If the takeaway coffee cup sculpture or Globelet’s returnable lanyards and reusable cups weren’t enough to signal this was an environmental conference, the compost bin for food scraps sure did. Speaking
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Steward of change: position vacant – product stewardship commissioner
It’s not just because of resource scarcity. The current review of the Product Stewardship Act is a golden opportunity to put Australia on a more circular footing that will, ultimately, make it more
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Why a connected home is an efficient home
We’ve seen rapid innovation of commercial and residential solar solutions over the last few years, with the latest renewable statistics demonstrating a clear and unstoppable trend towards a grid
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MobileMuster recycled over a million handsets & batteries in 2017
MobileMuster’s manager Spyro Kalos says that in the past 12 months MobileMuster has collected and recycled 79 tonnes of mobile phone components, including over one million handsets and batteries. As
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Rising above the flames
In Coolaroo, 19km north of the Melbourne CBD, SKM’s site went up in flames for the third time this year in July, with the most recent fire covering an area about the size of a football field, blanketing
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Vector & EnergyAustralia partner to deliver smart metering services
Vector Limited Group chief executive Simon Mackenzie said they’re excited to be working with EnergyAustralia as part of the company’s long-term commitment to the Australian market. “We
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NB-IoT makes smart metering as easy as connecting to a mobile phone
NB-IoT is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) radio technology standard developed to enable a wide range of devices and services to be connected using cellular telecommunications bands. According to
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Keeping up with the current
The EV’s market penetration may be a little bit behind – back in 2010, industry experts said some 10%-20% of the market would have turned electric by now but in reality, this is closer to 1%
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SENG conference: changing climate, changing engineers
The conference’s first keynote speaker, manager climate monitoring Australian Bureau of Meteorology Dr Karl Braganza, set the scene with his state of the climate address. He highlighted Australia’s
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Engaging ‘free riders’ on APCO’s to-do list
Discussions around the National Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Measure’s (NEPM) reporting and enforcement requirements identified the impact of ‘free riders’ – those
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