Artificial turf is a nightmare, an ecological disaster – a scandal
What was once considered a smart way to reduce maintenance and create the 'forever' playing surface or lawn, has turned into a disaster that is unfolding before our eyes, as…
Waste as Art – Inconvenience Store and more
Inconvenience Store The explanatory label reads: Objects found washed up on the beach repackaged in found packaging. Housed in vintage wardrobe free on Gumtree. Not for sale. ---- Better photo…
Upcycling, Recycling and Repurposing
Yamaha turns instrument manufacturing wood scraps into upcycled electric guitars https://www.designboom.com/design/yamaha-electric-guitar-craft-upcycled-instrument-manufacturing-wood-09-07-2024/ Teen computer whizz turning e-waste into working technology for overseas charities https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-16/caleb-lawrence-fixing-old-phones-laptops-ewaste-for-charity/104573408 Merriwa's council didn't have $60,000 for a…
Need for plastics shake-up, Diverting clothes from landfill
It's not working - putting off the inevitable Recycling plastic into other materials, only delays the fact that at some time in the future they will end up in landfills…
The three Rs and also Reform
Not only ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ but also 'reform' While the recycle mantra is the most familiar catch phrase, the circular economy is about more than that – one key element…
Taylor Swift and upcycling
Taylor Swift and Upcycle Newcastle TS and Upcycle have at least one thing in common, a love for upcycled denim. With TayTay recently in the country, and an impressive recent…
The Right to Repair – two audio stories
PICTURE: The right to repair for a sustainable future? (ABC News: Rebecca Trigger) ABC Radio Sydney | Nightlife with Phillip Clarke The right to repair for a sustainable future? Listen…
We can do better than mulch – urban tree recovery
PICTURE: 'We can do better than mulch': an urban tree recovery initiative (Supplied: Revival) Blueprint For Living 'We can do better than mulch': an urban tree recovery initiative A visit…
The right to repair for a sustainable future?
PICTURE: The right to repair for a sustainable future? (ABC News: Rebecca Trigger) ABC Radio Sydney | Nightlife with Phillip Clarke The right to repair for a sustainable future? Listen…
Disrupting the status quo
PICTURE: How the circular economy is a game changer. Source credit: Charitable Recycling Australia The circular economy disrupts old ideas about ‘waste’. Our economic system takes a linear approach to the…
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