Cooee Data

Cooee Data – helping landfills use the right tools

Waste facilities are changing across rural and regional Australia, often driven by necessity rather than design. Site layouts are evolving, workloads are shifting, and staff are increasingly required to move between functions rather than remain in a gatehouse or office. Waste data collection has largely been treated as a gatehouse function; a moment in time where loads are declared, assessed and recorded. But on many sites today, the gatehouse might not be able to collect the best data. Loads arrive covered, customer queues fluctuate, inspection opportunities are limited and staff judgement often continues beyond the initial interaction. Solutions like Cooee Data are part of this shift. Not because they’re complex, but because they acknowledge how sites operate. Read More
H2coco

H2coco poppers pulled from Woolies shelves due to plastic straws

Woolworths Group and H2coco have been ordered to stop supplying two products after the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) found they were using banned plastic straws attached to poppers. The EPA has issued Compliance Notices to both companies, requiring them to withdraw the following drinks from sale across NSW: H2coco Young Green Coconut Water 200ml H2coco Chocolate Flavoured Coconut Water 200ml Read More
Unpackit

Worst packaging announced at Unpackit Awards

In Canberra, Australia’s packaging choices have been placed under a spotlight with the inaugural Unpackit Awards, which aim to expose both the worst excesses and the most promising alternatives in the nation’s struggle with plastic pollution. The awards are a joint initiative of the Australian Marine Conservation Society, the Plastic Free Foundation and WWF-Australia, and were announced in Canberra by independent MPs Sophie Scamps, Kate Chaney and Allegra Spender. Read More