Waste Minimising and Recycling

How to indulge sustainably this Easter

How to indulge sustainably this Easter

From Clean Up Australia (17/4/25)…   How to indulge sustainably this Easter Chocolate Easter eggs and bunnies are delicious but they can create a lot of waste from their packaging. Indulge this Easter with sustainability in mind by doing these three R’s from thewaste management…

Detox Your Home Event, May 3

From Peninsula Wide magazine- Austumn edition   Detox Your Home Event, May 3 Toxic household chemicals, such as cleaning products, pool chemicals and pesticides can be safely disposed of for free at Sustainability Victoria’s Detox Your Home at Mornington.   Held in partnership with the…

Dishing up change and reducing waste at events

Dishing up change and reducing waste at events

From Penindula Wide magazine – Autumn edition Dishing up change and reducing waste at events We love the Peninsula’s markets, festivals and community gatherings. But did you know that disposable plates and cups are the biggest source of waste at these events? Our brand-new trailer…

Tips on Recycling in Mornington

Tips on Recycling in Mornington

Susan Young (from Mornington Beach Patrol) has sent me these tips for dealing with recyclables…   Tips on Recycling in Mornington Loose untethered plastic bottle caps #2, #4, #5 and good quality tiny fish-shaped soy sauces go to Susanna Weber’s research on recycled plastic (Circular…

Humans generate 62 million tonnes of e-waste each year. Here’s what happens when it’s recycled

Humans generate 62 million tonnes of e-waste each year. Here’s what happens when it’s recycled

From The Conversation (28/2/25)…   Humans generate 62 million tonnes of e-waste each year. Here’s what happens when it’s recycled In 2022, humans generated roughly 62 million tonnes of electronic waste – or e-waste. That’s enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. And by…

Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items

Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items

From The Conversation (28/2/25)… Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and “disgustingly dissolves in your mouth”, he was widely…

Plastic recycling is a minefield. Here’s why it’s so difficult and how we can make it easier

Plastic recycling is a minefield. Here’s why it’s so difficult and how we can make it easier

From ABC News (23/1/25)… (I think I might have posted this before, but I always need to refresh my memory on recycling plastic, so it might help you too.) Plastic recycling is a minefield. Here’s why it’s so difficult and how we can make it…

Our BIGGEST EVER Clean Up ever!

Our BIGGEST EVER Clean Up ever!

From Clean Up Australia (11/12/24)…   Our BIGGEST EVER Clean Up ever! As we approach the end of the year, we’re getting excited and gearing up to hosting our BIGGEST EVER Clean Up on Sunday 2nd March 2025 as part of celebrating 35 years of…

How to recycle even more things in Australia

How to recycle even more things in Australia

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…

How to build a circular economy

How to build a circular economy

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…