A pot plant tree,homemade gifts:How to have a sustainable Christmas

A pot plant tree,homemade gifts:How to have a sustainable Christmas

The Christmas season affects more than just our wallets and waistlines,so how can you reduce the impact of your yuletide celebrations on the environment?

  • byAlyssa Talakovski

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In a flap over bin chickens? What happens when an urban invasion comes home to roost

They’re the native bird we love to loathe,with disparaging nicknames – and the occasional council cull.

  • byRita Glennon
How to choose sustainable seafood for your Christmas lunch
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How to choose sustainable seafood for your Christmas lunch

Farmed Tasmanian salmon is on the naughty list this year,but plenty of delicious options will keep you in the good graces of the environment.

  • byBianca Hall
Despite ‘smell issues’,NSW plans to mandate household food scraps collection

Despite ‘smell issues’,NSW plans to mandate household food scraps collection

Australia is unlikely to meet national goals like halving the amount of organic waste going to landfill by 2030. But efforts are stepping up.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Recycled can be more hazardous’:Twiggy on taxing plastic
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‘Recycled can be more hazardous’:Twiggy on taxing plastic

Andrew Forrest has implored those negotiating an ambitious treaty to end plastic production to include a tax on manufacturers,amid mounting research into the human health impacts.

  • byJesinta Burton
We have a once-in-a-generation chance to halt the march of plastic
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We have a once-in-a-generation chance to halt the march of plastic

This week,in a port city in South Korea,delegates from around the world will gather for the most consequential negotiating session you’ve probably never heard of.

  • byAndrew Forrest
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From bottled lightning to ‘hempcrete’:The Australian innovations that could save the world

From bottled lightning to ‘hempcrete’:The Australian innovations that could save the world

From harnessing the power of lightning to make fertiliser to using yeast to produce forest-friendly palm oil,these start-ups are helping solve big environmental problems.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
The 149 reasons for inner west EV owners like Peter not to fear range anxiety

The 149 reasons for inner west EV owners like Peter not to fear range anxiety

The Annandale resident will benefit from the 671 kerbside electric vehicle chargers that are being part funded by the NSW government.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Rubbish rebels:Labor MPs,ministers blast waste incinerator plans in their seats

Rubbish rebels:Labor MPs,ministers blast waste incinerator plans in their seats

The minister who first introduced Victoria’s waste-to-energy policy is opposing an incinerator,as the Allan government takes friendly fire from Labor MPs.

  • byBianca Hall andKieran Rooney
Cooking oil,poo and drugs:Mystery of grime balls on Sydney beaches solved
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Cooking oil,poo and drugs:Mystery of grime balls on Sydney beaches solved

Testing has revealed thousands of balls washed up on Sydney’s beaches are a “disgusting” mix of cooking oil,soap scum,faeces and drugs,including cannabis and ice.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
How you can apply for a subsidised home battery from tomorrow

How you can apply for a subsidised home battery from tomorrow

NSW households can claim up to $2600 towards the cost of installing a battery to store solar energy and as much as $400 to connect to a virtual power plant.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons