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From The New Daily (22/6/24)… How to recycle even more things in Australia In the first edition of our recycling guide, we asked readers if they had any items they wanted to know how to recycle, and they certainly did. After sorting through all 129…
From 360 (10/6/24) … How to build a circular economy Microfactories, an innovative approach to extracting value from waste materials, point the way to sustainable production and consumption. At a waste depot in Shoalhaven, NSW, 200 km south of Sydney, old mattresses, fabric and…
From The Conversation (27/5/24)… (If you’re like me and can’t remember which plastic can be recycled, this might help.) Why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t? Basically, some plastics can be recycled because they are easy to melt down and make into other…
From Cosmos (24/2/14)… New old top: company announces nylon shirt recycled with enzyme An Australian startup has developed samples of a commercial garment made out of recycled nylon. The nylon in the top has mostly (90%) been made by recycling nylon with enzymes. Textiles…
From The New Daily (24/1/24)… Retailers on path to redemption as millions of kilos of batteries recycled Retailers are renewing efforts to deal with one of Australia’s most dangerous waste streams, by giving consumers what they say is a “safe and effective” way to…
From Mornington Peninsula Zero Waste (15/1/24)… Mornington Peninsula Zero Waste Newsletter Hi Everyone Welcome to the first edition of the Mornington Peninsula Zero Waste Newsletter for 2024. Introduction We have started the New Year with the addition of the following clients: Donato’s Cafe Herbaceous Flowers…
From The Conversation (15/1/24), answers to something I’ve often wondered about… How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on? Despite so many people having air conditioning at home now, many…
This is old news but I though a link to the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme website might be useful… A better way to recycle drink containers in Victoria On 1 November 2023 Victoria’s container deposit scheme, CDS Vic, commenced. The scheme rewards Victorians with a 10-cent…
From The New Daily (6/1/24)… ‘Funny-looking solution’ could be answer to food waste Many of us enjoy biting into a perfectly glossy apple, or chopping a pleasingly-symmetrical capsicum – but our desire for perfection in fresh produce has an alarming downside. It creates a huge…
From The New Daily (9/11/23)… Unwrapping plastic use in Australian supermarkets Australians supermarkets are not doing enough to reduce their reliance on harmful plastics, according to a landmark, independent audit. The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) and Boomerang Alliance have conducted the first independent audit…