Facing a triple-planetary crisis, our ecological systems need a shift to circular economies. Youth can drive sustainable food systems through mindful choices.
Experimenting with low-waste living shows it’s not easy being green. But householders can help policymakers design better waste management systems.
This week on Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the change-makers on the front lines of food.
There’s an “unprecedented” shortage of teachers right across Australia. Education ministers have released a plan to try to address it.
The first Labor budget in nine years, delivered against a grim economic backdrop, contains few surprises as it charts Australia's way through uncertain times and high-cost hazards.
Large households throw away mountains of food. In an attempt to stop the waste, a basic idea is showing great promise.
A change of federal government in Australia presents an opportunity to focus on schools as a whole and help create a sustainable environment for teachers to thrive.
This week, our expert guests focus on the future we can look forward to if we slow down and make a conscious effort to value our clothes, rather than seeing them as expendable or faddish.
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 suggestion that there’s a single silver bullet to fix what is an incredibly complex issue is far too simplistic.
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.
While the pandemic has been a blow to women’s rights, new forms of engagement are opening avenues for women to make their voices heard.
Regardless of the federal government's mixed messages about Australia’s energy future, renewables have a vital part to play.
Pandemic uncertainty is a global struggle, never more so than among COVID-19's frontline healthcare workers – but can tolerance of medical uncertainty be taught?
It's expected that more than 100,000 tonnes of solar panels will enter Australia’s waste stream by 2035 – but there's a way to change that.
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing many families back together for dinner, but for others it's harder than ever to put food on the table.
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.
Academic and presenter Dr Susan Carland discusses the global waste crisis with researchers and behaviour change experts.
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