It’s that most wonderful time of year, when Australians get their ‘festive’ on, and are out and about in the sun, surf and ripping up dance floors.
All this frolicking can equal more takeaways and treats on the go outdoors with loved ones, and you know what that (potentially)...
The good news is, we grow enough food in Australia to feed our population three times over.
The not so good news, is that we waste 7.6 million tonnes of food annually, and ~70% of this could have been eaten. This hurts our economy too, food waste costs Australia $36.6 Billion, per year.
There is...
Worn out clothing? Bedding well past its prime?
Textiles is a tricky area; if they really are ready to go, there just aren’t recycling solutions at scale at the moment.
Irrespective, our best line of defence is to reuse, revitalise or repair; recycling is always our last...
Anyone can be a garbologist – and we need you to be!
If you’re just starting out, I wholeheartedly welcome you to the fun and games. If you’ve been cutting back on your waste already – halllloooooooo my fellow garbologist, rock on you good thing.
Cutting down on your waste...
The Doggie Stork is coming - hurrah! If you’re anything like I was, it was a long time coming, with much research and excitement!
As I explained during my presentation at the Australian Waste Conference: with any young soul or new member of the household, comes more more waste.
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I first bought a veggie box to reduce my food miles. That was as far as my thinking went. Though I was surprised and delighted once purchased, and understood the full offering, how it helped me achieve my circularity commitments - explained within this article.
This particular service is a...
I reckon it’s about time for a work related chuckle to get through the finish line.
The following is a collection of favourite side-splitting clips relevant to the circular economy with a little musing from yours truly, of course.
If you’re not someone who indulges in comedy...
You bought the unpackaged celery! Yay. Go you good thing, but there's a few things to action now.
This week down under, the National food waste summit is in action, following intense domestic focus on soft plastic.
Food waste and packaging are a conversation in tandem.
Buy sans packaging?...
Last week was a wake-up call, myself included.
I’ve relied on soft plastics recycling to 'offset' some of my purchasing habits and meet my own personal waste reduction commitments.
As devastated friends and family turned to me with that “what do I do now” look in their...
There’s a lot of stuff sitting around having a good old bludge.
Gumtree has published 10 'second hand economy' reports – the 2020 edition estimating the average Australian household has $5,800 worth of unwanted items lazing about.
I often wonder if my stuff gets bored; iron...
We’re hearing ‘the circular economy’ a lot these days - it’s so hot right now. Whether popping up in your LinkedIn feed or touted on that product you just bought, my favourite topic is trending, big time.
But getting your head around what it actually is, and means, in...
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