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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Academic and presenter Dr Susan Carland discusses the global waste crisis with researchers and behaviour change experts.
Although bans on single-use plastic products can be effective, we need to change our mindset on their value.
A Dutch design student's idea to repurpose plastics on a small scale has become an initiative that's spawned a growing global community.
It's not evil, but we do need to adopt different habits and think about reusable alternatives to many single-use plastic products.
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