Rubbish
The ‘superworms’ that might save us from plastic pollution
Scientists have discovered “superworms” can eat plastic, but the worms themselves are not the thing the scientists find the most interesting.
- by Stuart Layt
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Recycling
Australia’s hard rubbish culture a shock to my third-world perspective
When I walk to my local cafe I’m alarmed by the amount of hard rubbish left out on the kerb. Back home we would never throw out these items that still can be used.
- by Maida Pineda
‘Out of control’: Big stink as bins overflow in central Sydney
Clover Moore’s council is under growing pressure to stop rubbish piling up on city streets amid an investigation into what has gone wrong.
- by Michael Koziol
Office furniture headache: 15,000 unwanted desks, 172 whitegoods, 1000 blinds
Each time Australia’s corporate titans relocate their staff into a new office, they leave a trail of unwanted furniture and fittings, most of which ends up in landfill.
- by Simon Johanson
‘Rubbish’ pay offer leaves garbage filling streets
Moreland Council workers are refusing to empty street bins as part of industrial action over a “rubbish” pay offer.
- by Bianca Hall
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Column 8
Commuters didn’t stand a ghost of a chance
No wonder COVID has occasioned a drain on spirits.
‘Dog of a project’: Backlash grows against proposed waste incinerator
Plans to build a waste incinerator in Matraville have been labelled a “dog of a project” by a local mayor who has vowed to fight the proposal.
- by Andrew Taylor
Calls for national ‘bin harmonisation’ to make recycling easier
Recycling bins across the country would be “harmonised” to have standard rules about what can and cannot be included under a push by federal environment minister Sussan Ley, who has secured agreement from state ministers to address the issue.
- by Laura Chung
Fringe World’s nifty cup scheme saves staggering load from landfill
If you head to Fringe World this weekend and get a beer you’ll be asked for $2 extra. But don’t get mad, you’ll get it back – or something even better.
- by Emma Young
‘That’s a crazy amount of floor area’: Top architect on boom in big homes
It doesn’t matter how sustainably a large home is built, every metre has an impact on the environment, the incoming president of the Australian Institute of Architects says.
- by Julie Power