Earth Day 2020 – Information You Need To Know And What You Should Do
Earth Day 2020: If you ask me what day I’m excited about, my answer would be 22 April 2020. I’m fairly ecstatic about the 50th celebration of Earth Day, after all! But what makes me so excited about it, anyway? Well, that’s because of the exposure and addressing of the environmental problems we face today. It gives Earth a platform to voice out its distress. As a result,…
Green Waste Removal: Food Waste To Create Electricity Throughout Australia?
Green waste removal – if you have been playing attention to the press recently in Australia -you will know that there is an ongoing crisis in the recycling and waste management industries. Due to China clamping down on importation of low quality recycling commodities – many Australian councils and commercial recyclers are feeling the pinch. Ipswich council has recently announced that they are putting an end to commingled /…
Planned Obsolescence – What Is It And What Does It Do?
Planned Obsolescence: When I say planned obsolescence, what first comes to your mind? Do you think about your spent money on the latest technology? Or do you think about the broken LED light bulb you have to change again? Either way, planned obsolescence brings no good to both consumers and the environment. What is “planned obsolescence”, anyways? Answer: it is the drastic reduction of lifespan of a product. …
Rubbish Removal Services: Business Bin Collection Services
Rubbish Removal Services: when we think about waste and rubbish removal services, we often have images of overflowing landfills and unchecked pollution in our minds. As regular readers of this blog will know however, it does not have to be like that and we like to publicise new developments in the sector that can help the environment. For example, see our blogs on commercial bins and national resource recovery. …
Effects Of Consumerism On The Environment
Effects Of Consumerism On The Environment: When we hear the word “development”, we always think about it as a good thing. We always think about it as an indicator of a country’s prosperity, hence the terms “developing” and “developed” country. But is this the case for Earth’s sustainability? I don’t think so. In fact, I think it does quite the opposite. The question is “how does consumerism affect the…
Recycle Bin: Could You Win The Waste Collection Lottery?
Recycle bin: When we say recycling ideas – do you think of using the same idea over and over again (i.e. recycling!) or do you think of coming up with new ideas to boost recycling. Well in this case, thankfully we are talking about a really new and fresh idea. Much of modern startup sector thinking is applying great ideas to new areas – i.e. like crowd sourcing etc….
What Does Pollution Do To The Great Barrier Reef?
What Does Pollution Do To The Great Barrier Reef: What more can you say about Australia’s Great Barrier Reef? Considered to be one of the 7 natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef houses about 10 per cent of all the world’s coral reef, located off the Queensland coast. To add, it is home to more than 1,500 species of fish. But like other wildlife ecosystems…
Total Green Recycling: Road To A Zero Waste Country
Total Green Recycling: I know I’m not the only person here in Australia who wishes to have a zero waste country. But that can be a difficult thing to do, given the current global circumstances. With all the news about land, water, and air pollution, that can be very to achieve. I know for a fact that no one here is perfectly a zero waste type of person….
Non Plastic Condoms: Are Condoms Recyclable?
Non Plastic Condoms: You know what else is important aside from protecting the environment? Protecting yourself from STD and practising safe sex, of course! But how do these completely different subjects go hand-in-hand, anyways? Well, they do because of the products used. This mainly involves the use of condoms to practice safe sex, but what happens after using and disposing of it? I know many of you…
Environmental Services: The Best Recycling Services For Business
Environmental services: sometimes when we read the media – it can feel as if the global and Australian environment is being permanently impacted by pollution, unregulated waste disposal and the like. However, there is much excellent work being done such as in plastic recycling etc and in many other high tech areas with research from universities and private businesses. Waster is a specialist in waste management, environmental services and…
