Apartments have lower waste recycling rates than houses, which means the growing numbers of apartment dwellers could add to Australia’s waste management crisis. But there are solutions to the problem.
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Experimenting with low-waste living shows it’s not easy being green. But householders can help policymakers design better waste management systems.
Biodegradable plastics have great potential to replace problematic plastics that don’t break down. But we, and the environment, need greater clarity on how to dispose of them.
Initiated in 2018 to help address the problem of plastic pollution in Bali, the Pulau Plastik initiative shares the insights from its campaign and the collective actions needed to move forward.
Construction and demolition creates more waste than any other sector, but much of it can be recycled. However, public resistance to setting up new plants stands in the way of a sustainable market.
New research found lots of incentives to chuck out working solar panels and replace them with new ones. This may be creating huge amounts of unnecessary waste.
It’s great to see the federal government finally providing clear policy direction for the waste industry. But it’s far from enough to temper the waste crisis.
This automated approach can be used in any other city around the world, helping to reduce how much waste enters local waterways and reaches the ocean.
Waste-to-energy incinerators could help Australia deal with its mounting waste crisis, but burning rubbish may come with risks to public health.
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Professor of Resource Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia (Monash Sustainable Development Institute), Monash University
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Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research & Innovation, College of Design & Social Context, RMIT University, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Air Quality & Health Research and Evaluation, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney; Senior Research Fellow, South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University
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Knowledge and Translation Broker- Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research (CAR), University of Sydney
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Senior Natural Hazards Risk Scientist, GNS Science
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Assistant professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Associate Dean and Head of of Project Management, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Professor of Sociology, Monash University
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Research Affiliate, Imperial College London
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Senior Software Engineer, CSIRO
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Adjunct professor, University of Technology Sydney
