Plastic
Which bin would you put your rubbish in? It’s not that straightforward
Taking a walk through a supermarket with two of the people charged with reshaping packaging regulations shows the challenges consumers face to recycle.
- by Laura Chung
Latest
Dissolvable plastic touted as solution to huge environmental problem
As the plastics flooding into the world’s oceans threaten to outweigh the fish that live in them, Australian scientists could be on the cusp of a breakthrough.
- by Laura Chung
Perspective
Woolworths
Hey Woolies and Coles, stop delivering my groceries in bags
The COVID pandemic is over. So why are bags still mandatory when my groceries are delivered?
- by Felicity Caldwell
Election promotional junk to be made illegal as WA drops plastic ban hammer
The ban will take effect in March 2024, meaning the Yes and No campaigns will still be able to use the material at the October 14 Voice referendum.
- by Hamish Hastie
Council agrees to park recycling after initially binning nine-year-old’s petition
Jack Adams took matters into his own hands after watching rubbish bins at his local Brunswick East park overflow with recyclables on high-traffic days.
- by Rachael Dexter
The science stacks up for recycled roads. Why aren’t they everywhere?
Pete Shmigel is beyond frustrated. The former head of the Australian Council of Recycling has been campaigning for the rollout of recycled roads for more than half a decade now.
- by Liam Mannix
Barbie hoax targets Mattel over plastic toys
Climate activists have staged an elaborate hoax that claimed that all Mattel toys, including the iconic Barbie doll, would be plastic free by 2030.
- by Livia Albeck-Ripka and Orlando Mayorquin
‘We’re lab rats’: Is the War on Waste making a difference?
Craig Reucassel returns for series three of the hit ABC show and says it’s now up to governments to make a real difference when it comes to recycling.
- by Bridget McManus
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Craig Reucassel: We did some tests to find out how many microplastics I have inside me
Comedian and Chaser satirist Craig Reucassel is hardly an evangelist for responsible behaviour. But when it comes to saving the planet, he’s happy to champion uncomfortable truths.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Exclusive
Pollution
Australians consume more single-use plastic than they do in all but one country
Australians are heavy plastics users, generating more single-use plastic waste per person than any other country except Singapore.
- by Mike Foley
Hail the matchmaker: The market stall uniting uncoupled containers and lost lids
Amelia Trompf has made it her mission to keep plastics out of landfill, and she has a hit on her hands with a volunteer-run stall that reunites stray pieces of kitchenware.
- by Carolyn Webb