The debate about online shopping versus in-store misses the point by creating a false dichotomy – what matters more is how much you buy, from whom, where the product is made, and what it’s made from.
As we near the end of the year, we need to remain conscientious about our environmental impact and become informed consumers.
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?
More needs to be done to raise public awareness about e-waste management and proper disposal protocols in Malaysia, particularly for household e-waste.
Experimenting with low-waste living shows it’s not easy being green. But householders can help policymakers design better waste management systems.
Fijian youth are combining modern science with traditional knowledge to develop innovative responses to the immediate threat posed by climate change.
A quick sustainability guide to help you be a little bit greener this year.
The increasing consumer demand for renewable and sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics has driven the innovation of biopolymer-based packaging.
Just because we’re in a period of social change doesn’t mean we have to lose momentum on sustainability. There are six things we can do right now to offset our daily waste from disposable masks.
Drawing attention to the scale of the plastics pollution problem can do more harm than good in terms of changing behaviours.
A multi-city research collaboration aims to provide cheap oxygen conversion units to save lives in village hospitals.
The discarding of barely-worn clothes is wasting our natural resources and contributing to our greenhouse emissions.
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.
With the recession here, it's an opportune time for Australians to rethink their habit of buying a new item instead of repairing the old.
As rates of COVID-19 community transmission in Victoria increase, so too does the importance of wearing masks, but they're not the silver bullet in the fight against the disease's spread.
A period of great upheaval can be the best time to embed new habits.
Now that more toilet paper is in fewer hands, experts are worried that, for those caught short, the potential use of alternatives such as wet wipes and napkins could lead to major sewerage system blockages.
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.
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