Holmesglen is one of the largest providers of vocational and higher education in Victoria. Since 1982, Holmesglen has grown from a delivery of 90 programs to 7,000 students, to a unique multi sectoral provider offering over 600 programs to more than 50,000 students across four campuses (Chadstone, City, Moorabbin and Waverley) in Melbourne. Recently Holmesglen ran their annual Enviro Week
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Given that it is reported that around one third of the food produced in the world (1.3 million tonnes) goes to waste, we should always be on the lookout for new ways to avoid unnecessary food waste. If you are a Melbournian you might have already come across the consumer food waste app – ‘Yume’,
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The first cab of the ranks for the PREP system has been the well-known Australian brand, Blackmores. In November of last year the Australian Recycling Label was launched in NSW with Planet Ark, Blackmores and the NSW Environment Minister, Mark Speakman. Hopefully this will be the start of seeing this label all over the country.
Here’s the challenge. . . .refuse single-use plastic during July. Plastic Free July aims to raise awareness of the amount of single-use disposable plastic in our lives and challenges people to do something about it. You can sign up for a day, a week or the whole month and try to refuse ALL single-use plastic
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Sustainable thinking should come into play in most areas of our life. Here are 6 sustainable tips to consider while updating your winter wardrobe. When purchasing clothes support local manufacturers and those that undertake ethical and sustainable practices. Don’t buy on a whim or just because something is on sale – whenever you are looking
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Food waste is such as prominent issue and looking back at the Food Recovery Hierarchy, after ‘source reduction’ the next aspect we should be concentrating on is ‘Feeding People In Need’. One amazing food rescue organisation that does just that is SecondBite. SecondBite works by rescuing surplus fresh food that would otherwise go to landfill and
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We all know there is no shortage of coffee in Melbourne, but with an abundance of anything there is always some kind of waste product that has to be dealt with. Coffee grounds are great to be used for home composting and are perfect for food waste recycling programs (which are ultimately made into a
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Working in the industry I’m always on the lookout for new and interesting developments with regards to recycling and waste. On a recent trip to New Zealand these waste bins in an inner city retail and restaurant complex really caught my eye. What a clever and innovative design – you can’t help but stop and
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Did you know that it is estimated that up to 50% of edible food produced globally does not reach your plate? While there are many reasons as to why so much food is wasted, one aspect that has perhaps not been addressed too much is the connection between food packaging and food waste. To encourage companies
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We recently welcomed back and congratulated our CEO Paul Smith. Paul has successfully graduated from the Harvard Business School Owner/President Management (OPM) program. The program consisted of three semesters in three consecutive years and is targeted at Business Owners, CEOs and Entrepreneurs from all over the world. Around 170 people from 42 different countries and a
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