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…
The message is fix it, not flick it
E-Waste being diverted away from landfill AUSTRALIANS THROW 'AWAY' millions of computers, televisions, smartphones and tablets every year. In: Electronic waste kept out of landfill in the hundreds of tonnes thanks…
Calling out the myth of economic growth
Make, use, dispose, repeat - again, and again ... It works for the electronics industry, but doesn’t work for the planet! WHEN YOU BUY A PRODUCT, you expect to be…
Innovation in the circular economy space
Packaging from fungi Camden Cooke and Amanda Morgan launched Fungi Solutions in 2020 with hopes to reduce waste. They combine fungi with organic waste to grow and create compost-able packaging. Single use…
The Circular Economy on your mobile phone
The show that shows up the limitations of the linear economic model Explore the many dimensions of what a circular economy means. THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY PODCAST explores the many dimensions of what…
Rethinking what we consider ‘waste’
‘Waste isn’t Waste until it’s Wasted’. That was the theme for National Recycling Week theme 3-12 November 2022. For each new product that’s produced, valuable resources are extracted from our environment…