by Dr Georgina Davis | Aug 2, 2018 | Future Waste Management, Waste Management Policy and Regulation
Thanks to the Sustainable Engineering Society (SENG), Engineers Australia, for inviting me to speak at their War on Waste session on 3 July 2018. At the event held at Engineering House, located in Brisbane City, I had the privilege to present alongside three amazing...
by Dr Georgina Davis | Jan 26, 2018 | E-waste, Future Waste Management, Waste Management Policy and Regulation
Lithium is running hot and getting hotter. The rise of lithium-ion batteries in everything from headphones, smartphones, electric cars to industrial energy-storage, has compounded the demand for this vital element with prices soaring around 65% this year. The annual...
by Dr Georgina Davis | Jan 15, 2018 | Future Waste Management, Waste Management Policy and Regulation
By the end of 2017, global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity will rival nuclear, and by 2022 it could more than double nuclear capacity. There is an urgent need in Australia for both a product stewardship scheme for PV cells and a robust framework for rehabilitation of...
by Dr Georgina Davis | Jan 11, 2018 | Future Waste Management, Waste Management Policy and Regulation
In January 2015, Queensland began exporting Coal Seam Gas (CSG, otherwise known as coal bed methane) to Asian markets. The volumes expected with these exports are expected to realise 1400BCF in 2017 alone and combined with gas (including off-shore conventional gas)...
by Dr Georgina Davis | Nov 13, 2017 | Professionalism, Human Resources and People Management, Waste Management Policy and Regulation, Waste To Opportunity
Directors are now liable for climate-change impact on their business. The complexity of this risk is not to be underestimated. Not only is the multi-national presence and operations of many companies increasingly complex, as are company structures, but the growing...
by Dr Georgina Davis | Nov 12, 2017 | Professionalism, Human Resources and People Management, Waste Management Policy and Regulation, Waste To Opportunity
It has been some time since there has been any discussion on the benefits of professional standards for the (waste) industry. Back in December 2015’s ‘Inside Waste’ magazine the interview with the then WMAA CEO, Martin Tolar, discussed his aspirations for what WMAA...