AI: evil or avatar?
In the epic science fiction film, writer and director James Cameron envisioned a new world inhabited by an alien species …
Waste to energy in Denmark
Denmark, with its population of about 5.7 million, produces some 15 million tonnes of wastes of all sorts from industry, …
China’s ‘National Sword’ strikes recycling blow?
For Australia, a reasonable proportion of the recovered paper and plastic (ABS estimated 40% and 50% respectively in 2011) is …
Plastic Pollution – another cost on business
When the United Nations Environment Program describes it as “alarming” and the G20 group of nations recognises “the urgent need …
Revisiting the issue of interstate waste movement
The issue has now hit the political headlines. It was framed by 4 Corners as a matter of criminal behaviour, which it …
The alternative to incineration
Given the depleted condition of Australia’s agricultural soils, burning compostable resources that can provide much needed carbon and nutrients is …
Future Focus: Electric vehicles for Australia
A global review in Nature in May 2017 revealed that Australia lags behind most developed nations for low emission standards …
Future Focus: Reset the dial on landfill food and organic ‘waste’
But it prompts the questions – what should be done, and why do we continue to allow nutritious food to go to …
Don’t waste your energy asking the wrong question
Discussion in the media about who is at fault for increased energy prices abounds. Like other commentators, I put the …
Looming data avalanche poses big challenges for environmental agencies
However, while the amount of data collected by the monitoring stations is significant, it pales in comparison to what is …