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.
New research has found that about one in three Australians have returned a Christmas gift to a retail store.
Working with young people is a crucial part of promoting sustainable food systems, and reducing food waste’s impact on the environment.
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.
A quick sustainability guide to help you be a little bit greener this year.
Proven technologies already exist to rapidly reduce methane emissions, and Australia is leading the world in developing new options – but we must act quickly.
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.
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.
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.
Will we see driverless cars, personalised public transport and flying taxis in the future? In this episode we ask the experts what the future of travel looks like.
There are clear opportunities in Australia to transform food waste into more valuable products.
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.
Australia’s abandoned mines could become community assets, rather than liabilities.
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.
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?
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.
The World Economic Forum estimates e-waste to be worth US$62.5 billion annually, but only 20 per cent is recycled through appropriate channels.
Although bans on single-use plastic products can be effective, we need to change our mindset on their value.
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