Every patron through the gates at the Australian Open produces about 750 grams of waste,but a huge effort is underway to sort through the mess.
A dust-up is brewing over a proposal to build a plant to clean contaminated soil in Melbourne’s west.
Taking a walk through a supermarket with two of the people charged with reshaping packaging regulations shows the challenges consumers face to recycle.
Jack Adams took matters into his own hands after watching rubbish bins at his local Brunswick East park overflow with recyclables on high-traffic days.
Comedian and Chaser satirist Craig Reucassel is hardly an evangelist for responsible behaviour. But when it comes to saving the planet,he’s happy to champion uncomfortable truths.
The French government is offering its citizenry money to repair their own clothes. Should we follow suit? Darn right
Supermarket giant Coles will phase out reusable plastic bags by July,following a similar move by Woolworths in April.
As the task begins to move 2500 tonnes of soft plastics stockpiled across three states,at least 400 tonnes of waste is being sent to landfill.
Not too long ago,cafe customers in Melbourne would get a dirty look if they ordered coffee in a disposable cup. Then came the pandemic,when BYO cups were banned.
Fourteen formerly secret stashes of plastic bags have been found around Australia following the collapse of REDcycle,the company that ran Coles and Woolworths’ signature soft plastic recycling program.
The supermarkets are hoping to restart a soft plastics collection and recycling program by the end of the year but major obstacles remain in meeting that self-imposed deadline,including the domestic recycling capacity and technology.