OpinionDrinking straws are just the literal tip of humanity’s plastic addiction. In 2016 global plastic resin production reached nearly 335 million metric tons. By some estimates, it could grow to approximately 650 million metric tons by 2020, roughly 100 times the weight of the Pyramid of Giza. Read more
This unprecedented move is in response to strong backlash by customers who are struggling to switch to reusable bags.
Read more: Why plastic bag bans triggered such a huge reaction
We know that offering free lightweight plastic bags causes excessive plastic use. We also know that banning lightweight bags can increase the use of heavier plastic bags (such as bin liners). Coles’ decision brings out the worst of both worlds: giving out heavier plastic bags for free. Read more
The dramas continue for Coles as the supermarket giant has come under fire for its reversal of its decision to …
Australia, Features, Online Subscription, OpinionThinking that the carbon forcing factor of methane from landfill (25 times CO2) would render that claim incorrect, I thought …
Australia, Features, Online Subscription, OpinionIncinerators work by combusting waste thus creating an exothermic reaction between the waste and oxygen from the air. The end …
Australia, Features, Online Subscription, OpinionFrom what once used to be an afterthought, the control of odours has now become a necessary primary consideration at a facility …
Features, New South Wales, Online Subscription, OpinionThe Four Corners program painted a very negative picture of much of the waste industry as it explored: • illegal dumping of …
Australia, Features, Online Subscription, Opinion, Waste & Resource Recovery, Western AustraliaIn the October issue of Inside Waste, Lee Bell from the National Toxics Network Australia, argued that EfW or waste incineration …
Features, Online Subscription, OpinionThese figures highlight a larger problem as it represents a significant increase in the per capita waste generation rates, which …
Australia, Features, Online Subscription, OpinionWith each passing year, it becomes more apparent that businesses know that they have an increasing responsibility to their customers. …
