Leave it on the shelf!
You are in the supermarket choosing your fruit and vegetables but no one asked you if you would like excessive packaging to go with your greens! As time goes on we are being made increasingly aware of the negative impacts…
Growing sustainably for Winter
Following on from 'Eating sustainably in Autumn', while you are enjoying tucking into the fresh Autumnal produce it's time to start thinking about the next season and planting for Winter! Check out this Autumn planting guide for Melbourne and surrounding…
How to live without disposable plastic
As we know plastic consumption and disposal is a real issue in Australia and indeed worldwide. According to Plastic-Pollution.org, every year, 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in our oceans. This is equivalent to five grocery bags filled with…
Eating sustainably in Autumn
Yes it's Autumn! And with that comes new seasonal produce. To help think sustainably about your food and reduce the 'food miles' (the distance food is transported from time of production until it reaches the consumer) it's a great idea…
Share your food waste with ‘ShareWaste’
Are you feeling guilty about throwing out your compostable food waste in the general waste but don’t have the room for a compost or a worm farm? Or do you have a compost or a worm farm you would love…
National Litter Index 2017 – Victoria’s performance
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…
National Recycling and Recovery Survey
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…
Australasian Recycling Label officially launched
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…
Business Clean Up Day 2018
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…
6 green resolutions for the home
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,…