Flicking the switch: Inside Australia’s first fully electric supermarket
The store serves as a real-world blueprint for what the next generation of eco-friendly retail could look like across Australia.
Morning brew to city footpaths: How your coffee grounds waste is building stronger cities
Substituting sand with coffee biochar reduces the overall carbon footprint of concrete production by up to 26 per cent.
Cooking with purpose: HexClad and Food For Soul join forces to fight food waste
The partnership aims to inspire everyday home cooks to view their own kitchens with a more conscious perspective.
NZ brand Nibblish turns discarded fruit skins into clean factory energy
The company uses a specialised methane-captured system that processes discarded fruit skins to generate power for factory operations.
Waste-to-wall technique diverts cardboard from landfills to replace cement
The technique involves compacting moist soil inside cardboard forms or tubes.
Victoria solar project set to cut 227,000 tonnes of carbon annually
This reduction yields an environmental impact comparable to removing over 49,000 internal combustion vehicles from the road.
Magnetic invention removes ‘invisible’ microplastics plus some PFAS
The material demonstrated effectiveness across common polymers, including polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyester, in both fresh and saline water conditions.
Solar-backed breakthrough transforms factory emissions into clean energy
“This could help heavy industries such as steel, alumina refining, cement, chemicals, and energy production move toward cleaner and more circular production.”
Unilever Australia and New Energy Transport partner for EV freight delivery
NET will provide a Volvo heavy electric prime mover to handle specific delivery routes within Unilever’s customer network in Sydney.
Can Earth keep up? Study says we’re pushing the planet too far
Global population currently stands at about 8.3 billion, and the planet could better sustainably support closer to 2.5 billion people if everyone enjoyed ‘comfortable living standards’.
RMIT researchers use ultrasound to extract protein from cauliflower leaf waste
The resulting leaf protein concentrate from this method is intended for future applications in food manufacturing and animal feed.
How much clothing is too much? The maths behind having a sustainable wardrobe
Every garment carries a sizeable environmental footprint long before it reaches a hanger.
Have we lost our appetite for meat and dairy alternatives?
But over the past five years, Australians have increasingly turned to alternative proteins.
Visy introduces recyclable Paper Bubble Wrap to replace single-use plastics
The product serves as a shock-proof alternative for storing, moving, and shipping fragile items.
Carriageworks Farmers Market and Borrow by Huskee launches large-scale circular cup system
Approximately 1500 cups rotate through the system to be returned to vendors for reuse.