After hinting at shamans,Bali turns to science to tackle landfill fire

After hinting at shamans,Bali turns to science to tackle landfill fire

Water-bombing helicopters and police water cannons have been deployed in a futile bid to put out a huge tip fire that has burned for the past week.

  • byChris Barrett andAmilia Rosa

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Council agrees to park recycling after initially binning nine-year-old’s petition

Council agrees to park recycling after initially binning nine-year-old’s petition

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.

  • byRachael Dexter
‘We’re lab rats’:Is the War on Waste making a difference?

‘We’re lab rats’:Is the War on Waste making a difference?

Craig Reucassel returns for series three of the hit ABC show and says it’s now up to governments to make a real difference when it comes to recycling.

  • byBridget McManus
‘The smell. Oh my God’:Anger grows over Sydney’s rubbish collection debacle

‘The smell. Oh my God’:Anger grows over Sydney’s rubbish collection debacle

City of Sydney councillors say the ongoing waste collection woes caused by a protracted industrial dispute are the number one gripe of residents.

  • byAndrew Taylor
How to get rid of your old devices in an environmentally friendly way

How to get rid of your old devices in an environmentally friendly way

Almost all e-waste ends up in landfill,but there are plenty of options for recycling as we wait for more sustainable technology.

  • byTim Biggs
How Melbourne coffee drinkers went flat on reusable cups

How Melbourne coffee drinkers went flat on reusable cups

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.

  • byCara Waters
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Less is more:The small house that is just big enough to hold a winning landscape

Less is more:The small house that is just big enough to hold a winning landscape

Adam Haddow’s small home was designed to fit a big painting and not much else. He sees the home’s small footprint and its use of unloved and broken materials as an exercise in sustainability,the greatest issue facing this era. On Friday night June 23 it won the state’s highest prize for best new home.

  • byJulie Power
Brisbane recycles sewage plant into $22 million family park

Brisbane recycles sewage plant into $22 million family park

The site is the second in a string of projects along Brisbane’s Oxley Creek that will link to become a 20-kilometre-long green corridor over the next two decades.

  • byTony Moore
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Value-added Fibonacci greetings

Missing spoons uncover secret silversmiths.

Waste and worms:The eco-entrepreneur making composting cool

Waste and worms:The eco-entrepreneur making composting cool

With 60,000 current clients,compost and fertilisation company Subpod aims to be in 3 million homes in the next five to 10 years.

  • byBillie Eder
‘Draconian’ measures on table as mayor condemns Bronte Beach rubbish

‘Draconian’ measures on table as mayor condemns Bronte Beach rubbish

A heightened police presence and more ranger patrols are among the ideas being considered after Bronte Beach was left a mess on Christmas Day.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos