Tag: recycling crisis
Think all your plastic is being recycled? New research shows it can end up in the ocean
Image: Shuttlestock
We all know it’s wrong to toss your rubbish into the ocean or another natural place. But it might surprise you to learn...
Stop shaming and start empowering: advertisers must rethink their plastic waste message
A woman sorts plastic bottles at a workshop in Hanoi. The world
is being overwhelmed by plastic waste, and companies should do more...
Don’t just blame government and business for the recycling crisis – it begins with us
Recycling is a communal problem. AAP Image/James Ross
As the dramatic shutdown of a major recycling company, SKM, this week has illustrated, recycling is...
If we can’t recycle it, why not turn our waste plastic into fuel?
Could this be turned into fuel, instead of just
more plastic? Shutterstock.com
Australia’s recycling crisis needs us to look into waste management options beyond just recycling and...