Talking Rubbish Blog

All those leaves and prunings in the bin!!!

It is that time of year again when our gutters, roofs, driveways and lawns are full of or covered with unwanted garden material.

We need growth to prosper!

The issues and problems of providing lots of bins - the 3rd green bin

Destroying to rebuild

"Where did all that school demolition waste go when they received the stimulus package??? "

What should we do with food we don’t eat?

Why is everyone using disposable nappies?

What has happened in the last 20 years?

Non toxic paints

Did you know that paint is currently the largest volume material collected through Western Australia’s Household Hazardous Waste program (HHW)?

School lunches

The despair of the uneaten school lunch!  Parents groan when they open the lunch box at night to see an untouched sandwich and a half eaten apple. 

What is 'closing the loop'?

Imagine the forest. Are there rubbish bins in the forest? No, because the forest keeps the management of its waste material within its own system. Trees grow, drop leaves and branches, animals poo or die, rain happens, the leaves and branches decompose, feed the plants and animals and it all keeps going. A very effective closed loop system.

Wasted waste opportunity: garden beds

Every week we read about another school or community group ready to get a garden going. Wonderful news! We all know the value of eating fresh veges and fruit, keeping the ‘travel miles’ down, encouraging us all to like those greens...