Recycling
Opinion
Australian economy
This is the key to happiness and economic prosperity
Since the industrial revolution, we’ve fattened up our economy by pumping out products and consuming more. But there’s a way to grow outside the box.
- by Millie Muroi
Latest
Council accused of negligence over major West Footscray chemical blaze
Maribyrnong council and gas giant BOC are accused of failing to take action on stockpiling of gas cylinders at a factory that burned for nearly two weeks in 2018.
- by Chris Vedelago
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Recycling crisis
The secret facility extracting gold from electronic waste
Metallurgists are extracting gold, silver and copper as they hunt through your e-waste for precious metals.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Plastic
How the NSW plastic strategy could change your daily takeaway coffee
Forcing cafes to accept reusable cups, banning the release of helium balloons and phasing out plastic lollipop sticks are among ideas the government is considering.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
News rivals prove collaboration is key on recycling and environment
While competing hard for readers, Australia’s major print news outlets, including Nine and News Corp, have collaborated for years to ensure their product is clean and green.
- by Nick O'Malley
‘Insidious pollutant’: The microplastic hotspots in Sydney Harbour revealed
Manly Cove is one of the worst hotspots in Australia, with every square metre of sand containing more than a thousand tiny particles of plastic.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘We can no longer limp along’: Plans for plastic packaging shakeup
More than a year after the collapse of REDcycle, Australian industry and government can’t agree on how to collect our sea of soft plastics, let alone what to do with it.
- by Bianca Hall and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Recycling crisis
Big business calls on government to police tide of plastic packaging
The companies behind Australia’s biggest consumer brands are calling for regulation of recycling and packaging to ensure consistency between the states and territories, and ensure laggards don’t benefit from cheaper costs.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Opinion
When kids get $20 from the tooth fairy, 10¢ to ‘cash a can’ in Victoria isn’t cutting it
Cash for cans is back, and I’m hooked. But my reverse vending machine keeps throwing a wobbly. Could the scheme be too successful?
- by Claire Heaney
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Inventors
These plastics were ‘unrecyclable’. An Australian invention is changing that
Groundbreaking technology developed by University of NSW researchers transforms hard plastics from old office equipment into 3D printer feedstock.
- by Andrew Taylor
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