We never aim to submit any waste to landfills. We decrease what we need, reuse as much as we can, send little for recycling, and compost what we can’t. All of that, it establishes a no waste strategy at home with the idea of challenging ourselves to commit to zero waste lifestyle. This simply means…
Due to the continuous rise in residential and commercial buildings around the globe, it is an undeniable fact that construction and demolition (C&D) waste are also increasing in numbers. According to RMIT University, Australia produced about 20 million tonnes of C&D debris and dumped 33% of it in landfills between 2016 and 2017. And no,…
You may not think about the effect of the waste you’re throwing out, but collectively, it’s massive. If we don’t make significant changes to how we treat waste, we will send more than 200,000 tons of waste to landfills every year by 2030. As waste is buried, it decomposes over time and emits greenhouse gases…
We consider schools as our second home, where we gain knowledge and understanding of how to survive and succeed in the real world. It is ideal to keep our learning environment clean and orderly. Like our home, we must keep our school sanitary and clutter-free. One way to do so is to avoid littering. Littering…
Australia’s problem with food waste has existed for generations. We generate over 7.3 million tonnes of food annually, about 300 kg of waste per person. That shouldn’t be surprising, considering that 35% of the average household bin is food waste. More than 5 million tonnes of the total food waste ends up in landfills, which…
Australia is currently facing a recycling crisis, indicating that we produce more waste than we recover and recycle. Annually, the country generates an estimated total of 67 million tonnes of rubbish and only 58% of that amount is recovered. That’s only about 37 million tonnes of recycled products. Luckily, household owners, businesses, and governments are…
Waste generation in the country amounts to 67 million tonnes of rubbish per annum. We recycle about 37 million tonnes of rubbish while we recover energy from the other 2 million tonnes. That means that we’re only recovering about 58% of the total waste we generate while the remaining 42% goes directly to sanitary landfills. …
It is uncommon for schools to be dirty and cluttered. That’s because schools employ cleanup crews who regularly clean and maintain the premises. Aside from that, such institutions have policies on littering and waste disposal that allows students to take part in keeping the school a conducive place to learn and study. Related: Littering in…
Landfills are amongst the common endpoints of most of our household and commercial rubbish. Although there are council’s rubbish collections roaming within your place, these might take days or even weeks to get your heaps of rubbish eliminated. Could burying be the best way to end all the hassles and financial burden of dumping all…
No matter its form nor what it’s made of, metals are precious materials. The lustre, conductivity, malleability, and ductility of metals, among other properties, reinforce the multitude of benefits and uses metals have to offer. From household to commercial and industrial settings, metals make up a wide range of objects, structures, and machinery. The demand…
