Rubbish
After hinting at shamans, Bali turns to science to tackle landfill fire
Water-bombing helicopters and police water cannons have been deployed in a futile bid to put out a huge tip fire that has burned for the past week.
- by Chris Barrett and Amilia Rosa
Latest
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
‘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
‘The smell. Oh my God’: Anger grows over Sydney’s rubbish collection debacle
City of Sydney councillors say the ongoing waste collection woes caused by a protracted industrial dispute are the number one gripe of residents.
- by Andrew Taylor
How to get rid of your old devices in an environmentally friendly way
Almost all e-waste ends up in landfill, but there are plenty of options for recycling as we wait for more sustainable technology.
- by Tim Biggs
How Melbourne coffee drinkers went flat on reusable cups
Not too long ago, cafe customers in Melbourne would get a dirty look if they ordered coffee in a disposable cup. Then came the pandemic, when BYO cups were banned.
- by Cara Waters
Less is more: The small house that is just big enough to hold a winning landscape
Adam Haddow’s small home was designed to fit a big painting and not much else. He sees the home’s small footprint and its use of unloved and broken materials as an exercise in sustainability, the greatest issue facing this era. On Friday night June 23 it won the state’s highest prize for best new home.
- by Julie Power
Editorial
Recycling crisis
Recycling fiasco must be a wake-up call
Complain to supermarkets and manufacturers. Re-use where we can. And avoid products needlessly packed in plastic in the first place.
- The Age's View
Brisbane recycles sewage plant into $22 million family park
The site is the second in a string of projects along Brisbane’s Oxley Creek that will link to become a 20-kilometre-long green corridor over the next two decades.
- by Tony Moore
Waste and worms: The eco-entrepreneur making composting cool
With 60,000 current clients, compost and fertilisation company Subpod aims to be in 3 million homes in the next five to 10 years.
- by Billie Eder