Rubbish
The push to revive soft plastic recycling in Australia is quietly under way
Two years after REDCycle’s collapse, a pilot program is operating in 12 supermarkets – but one recycling executive says the big chains need to own their waste.
- by Adam Carey
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Tonnes and tonnes of old solar panels with nowhere to go
The volume of solar waste in Victoria is expected to nearly double by 2030, prompting calls to boost the nation’s limited recycling sectors.
- by Kieran Rooney
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A love letter to Brisbane’s Tour de Trash aka kerbside collection
Billions tune in to watch the Tour de France, but Brisbane has a trashier version – and cyclists here will get a front-row view while inner-city roads are closed to cars.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Inside the bunker under Melbourne Park where waste cops a serve
Every patron through the gates at the Australian Open produces about 750 grams of waste, but a huge effort is underway to sort through the mess.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Hungry insect army to chomp through food waste at Howard Smith Wharves
A new trial at the restaurant precinct will see fly larvae convert up to 1.7 tonnes of food scraps daily into fertiliser and chook food.
- by Tony Moore
After hinting at shamans, Bali turns to science to tackle landfill fire
Water-bombing helicopters and police water cannons have been deployed in a futile bid to put out a huge tip fire that has burned for the past week.
- by Chris Barrett and Amilia Rosa
Council agrees to park recycling after initially binning nine-year-old’s petition
Jack Adams took matters into his own hands after watching rubbish bins at his local Brunswick East park overflow with recyclables on high-traffic days.
- by Rachael Dexter
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