Refunds for drink bottles and cans get litter out of the environment – but industry remains opposed.
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We want products that last, it’s up to manufacturers to provide us with the information we need to buy them.
The British capital is more wasteful than anywhere else in England.
Hull City Council claims poor recycling habits are costing it £50,000 a month, so now they’re taking action by removing resident’s bins.
Long-term drought and water shortages in many parts of the U.S. are spurring interest in ways to reuse graywater – the water that drains from sources such as showers, bathtubs and washing machines.
Despite a series of EU laws on waste management, some countries are still a bit rubbish.
If Australia investments in technology to recycle and lease lithium, it could capitalise on its increasing use in batteries.
Scientists have discovered the first easy-to-grow bacteria that can break down plastics.
Australians eat a lot of water. Nearly 500 L is required to produce the food each of us eats every day.
There are precious, and toxic, minerals in our old mobile phones. Far better to recycle them than dump them in the trash.
The need for a solution to e-waste disposal is more urgent than ever.
Even leaving glass bottles out for collection carries a social stigma.
Plastics are vital. Making them from anything other than oil is good; using waste products is even better.
Many governments across the globe have tried a variety of measures to curb the use of disposable plastic bags. What works?
Splitting the Goods and Services Tax in two, and taxing goods at a higher rate, would help to reflect the extra environmental damage done by products that are bought and later thrown in the rubbish.
The word “virus” strikes terror into the hearts of most people. But most viruses are actually vital to our very existence.
As municipalities push for more recycling, one study of Japan found that low rates deliver the most benefits and that certain materials, notably aluminum and paper, are most valuable.
The ‘linear economy’ that drove 20th-century leaps in wealth is no longer sustainable, and our standard of living will not survive without a dramatic redesign.
Dumpster diving: a way to recycle and reduce food waste.
Australia’s relative share of global economic opportunity derived from smarter use of materials, energy and water could be $26 billion each year by 2025. Here are four ways Australia could make the most of the circular economy boom.
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Senior Research Officer, BehaviourWorks Australia (Monash Sustainable Development Institute), Monash University
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Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Associate Professor and Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Global Environmental Politics, University of California, Berkeley
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Professor of Applied Environmental Science, University of Southampton
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Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Chair, Indigenous Approaches to Environmental Management, Keele University
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Professor of Resource Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Research associate, Loughborough University
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Associate Dean and Head of Project Management, RMIT University
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Professor of Sustainable Development, Keele University
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley
