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Australia’s Clean Energy Success Creating a Million-Ton Waste Problem: Report

Australia’s rooftop solar revolution has been one of the nation’s great clean energy success stories, with more solar panels installed per person than anywhere else in the world.

30 Oct 2026

Nor-Shipping Aims to Demystify Ship Recycling with New Conference for 2027

With industry estimates suggesting more than 15,000 vessels will need to be recycled by 2032, more than double the number recycled in the previous decade, turning ageing ships into new assets has never been more critical.

30 Oct 2026

Nearly 50,000 Jobs Supported by Scotland’s Renewable Energy Industry, New Report Finds

Scotland’s renewable energy industry supported an estimated 49,200 full-time equivalent jobs and $14.9 billion of economic output in 2024, new research shows.

28 Oct 2026

Climate Change and Ozone Pollution Threaten Future Global Health Outcomes

Premature deaths linked to long-term exposure to ground-level ozone nearly doubled worldwide between 2000 and 2020, reaching an estimated 480,000 deaths annually, according to a new global assessment led by researchers at George Washington University.

28 Oct 2026

Recycling Project Transforms Retired Fire-Service Uniforms Into New Fashion Fibers

Retired Western Australian fire-service uniforms are being given a second life through a pioneering textile recycling project led by an RMIT University researcher.

24 Oct 2026

What it Actually Takes to Get PFAS Out of Drinking Water

For our grandparents, it was lead. For our parents, asbestos. Today, PFAS dominates the environmental narrative, and with good reason. Through the latter half of the 20th century, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) firmly integrated themselves into a wide range of industries.

24 Oct 2026

Wastewater Composition Dictates Recovery Technology and Final Fertilizer Form

A research team has mapped how wastewater, so far an overlooked source of potassium fertilizer, offers a potential alternative to conventional potash mining.

24 Oct 2026

Evaluating Environmental Hazards of Aged Biodegradable Plastics in Aquatic Life

Biodegradable plastics are increasingly used as environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional plastics.

22 Oct 2026

Optimizing Vehicle Grille Design for High-Efficiency Roadside Air Purification

An air-purifying vehicle technology has been developed that removes fine particulate matter from surrounding air while driving and captures brake wear particles before they are released. The technology uses the vehicle's existing structure to purify roadside air and directly capture brake wear particles at the source.

22 Oct 2026

Improving Quality Standards for Waste-Derived Fuels in Global Cement Production

Waste that would otherwise end up in landfill could help low-carbon cement production by reducing the industry's reliance on fossil fuels, according to Australian researchers.

21 Oct 2026