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Rubbish can be reused or recycled – or it may end up in a dumpsite.
Methane leaks across oil and gas supply chains are speeding up climate change.
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Major sources, like oil and gas ‘super-emitters’, are almost entirely neglected by regulations.
Label symbols tell you all you need to know about how to wash, dry, bleach and iron your clothes.
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By understanding clothing care labels, you can extend the lifespan of your clothes.
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Cheap and easy waste disposal is a highly lucrative business. The lack of regulation in how companies advertise is driving up illegal dumping.
Scientists say that wasting coffee and water while making a cup of coffee has a larger carbon footprint than using coffee capsules.
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Coffee capsules aren’t the biggest carbon culprits. It’s better to use a capsule than to waste coffee and water.
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Not everything needs to be Marie Kondo-ed just because it doesn’t ‘spark joy’. Ask yourself if there’s a less wasteful option.
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Employing children as waste pickers lowers costs but exposes them to hazards.
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The agriculture and fossil fuel industries are the biggest sources of methane emissions in Australia. Here’s how signing the pledge may affect them.
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Could we divert incontinence products from landfill? Yes – if we tackle social stigma and access to affordable health services, encourage biodegradable products and introduce supportive waste policies
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The landfill industry’s decision to speak out about the integrity of carbon credits provides an opportunity to put the system back on the rails.
Waste pickers at the Olusosan landfill work in a hazardous environment.
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Lagos waste pickers were dissatisfied with their unhealthy working conditions, poverty and stigmatisation.
A garbage dump fire is seen smouldering across the bay from the city of Iqaluit on July 9, 2014.
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Priority should be given to improving municipal solid waste management in First Nation communities because they currently lack financial resources, infrastructure and solid waste diversion programs.
In an effort to reduce the growing problem of food waste disposal, researchers are focusing on developing new green technologies that use food waste to generate clean energy.
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Technologies like biomass gasification can help tackle the growing global problem of food waste.
Lightening aeroplanes’ loads helps to reduce their emissions.
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Using recycled plastic to wire planes could reduce their emissions while cutting down on waste from the 3-D printing industry.
ASEAN members could play a crucial role in reducing global marine plastic debris.
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The countries of the ASEAN region have important roles to play in tackling the global problem of marine plastic waste.
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Of the five cuisines examined, packaging from burger meals was responsible for the most emissions.
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Novelty items, candles, pamper products and pyjamas top the list of unwanted Christmas gifts. So why not choose a better, greener option?
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Within the growing mountains of electronic waste, precious metals lie waiting to be recovered.
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In places where reusable cups are allowed, coffee drinkers, cafe owners and local governments can use insights from behavioural science to discourage use of throwaway cups.
Household actions lead to changes in collective behaviour and are an essential part of social movements.
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Households generate a large share of national greenhouse gas emissions and can take steps to reduce them.