Recycling and waste reduction blog


  • Plastic-alternatives
  • Household
  • Recycling
  • Waste reduction

Goodbye plastic bags... now what do I use for my bin?

Posted on: Jul 13, 2020

One of the most common reactions when the ban on lightweight plastic bags was first announced was: “But what am I going to do about my bin?”. Here are five simple alternatives to using flimsy single-use grocery bags as your bin liner

  • Plastic-alternatives
  • Household
  • Recycling
  • Waste reduction

Hidden Plastic

Posted on: Jul 13, 2020

Our appetite for products made from or containing plastic has been insatiable over recent decades.

  • Plastic-alternatives
  • Household
  • Recycling
  • Waste reduction

Hacks For Making Food Last Longer

Posted on: Jul 13, 2020

With the equivalent of one in five bags of groceries ending up in the bin, Australian households are looking for ways to end the waste. Here’s 11 simple hacks to help you get the most out of your grocery shopping!

  • Recycling
  • Waste reduction

How WA's container deposit scheme will work

Posted on: Jul 13, 2020

Western Australia’s new container deposit scheme, Containers for Change, launches in June 2020. Here’s what you need to know for now.

  • Household
  • Waste reduction
  • Second hand

Give stuff away

Posted on: Jul 13, 2020

Buy Nothing. Give Freely. Share Creatively. This is the ethos behind a fast-growing movement empowering individuals and communities to form their own gift economies (where no money changes hands) and reducing waste at the same time.

  • Waste reduction

Garage Sale Trail

Posted on: Jul 13, 2020

Why selling and shopping on the trail will help you to reduce your waste.

  • Household
  • Waste reduction

Banana Bread & Other Ways You Can Reuse Bananas

Posted on: Jul 13, 2020

Before you consign overripe bananas to the compost, why not give them a second lease on life – and yourself a tasty treat?

  • Plastic-alternatives
  • Household
  • Recycling
  • Waste reduction
  • Reuse

Expert tips: How To Have A Low Waste Festive Season

Posted on: Jul 13, 2020

Wondering how you can make a positive impact this festive season? Why not take a leaf out of some of WA’s most waste savvy individuals and organisations’ book.

  • Waste reduction

Understand your contribution

Posted on: Jul 10, 2020

If you need a kick-start to changing habits, then why not try these tips to help remind you of how you're cutting down on waste.