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Woolworths has become the first retailer to win approval to earn carbon credits by keeping organic material out of landfills.

Water utilities are expanding their capacity to generate electricity from biogas, with big potential side-benefits for food companies.

Asphalt made from 99% post-consumer recovered material, such as printer toner cartridges, old tyres, glass and re-used asphalt, is cheaper, better-performing and will generate less than half the CO2-e emissions of equivalent products, its creator says.

Adopting a "regenerative development" model can enable construction industry participants to move beyond environmental impact reduction and "recuperate past impacts", while creating conditions for ecosystems to "self-restore", according to speakers at a recent forum in Sydney.

• Consultancy penalised for misleading contamination data
  
• Last chance to enrol in executive sustainability seminar
  
• EPA Victoria issues drilling mud waste classification

The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage is seeking expressions of interest from industry associations interested in helping to deliver its Sustainability Advantage program.

Upcoming events include conferences on Direct Action, contaminated sites, energy-from-waste and bioenergy, as well as the inaugural oration in honour of Fiona Wain, to be delivered by ARENA's Greg Bourne.

NAB, Iluka Resources, Orica and Adelaide Brighton are among five Australian companies newly classified as global leaders for their efforts to decouple revenue growth from natural capital impacts.

• CSG industry rigorously regulated, says environmental lawyer
  
• Fraccing experience goes back 60 years: AGL
  
• Green infrastructure training courses start soon
  
• Big fine for dumping asbestos-contaminated fill

• KPMG review of NSW waste levy won't examine 'general revenue' grab
  
• Government rejects Senate committee call to review land clearing laws
  
• Norske Skog slashes Derwent estuary discharges