The National Litter Index (NLI) is an annual survey conducted across 983 sites nationwide with 151 in Victoria. The areas surveyed include beaches, car parks, major road/highways, industrial precincts, recreational parks, residential streets and retail precincts. This year marked the…
The survey results from the National Recycling and Recovery Survey (2015 – 2016) have been released by the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO). This survey covers off the four most common recyclable packaging streams – paper packaging, glass containers, steel cans…
The Australasian Recycling label (ARL) has now been officially launched nation-wide. You may have already noticed this label on the early adapters such as brands Blackmores, Nestle, Officeworks and even Australia Post satchels. Hopefully we will now start to see…
It’s nearly that time of year again, Tuesday February 27th marks the annual Business Clean Up Day. So why not get your business involved this year and help clean up a small part of the environment around you? The idea…
As we ease into the new year, you might have already come up with some personal aspirations and new years resolutions. But have you thought about any environmental goals? Below are 6 green resolutions that are very easy to follow,…
It’s a new year so what better time to set some environmental goals in your workplace. With the desire for sustainable practices undoubtedly still on the rise, it’s a good time to look at your current waste management systems and…
Whether you are ‘glamping’ or camping in the more traditional sense these holidays, here are six tips to help you on your way to an environmentally friendly camping trip. 1. If you are in need of camping equipment, consider buying…
Recycling is fantastic, but it has to be done correctly to make a difference. If we aren’t careful and inadvertently contaminate a load of recycling it may be sent to landfill! Recycling mistakes are easy to be made, but armed…
Today more than ever, commercial buildings and office towers have a strong environmental focus and a big part of corporate responsibility tends toward sustainable waste management practices. Now is the time to get your staff on board to help achieve…
Melbourne is undoubtedly a nation of coffee drinkers, with a good café never far away for us to get our caffeine fix. While it would be nice to sit down at the local café with a paper and sip on…
