As we near the end of the year, we need to remain conscientious about our environmental impact and become informed consumers.
Working with young people is a crucial part of promoting sustainable food systems, and reducing food waste’s impact on the environment.
How far are Australians on the sustainability journey, and what are their attitudes and behaviours when it comes to engaging in sustainable practices and consumption?
Experimenting with low-waste living shows it’s not easy being green. But householders can help policymakers design better waste management systems.
Proven technologies already exist to rapidly reduce methane emissions, and Australia is leading the world in developing new options – but we must act quickly.
Large households throw away mountains of food. In an attempt to stop the waste, a basic idea is showing great promise.
Tapping into First Nations peoples’ deep understanding of, and connection to, water is vital to build more water-sensitive cities.
How is the way we currently consume fashion pressuring the environment and supply chains? Where will we find ourselves in 50 years if our behaviours don’t change? And importantly … what will we wear?
The Citarum River in Indonesia is the focus of a revitalisation project, and a Monash University cross-faculty team has been called on to help make it happen.
The idea of a plastic that literally disappears once in the ocean, littered on land or in landfill is tantalising – but also is at this stage a pipe dream.
Research shows that social media played a leading role in the widespread public acceptance of the single-use plastic bags ban.
Stimulus investment after the pandemic presents a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to pivot economies away from emissions-intensive growth, and towards green growth.
Existing international treaties are only partially limiting plastic waste, and a global agreement is needed to fill the gaps.
A period of great upheaval can be the best time to embed new habits.
By 2030, no matter where Victorians live or visit, they'll have a consistent kerbside bin system.
Plastic packaging, damaged decorations, gift wrapping, food waste – trailing the Christmas celebrations is a mountain of rubbish. What can we do to limit it?
We’re not going to recycle our way out of this one. It takes awareness and education to change our behaviours surrounding waste. Find out what you can do.
On “What Happens Next?”, host Dr Susan Carland talks to a campaigner who forced a major supermarket to reconsider sustainability, and discovers how marketing research can help organisations do it better.
Academic and presenter Dr Susan Carland discusses the global waste crisis with researchers and behaviour change experts.
Eco solutions may hold the answer to controlling the spread of the mosquito-borne virus in Malaysia.
Although bans on single-use plastic products can be effective, we need to change our mindset on their value.
Pressures of land management and poor waste management have reduced many of the world's rivers to waste dumping grounds.
Anyone for rotten shark? Fried tarantula? When it comes to food choices, one person's disgusting is another's delicacy.
We love our food, but waste an extraordinary amount of it. Now, research is looking at how repurposing this waste food biomass can be turned into profit.
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