As part of the Healthy Start Program, Bethal Primary School recently held a brunch for the entire school. Wraps and fruit were delivered to the classrooms by KS Environmental Group staff helpers. A brunch was also held for the parents who had volunteered at the school throughout the year and were involved in the program
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We are pleased to announce that the Healthy Start pilot program recently mentioned was launched on 25th August by the Mayor of Hume City Council Adam Atmaca and our Managing Director Paul Smith. The Program was launched at Meadows Primary School in Broadmeadows and attended by 3 Hub Facilitators where the programs will be piloted,
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following on from our article regarding the responsible disposal of e-waste, here’s a bit of an outline on what happens after your e-waste is collected for recycling. Please note: this is the process used at one supplier we use. Process may differ depending on the facility. The e-waste recycling process: A combination of crushers, shredders, density
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The KS Environmental Group is proud to announce our involvement with a brand new social responsibility initiative that is to be launched in the Hume City Council area – the Healthy Start program. Healthy Start We’ve probably all heard the old saying that ‘breakfast is the most important meal of the day’. I know myself
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In this day and age we seem to unfortunately live in a ‘throwaway society’ – if something breaks or falls apart our first instinct may be to throw it away and get a new one. The thought of repairing an item may seem too difficult, costly or time consuming. But what if there was an
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Wouldn’t it be handy if you could quickly find out how best to dispose of household items that you might be unsure about? Well look no further, now you can! Sustain Me – Recycling App A couple of clever local entrepreneurs have worked hard to develop a recycling app called ‘Sustain Me’ that Melbourne users
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In 2013 Sustainability Victoria undertook bin audits throughout Victoria to take a look at the sorts of things thrown into household bins. Below is an infographic representing the garbage bin composition by weight as percentage: So by the looks of things nearly half of the contents of our home bins could be recycled or
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Instead of going straight to the rubbish bin with items that you have finished with or that may have broken ask yourself “could this be reused?” To give you some ideas on how you can reuse or re purpose everyday items keep reading. 10 Everyday items that you can reuse at home – that might
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In Australia we have most likely heard the term ‘Waste Hierarchy’ which focuses on the aspects ‘Avoid’, ‘Reuse’, Recycle’. While this is great as a guide for waste management practices when it comes to food waste I feel like it almost needs to be addressed separately and more specifically. Food Waste or Food Recovery The
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In Australia we throw away 1 million tonnes of plastic waste to landfill each year! While many types of plastic food and beverage packaging can be recycled it’s still obviously preferable to avoid the use altogether if possible. And that’s what ‘Plastic Free July’ is all about. The challenge is quite simple. Attempt to refuse
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