Do you know how much electronic waste pollutes our environment every year? It’s a growing concern globally, and Australia is no exception. ITC Asset Management, an e-waste management company based in Sydney, has successfully diverted 25 tonnes of e-waste from landfills over the past year. Instead of dumping e-waste into a landfill, they collect it, […]
Long-term marine protection is proving to be a game-changer for lobster populations along Victoria’s coastline, with a new Deakin University study revealing dramatic increases in both the number and size of lobsters inside marine protected areas (MPAs). Published in Biological Conservation, the study found lobsters – also known as crayfish – in no-take MPAs were nearly […]
By Yogendra Vashishtha, Head of Future Networks, VisNet Australia and New Zealand The La Niña years have brought more cyclones, severe rainfall and storm activity into Australia. Over the last few months, this has been evidenced by sudden downpours in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to more persistent storms in North Queensland to Western Australia that […]
Unilever Australia, maker of household staples including Omo, Rexona, TRESemmé, Lynx and Dove, has again teamed up with Clean Up Australia and Coles to fund educational materials and provide free Clean Up Kits to schools and communities across Australia. Australian teachers can download free online educational resources about the circular economy and littering on Cool.org, an […]
Leading solar lighting technology company, Leadsun Australia, is helping one of the smallest local government organisations in Australia become a trailblazer in taking control of their energy infrastructure from the ground up. Murrumbidgee Council in the Riverina region of New South Wales is one of the first Councils to side-step developers and the big utility […]
Year six students (L-R) Lizzie Rieker, Hadley Taylor and Layla Stewart , with (behind L-R) deputy principal Leah Cathcart and Alison Schutt, cofounder of Stationary Aid, Brookfield State School are running a stationary recycling program to help schools in other disadvantaged areas, Brookfield, Brisbane. Photo Credit: Lyndon Mechielsen Building on its commitment to reduce waste and support local communities, Officeworks is expanding its Bring it Back […]
The latest research by commercial property insurer FM reveals Australian businesses are facing a growing wave of “unseen risks” – disruptive events that fall under the radar but have devastating financial impacts when they materialise. The report, “Sight Unseen: Navigating Out-Of-Sight Risks”, conducted in partnership with The Economist, exposes these critical vulnerabilities, including cyberattacks, climate events, geopolitical […]
In just one week, Naturally Good Expo 2025 will open its doors at ICC Sydney, celebrating a remarkable milestone: ten years of showcasing the industry’s best in natural, organic, and healthy products. Scheduled for May 26–27, this top B2B event continues to be the leading platform for retailers, brands, and industry professionals to connect, discover, […]
Australia’s leading event for circular economy innovation, ReGen Expo, has released its free two-day speaker program set to take place on 23–24 July 2025 at the ICC Sydney. The program features over 50 voices from across government, industry, research and community sectors, all united by a shared mission: to double Australia’s circularity by 2035. Collaborating […]
By Rystad Energy China installed a record 60 gigawatts (GW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the first quarter of 2025 – the highest ever recorded in a first quarter in the country’s history, according to Rystad Energy research and analysis. Rooftop PV accounted for 60%, or 36 GW, of that total, marking the […]
