An "industrial ecology" collaboration between major corporates including Kraft, Boeing and Holden at a Melbourne manufacturing precinct is expected to yield at least one water re-use project by the end of next year.
Building products company Boral has cut mains water use by 22% over the last year as it continues to improve its rainwater capture and water recycling systems.
Rising water prices and concerns about water security have prompted BlueScope's Port Kembla steelworks to set a goal of sourcing all its water from sources other than the Sydney region's storage dams.
If you want big wins from sustainability initiatives then trial projects, train staff - and don't just hire one sustainability manager and 'wish them luck', Harvard University's Green Campus director Leith Sharp told a Sydney seminar.
