COVID-19 lockdowns saw an explosion in dog ownership. Most Australian families now have at least 1 furry friend within the family and this trend is set to grow. This is not a surprise as owning a dog can have huge positive effects on your quality of life. However, if you’re…
If there’s one thing that this pandemic taught us, it’s the importance of self-care. As we spend more days at home, reflecting on how we’re living our lives so far, we’ve become more appreciative of our worth. We started spending more on our wellness, from food to our skincare. Every…
Look around your home, your drawers, to be exact. We know you see a pile of obsolete and broken gadgets. Why is your first phone still there? We’re often told that mixing our electronic wastes (E-wastes) with general rubbish is harmful. That’s true. These gadgets have built-in batteries containing toxic…
Do you have potentially dangerous chemicals in your homes that you need to dispose of? The presence of harmful chemicals or substances can have severe repercussions to you and your family if you don’t attend to their disposal immediately. In addition, we tend to accumulate most of these hazardous chemicals…
Reports of widespread delays in the collection of rubbish bins have been reported in various Sydney councils in the past couple of months. The recent wave of the outbreak of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus affecting staff shortages is pointed out to be the cause of the rubbish…
You’re on your way out of your leased property and you’ve got piles of rubbish you need to get rid soon. What do you do with those unwanted items? Are there efficient ways to dispose of them that are worth your time and money? Worry not as we’ll be discussing…
We often encounter the term “carbon footprint” when talking about climate change. Yet, it’s still a phrase many people fail to grasp. A carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere by various human activities, mainly equivalent to carbon dioxide. Greenhouse gases block heat from…
Australians seem so fond of takeaway coffees. Most of us associate mornings with their freshly brewed scent and often buy a cup before heading to work. Every year, approximately one billion takeaway coffee cups have found their way into landfills. It represents less than 0.0004% of the country’s total waste…
After years of use, your washing machine will eventually deteriorate and lose its efficiency. You may be thinking of disposing of such an old appliance and getting a new one for your home. However, getting rid of white goods in Sydney involves certain processes. You can’t just dump your old…
