A ‘library of things’ in Victoria Park is seeking to keep rubbish out of landfill, and connect the community.
Shed-ing a light on electrical waste
The buzz in battery recycling
Envirostream recycled more than 250 tonnes of LG lithium batteries in a year. What’s stopping it from doing more?
Why the waste?
Councils embrace the verge valet as a way of reducing waste in the community.
To bin or not to bin
Everyone wants to do the right thing by the environment but what do we do with our coffee cups?
Mean green upcycling…
What is the ‘new’ cool today? Re-purposing old material is something our economy is screaming for, but is anything being done in Perth?
Passion for slow fashion
With environment and social awareness on the rise, sustainable and ethical clothing is trending. But will it stay in fashion?
Talking trash
Recycling in WA is about to be supercharged by a multimillion dollar government funding injection.
Reduce, reuse…
It’s National Recycling Week and with the Guildford recycling site still out of action, children are being encouraged to do more.
Dumping the clean-up
Perth suburbs are dumping verge clean-up for a new valet service, hoping to reduce waste and illegal littering.
WA jumps on cash for containers bandwagon
Start saving your drink containers to receive cash refunds from October 1st.
E-waste epidemic in WA
With every Western Australian producing 25kg of electronic waste annually, we have a problem.
“It’s come back to bite us”
Australia needs to remove its reliance on exporting recyclables, experts say.
Bassendean’s bins I.D. you for research
Curtin researchers use I.D. sensors and mobile app for waste reduction.
Call to ban plastic from WA unis
A local councillor has urged universities to ban single use plastics.
New waste concept a clear loser
Residents hit back at controversial “Face Your Waste” clear bin campaign.
Tackling WA’s high waste rates
State Environment Minister visits Foodbank to highlight WA’s growing waste concerns.
Poor record on waste
The state government is stepping up efforts to increase recycling and reuse across WA.