Hoarding is an obsessive behaviour associated with the uncontrollable collection of items which can be of little or no monetary value. Keeping a set of mementos is normal, and some people reward themselves by buying one after an achievement. On another hand, this collection can accumulate over time until a point where the entire room…
An all-day’s worth of stress and work pressure deserve a relaxing break, and there’s nothing more satisfying than a flourishing garden. Those blooming daisies and orchids, as well as the lush bed of grasses, are products of all the labour and resources you’ve poured in to turn your garden into a small oasis in the…
Having a new carpet in your home is a great way to spice up a room and make it feel brand new. You can sit back and enjoy the new vibe, indulge your feet on a cloudy layer, but you can’t get rid of the fact that you have to figure out how to dispose…
During treatment, diagnosis, or immunisation of animals and human, clients and medics in Australia’s health sector produce a lot in the form of medical waste. This type of waste strictly refers to the resultant waste in clinics, human and vet hospitals, research, pathologists and dentist facilities. They can be in the form of soiled bandages,…
In January 2018, China banned the importation of 24 different types of recyclable materials. That sent the waste management industry in Australia, which has been employing around 50,000 people indirectly, into a tailspin. Initially, statistics showed that the ban would affect nearly 619,000 tonnes of the 67 million tonnes produced each year in the country,…
From the time mankind began living in communities, the effective disposal of waste has been a major issue. As the population increased, the volume of waste also increased and its management became a problem. The narrative has been the same in Sydney for centuries. Prior to the arrival of the European in New South Wales…
It is already late in the night, and you realise you’ve got a ton of waste rolling around after a renovation or from hoarding rubbish but you have already filled up your bin. So, do you keep the extra trash until the time comes? Or, do you pry around to check if a neighbour’s skip…
The garbage patch typically refers to the name given to the massive concentrations of rubbish in the northern parts of the Pacific Ocean. It should be noted that a significant amount of this garbage is plastic. To be more precise, this is an area in the Pacific Ocean with a very high concentration of plastic…
Illegal dumping of waste materials poses substantial or potential threats to the public health and the environment. It does not necessarily mean that there is an immediate risk to our human health, although sooner or later, it will have a devastating impact on our society. Illegal hazardous waste that is often dumped exhibits the following…
