Mornington Environment Association Inc. (MEA)
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,…