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Why wrapping fruit and veg in plastic could actually be good for the environment
With pressure growing on retailers to unwrap the plastics on fresh fruit
Continue readingThe horror haul from the sewer that costs a bomb and stinks to high heaven
Dead pets, underwear and false teeth are among tonnes of waste being disposed
Continue readingRecycled rubbish paving the way for new road surfaces in Tasmania
A road in Tasmania's south has been made out of hundreds of thousand plastic
Continue readingWaste levy for landfill plan binned in Tasmania, despite industry enthusiasm
Come March next year, most of Australia will have a waste levy to encourage
Continue readingHazardous waste dump set to open in southern Tasmania but concerns remain
A hazardous waste site which faced heavy opposition when first proposed
Continue readingWi-Fi benches and smart bins that detect smelly rubbish, welcome to the future in Hobart
Bins that tell you when they are full and public benches that can provide
Continue readingWhite Balloon Day participants urged to ‘chalk about it’ instead of balloon release
For 22 years the release of balloons has been used around Australia to
Continue readingTrading in scraps: Hobart’s first compost cooperative
Starting a business from the ground up is always hard, especially when
Continue readingCurious Hobart: What happens to our waste?
Should you rinse out that milk bottle before throwing it into the recycle
Continue reading‘Zero-waste’ household hoping to dispose of kerbside bin collection fee
One Tasmanian family hasn't used their wheelie bin for three years and
Continue readingBurn, return or recycle: the cold reality of managing waste in Antarctica
Antarctica is home to expeditioners all year round, but how do they deal
Continue readingSmall victories beginning to add up in the war on waste
From community groups removing car bodies from Hobart's battler suburbs,
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