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Where Does All the Waste in Sydney Go?

New South Wales generates a lot of waste every year. With a waste generation growth rate of 1.3% from the early 2000s, nobody can deny it. Waste is graduallyincreasing every year. From the 17,374 kilotons in 2010, it produced 17,690 kilotons in 2015. People around NSW should expect a garbage…

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How Effective is Sydney’s Waste Strategy

Australia is one of the biggest contributors of waste to the whole world. As such, it has formed several policies to advocate better waste management in the nation. Sydney, one of the biggest contributors of the nation’s garbage, has always been on the lookout for better waste management methods. The…

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How to Prevent Infestation of Garbage Bins

While it’s a relief that you can throw most rubbish in your garbage cans, the next rubbish-related issue you’ll face is the small critters and pests infesting your containers. Although it’s a common issue that flies and other pests can swarm your waste bins, it becomes problematic once these creatures…

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Residential Rubbish Statistics During the Pandemic

Lockdowns evoke the resurgence of single-use items which puts the country’s target to meet its national packaging recycling by 2025 in trouble. As people are mandated to stay and work in their homes, the curbside rubbish has increased significantly during the lockdown period. COVID-19 has already  As Australians spend most…

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Top 8 Commercial and Residential Rubbish Facts of 2020

Every household and commercial establishments accumulate rubbish every day. However, not every business owner or homeowner considers hiring a local rubbish removal service provider to clean up their accumulated waste. Some choose to dispose of their rubbish by themselves while others leave them on the curbside for council pickups. Usually,…

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How to Improve Rubbish Management Through Circular Economy

Poor rubbish management has significantly contributed to climate change, air pollution, contamination of our waterways and even our soil. The detrimental effects of poor waste management have gravely affected other species and ecosystems Rubbish is a global issue that continues to increase and pollute our land, air and oceans over…

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The Effects of Recent Lockdowns to Sydney’s Waste Problems

As COVID-19 crisis continues to evolve, the government initiated lockdowns to flatten the curve and slow the spread of coronavirus disease. The disease has significantly affected our day-to-day activities from physical distancing, daily sanitation, proper handwashing to travel bans.  For months, these out of the norm have become our daily…

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The Dangers of Rubbish Incineration

The dumping and burying of rubbish in landfills is not a reasonable alternative for decreasing the amount of waste in the world. There is simply not enough available space, horizontally or vertically, for billions of tons of this highly polluted material to be safely deposited annually. For this purpose, in…

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Why You Should Practise Zero-Waste Method in Your Home

The zero-waste campaign keeps picking up the pace, particularly with millennials and families getting increasingly prominent. The change now goes well beyond remembering to switch our lifestyle and separate our rubbish into a recycling container, to reduce waste contamination and probably reverse the effect on the environment. Maintaining a zero-waste…

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