The question of whether plastic is sustainable is complex and depends largely on how we define sustainability. While plastic has undeniable utility, its environmental impact often outweighs its benefits. For Australia, addressing plastic waste is a key part of broader sustainability goals. Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets were ambitious, aiming for 70% of plastic packaging
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You’ve probably heard of the classic “3 R’s” of recycling – reduce, reuse, and recycle. But as our understanding of sustainability has evolved, so has the approach! Now we have 5 R’s: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, and finally, Recycle. Let’s explore what each of these means in the context of the 5 R’s of recycling
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Minimising waste in the workplace is crucial for fostering sustainability and reducing the environmental impacts. Here are some practical tips to help you.
As times have been changing rapidly, we have most likely been spending an increased amount of time at home. . . Working from home, kids off school at home, no more eating out – with this comes many challenges among this more waste being produced at home! As waste and recycling are essential services we
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It’s a brand new working world for some of us not used to working from home. Here’s some tips that might help you find your WFH groove Here are 10 steps to setting up the perfect WFH station: 1. Take time out to clean and organise your work station.Remember that old saying “a cluttered desk
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KS Environmental is excited to announce that our client Springvale Shopping Centre is up for a Sustainability nomination with the City Of Greater Dandenong for practices with Waste and Recycling. Over the past few years (in conjunction with KS Environmental), the Centre has really taken a clear focus on reducing waste and becoming a more
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The global recycling crisis is hard to ignore and we wanted to take the opportunity to be as transparent as possible about the situation and let our clients and business partners know how things currently stand. Here is a glimpse into some of the major items that have been making headlines these days (it’s not
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Recycling Week 2018 will be upon us before we know it! Now is the time to start planning your activities for the week 12 – 18 November. This year’s theme, From Waste War to Recycling Reboot, aims to resolve confusion surrounding how to recycle right and what happens to our recycling, following a range of materials on their journey through the emerging circular economy. To give you some inspiration on
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If you watched the War On Waste show in August you’ll be in the know about the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL). This label is a great idea as it removes all confusion for the consumer about how to properly dispose of their packaging. The label was introduced back in 2015, and has been used by
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The Environmental Protection Amendment Act 2018 has now been passed into law and will take effect from 2020. The Act is the first major overhaul to Victorian environmental law in nearly 50 years and focusses on enforcing ‘general environmental duty’ (to prevent environmental harm) on companies and increasing compliance and strengthening powers of the EPA.
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