Recycling and waste reduction blog
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What to do with old clothes you can't donate
Posted on: Jul 13, 2020
Not all used clothes will be good enough to donate to charity. Here are nine creative ways to recycle and repurpose old clothes and textiles, avoiding sending them straight to landfill when you can’t donate them
- Household
- Recycling
- Waste reduction
'Taking-away' the recycling confusion
Posted on: Jul 13, 2020
There’s a lot of confusion about what take-away items can and can’t be recycled. Find the answers to common questions.
- Plastic-alternatives
- Household
- Recycling
- Waste reduction
Six simple supermarket switches
Posted on: Jul 13, 2020
Keen to start reduce your waste but unsure where to start? Try out these six switches next time you do your grocery shopping to reduce the amount of plastic waste your household produces.
- Plastic-alternatives
- Recycling
- Waste reduction
Plastic (not so) fantastic
Posted on: Jul 13, 2020
Did you know that in the past 70 years around 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic has been produced globally, but that only about 9% of it has been recycled? Pretty depressing right?
- Plastic-alternatives
- Recycling
- Waste reduction
- Reuse
Waging war on single-use plastics
Posted on: Jul 13, 2020
Convenience or environmental disaster? Single-use plastics are ever-present in everyday life. Find out what you can do to reduce them.
- Plastic-alternatives
- Household
- Recycling
- Waste reduction
- Reuse
- Second hand
- Composting
Sustainable September
Posted on: Jul 13, 2020
Let’s talk sustainability – what it means and the simple steps you can take to live a more sustainable life.
- Recycling
Innovative Recycling Companies in WA
Posted on: Jul 13, 2020
When you drop your plastic bottles, glass jars, newspapers and cans into your recycling bin or take old clothes to a charity shop, you know you are diverting all that waste from landfill.
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- Recycling
- Waste reduction
Non Recyclable Items
Posted on: Jul 13, 2020
Recycling is easy when you remember to just “recycle the five” – that is, paper, cardboard, cans (aluminium and steel), plastic (bottles and containers), and glass (bottles and containers).
- Recycling
- Waste reduction
- Reuse
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Meet the waste champions who are owning it
Posted on: Jul 13, 2020
Every wondered how Western Australia will make significant inroads in its collective efforts to reduce waste?