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Tag: plastic

Posted inWaste and recycling

NSW plastic ban welcomed by industry and conservation groups

by Duncan Murray 15 June 202115 June 2021
Helen Millicer
Posted inWaste and recycling

D-Day for plastics is coming

by Helen Millicer, One Planet Consulting 24 May 202126 May 2021
hand holding discarded plastic cups
Posted inWaste and recycling

So now it’s a myth that plastics are filling our ocean? Say what?

by Roxanne Fitzgerald 17 August 202019 August 2020
Posted inHazmat

Coronavirus news: Backslide on plastic, Greens want mining plan moratorium, Darebin’s $10m package, and more

by Mollie Hersh 2 April 2020
On why the government cares, it really really cares… A bit.
Posted inNews from the Front Desk

On why the government cares, it really really cares… A bit

by The Fifth Estate - our view 8 August 201915 August 2019
Ten ways to get rid of plastic from home and office
Posted inEnvironment

10 ways to get rid of plastic from home and office

by David Thorpe 4 December 201825 January 2019
plastic doll house
Posted inMaterials

Can bio plastic play a role in the circular economy transition?

by Poppy Johnston 30 August 201830 August 2018
PVC plastic pipe
Posted inMaterials

The toxic face of PVC manufacturing exposed

by Willow Aliento 2 August 2018
plastic food-packaging
Posted inWaste and recycling

Waste revolution spawns food-packaging alternatives

by Poppy Johnston 2 August 201813 August 2018
plastic
Posted inNews from the Front Desk

On why we’ve had enough of greenwash and plastic

by The Fifth Estate 12 July 201819 July 2018
Posted inAwards

Circular plastic initiatives share in million-dollar Davos prize

by Cameron Jewell 24 January 201824 January 2018
plastic bottles ocean
Posted inBriefs

Time to act on plastics, Aussies

by Julia Grove 12 December 201712 December 2017
only leave footprint bin beach
Posted inEnvironment

Communities take control of their plastic footprint

by Katie Camero 1 November 20172 November 2017
Posted inMaterials

Want better concrete? Just add plastic

by Katie Camero 31 October 2017
Posted inConferences, Spinifex

Why plastics need to be eliminated – urgently

by Jeff Angel, Boomerang Alliance 24 October 201728 October 2017
Posted inSpinifex

How plastics are being reinvented for the future

by John Williams, Aquapak 22 August 201722 August 2017
Posted inWaste and recycling

Plastics recycling and cutting through the “green smoke”

by Willow Aliento 7 October 20147 October 2014
Posted inEnvironment

Trawling for trash in Sydney Harbour to understand plastic’s impacts

by Willow Aliento 30 September 201430 September 2014

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