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Recycling at home made easy!
Read more →: Recycling at home made easy!Wouldn’t it be handy if you could quickly find out how best to dispose of household items that you might be unsure about? Well look no further, now you can! Sustain Me – Recycling App A couple of clever local entrepreneurs have worked hard to develop a recycling app called ‘Sustain Me’ that Melbourne users…
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What’s in your bin?
Read more →: What’s in your bin?In 2013 Sustainability Victoria undertook bin audits throughout Victoria to take a look at the sorts of things thrown into household bins. Below is an infographic representing the garbage bin composition by weight as percentage: So by the looks of things nearly half of the contents of our home bins could be recycled or…
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From Food Waste to Food Recovery
Read more →: From Food Waste to Food RecoveryIn Australia we have most likely heard the term ‘Waste Hierarchy’ which focuses on the aspects ‘Avoid’, ‘Reuse’, Recycle’. While this is great as a guide for waste management practices when it comes to food waste I feel like it almost needs to be addressed separately and more specifically. Food Waste or Food Recovery The…
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Plastic Free July
Read more →: Plastic Free JulyIn Australia we throw away 1 million tonnes of plastic waste to landfill each year! While many types of plastic food and beverage packaging can be recycled it’s still obviously preferable to avoid the use altogether if possible. And that’s what ‘Plastic Free July’ is all about. The challenge is quite simple. Attempt to refuse…
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Recycling toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes
Read more →: Recycling toothbrushes and toothpaste tubesBack in January we covered off a couple of unlikely items that can be recycled thanks to the organisation Terracycle. Now Terracycle offers even more recycling programmes for unlikely items. We all use toothpaste, toothbrushes etc and probably don’t even think twice about throwing the tubes and brushes into our bin headed for landfill. But…
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Food storage tips to avoid food waste
Read more →: Food storage tips to avoid food wasteFood waste in the hospitality industry is an issue for any café or restaurant. Wasting food has environmental impacts, is largely unnecessary and of course costs businesses money. In this article we will look into how the way you store your food can help you avoid wasting food. Of course safe food storage also goes…
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Reduce food waste in the hospitality industry
Read more →: Reduce food waste in the hospitality industryIn Victoria alone we throw out approximately $4 billion worth of food each year, of this a large component undoubtedly comes from the hospitality industry. Unfortunately at this stage In Australia we do not have accurate figures available for the cost and volumes of food waste produced in this industry. But if we use Britain…
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10 quick tips to save paper in the office
Read more →: 10 quick tips to save paper in the officeWhile most office paper can be recycled I think we would all agree that printing things unnecessarily is wasteful. Here are some quick tips on how you can save paper in the office: Think before you print or post! Ask yourself the questions – ‘do I really need this paperwork?’ and ‘could this be emailed…
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e-waste recycling and responsible disposal
Read more →: e-waste recycling and responsible disposalAccording to the Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA), e-waste in Australia can be defined as waste electrical and electronics equipment including: televisions computers mobile phones kitchen appliances whitegoods batteries (including rechargeable batteries) photovoltaic panels. The Victorian Government implemented a ban on e-waste disposal in landfills across Victoria, effective from 1 July 2019. E-waste is increasing…
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Sustainable procurement tips for the workplace
Read more →: Sustainable procurement tips for the workplaceFollowing on from sustainable purchasing tips for the home, let’s now take a look at how we can do the same at work. Sustainable procurement considers the environmental, social and economic impacts involved in purchasing products. Some things to bear in mind for sustainable procurement in the workplace include: 1. Purchase recycled office paper and…
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