Frank Will a national innovation award.

'Green steel' inventor wins innovation award 12/20/2012

Professor Veena Sahajwalla has won the $30,000 top prize in the Innovation Challenge awards run by The Australian.

Putting the right foot forward: mining boom vs the environment 12/19/2012

The coal seam gas rush and plans to open up one of Australia's largest undeveloped coal fields are providing hope of another mining boom for resource-reliant Queensland.

Price 'collar' could break climate deadlock 12/11/2012

The world needs to move away from only setting national carbon emission targets, an expert from the Australian National University (ANU) has claimed.

Joining the dots for solar breakthrough 12/11/2012

Scientists at RMIT University are attempting to boost the efficiency of solar energy conversion technology with an improved type of solar cell.

Mapping out a sustainable future for mining 12/5/2012

Research underway at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange is using native wetland plants to help map out a sustainable future for Australian mining.

Innovation and change key to unlocking Asian century 11/29/2012

Innovation and change will be the hallmarks of the Australian companies that succeed in the Asian century, the In the Zone conference at The University of Western Australia was told ...

Australia must 'bank' its water: study 11/26/2012

Australia should prepare now for dry times ahead by 'banking' its water underground when rainfall is plentiful, according to an important new scientific study.

Methane gas levels in CSG fields under review 11/21/2012

Research conducted by Southern Cross University shows methane concentrations collected around the Tara gas fields in Southern Queensland are significantly higher than surrounding ...

James Hardie litigation comes at 'staggering cost' 11/21/2012

A corporate governance expert says the final ruling in the James Hardie Industries litigation does provide some broad justice and clarification of directors' duties, but the length ...

Research shows global drought areas have not increased 11/21/2012

Global drought areas have not increased over the past 60 years due to climate change, according to a new paper published in Nature, contradicting previous research.

Battery paves way for 'intermittent' energy storage 11/15/2012

Queensland technology company, RedFlow, recently launched a highly innovative renewable energy battery storage system — the M90 — at the University of Queensland's St Lucia campus.

Photosynthesis may hold secret to renewable hydrogen fuel 11/14/2012

The prospect of creating clean, renewable hydrogen fuel is closer than ever after a breakthrough in our understanding of photosynthesis.

Powering one of Australia's remotest locations 11/14/2012

An off-grid, sustainable power supply developed by a Curtin University PhD student is being used to power one of the hottest and most remote locations in Australia.

World's soils subject to 'alarming degradation': expert 11/14/2012

A distinguished Australian scientist, the winner of an international soil science prize, has called for Australia to lead a renewed global effort to reverse the alarming degradation ...

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