Recycling crisis
‘A lucrative business’: Why 730 tonnes of tyres have been seized in Australia in the past year
Illegal exports of Australia’s waste, including tyres, are in high demand by international manufacturers, to create fuel oil for further plastics manufacturing.
- by Amber Schultz
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‘I’ve still got my mother-in-law’s Mixmaster’: Inside Sydney’s dying breed of repair shops
As tinkers and cobblers dwindle in number, and goods are easier to replace than repair, some businesses are bucking the trend.
- by Julie Power
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Recycling
Cycling’s dirty secret: 300,000 bikes a year dumped in landfill
The frenzy of bicycle purchases during the early COVID-19 pandemic is about to make the problem even worse. But one Sydney group has rescued almost 11,000 bikes from landfill.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Test results are in on asbestos in parks as reports continue to rise
The environmental regulator has revealed more reports of potential asbestos, this time in Williamstown, Altona and Sunshine West, with priority testing under way.
- by Melissa Cunningham
NSW, Victoria ‘laggards’ as WA races ahead in banning plastic coffee cups
While Western Australian imposed a ban on single-use coffee cups on Friday, eastern states are being accused of dragging their feet on reducing plastic waste.
- by Nick O'Malley and Hamish Hastie
Concrete replacement: The Melbourne invention turning toxic soil into bricks
Scientists say the chemical polymer can not only turn toxic waste into harmless bricks, but it could also be cheaper and stronger than normal concrete.
- by Chris Vedelago
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
‘We cop it’: Residents filthy over planned soil-washing plant
A dust-up is brewing over a proposal to build a plant to clean contaminated soil in Melbourne’s west.
- by Cara Waters
Which bin would you put your rubbish in? It’s not that straightforward
Taking a walk through a supermarket with two of the people charged with reshaping packaging regulations shows the challenges consumers face to recycle.
- by Laura Chung
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
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Craig Reucassel: We did some tests to find out how many microplastics I have inside me
Comedian and Chaser satirist Craig Reucassel is hardly an evangelist for responsible behaviour. But when it comes to saving the planet, he’s happy to champion uncomfortable truths.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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