Mornington Environment Association Inc. (MEA)
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…
The December Quarter of the Mornington Peninsula Zero Waste Newsletter has arrived. It’s good to see how this organisation continues to extend its services and has big plans for improving them… “Until we figure out a way to deal with waste more seriously, it’s…
From Cosmos magazine (23/9/2023), some news on developments in recycling mixed plastics… New recycling technology deconstructs mixed plastic A team of US chemists has found a way to convert unrecyclable mixtures of plastic into useful chemicals. Mixed materials usually end up in landfill because…
Last year a new network was established on our peninsula to help hospitality and leisure businesses to divert organic waste from landfill, This has got off to a great start, collecting coffee grounds and other food waste for recycling or repurposing rather than being sent to the tip.…
From Cosmos, August 1, 2023, More on those pesky plastic fruit labels… Lasered fruit labels could replace pesky plastic stickers Laser printing on fruit and vegetables avoids the plastic, glue and printing inks used in fruit stickers and the resulting contamination of home and…
From ABC News… FOGO system ‘overwhelmed’ by plastics as industry urges public to get behind rollout From small plastics to objects as egregious as rounds of ammunition, lawnmower parts and gas bottles. Key points: Organic waste processors say they’re inundated by contamination There’s a national goal for all…
From the New Daily, July 12… Councils turn to start-up for soft plastic recycling Councils are turning to a Sydney-based start-up to handle hard to recycle materials, like soft plastic, after the collapse of collection service REDcycle. Residents in Melbourne, Bayside, Boroondara, City of Yarra,…
From Clean Up Australia Day… It’s almost July – which of course means ‘Plastic Free July’. Does that sound daunting? Transitioning to a completely plastic-free lifestyle overnight would be a challenging feat for most of us! But what if we all used July as a catalyst,…