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Australia’s rubbish and recycling crisis: A year in review
April 11, 2019Nearly a year since the crisis in Australia’s recycling industry bubbled to the surface and came to the attention of the population, local councils and private businesses are still searching for solutions to the.
Read moreAustralia’s Plastic Bag Ban; A cause for cheer
July 17, 2018If you shop at Woolworths you’ve already been living in a brave new world (of sorts!) for weeks — for Aldi shoppers, this has been the case for many years — and bans had already been.
Read moreCan Australia’s recycling industry woes be fixed?
June 15, 2018Last month, we had a look at state of Australia’s beleaguered recycling industry, the problems it faced in the wake of amended agreements with China and their refusal to take a big portion of.
Read moreAustralia’s recycling industry in trouble as rubbish grows
May 15, 2018You’d think that once you place your recycling in the bin that your job is done, that the correct kind of waste will end up at the recycling plant for processing and reuse. You’d.
Read moreThe Strangest Things Ever Found in Skip Bins
October 13, 2017In the lead up to Halloween, we thought we’d take a slightly different approach to our normal blogs on waste management, and take a dumpster dive into the stranger side of rubbish collection. .
Read moreAustralia’s War on Plastic Bags
September 12, 2017Did you know that on average, each Australian uses 200 plastic bags a year, with 10 million bags being used across Australia each day? Over the course of the year, we go through a.
Read moreWhat You Should and Shouldn’t Put Into Your Hired Skip Bin
August 18, 2017Have you ever wondered what you can and can’t put into a skip bin? The last thing anyone wants to worry about when hiring a skip bin is being left with a nasty bill.
Read moreDo You Know Just How Much Food is Actually Wasted in Australia?
July 14, 2017The figures are astronomical. Don’t believe us? See for yourself! *Information for this infographics was sourced from Foodwise and data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. And that’s just household food. If you add.
Read moreAustralia’s War on Waste
May 30, 2017Have you been tuning into ABC’s War on Waste? This three-part series, hosted by Craig Reucassel, explores Australia’s need to reduce waste consumption. On average, how much waste do you throw out? In Australia,.
Read moreHas Hoarding Become a ‘National Disorder?’
May 01, 2017Do you suffer from ‘hoarding disorder’, or do you know someone who does? An estimated 1-3% of Australians suffer from this disorder, which equates to as many as 400,000 people. As the scope of.
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