Cigarette Butt Recycling 🚬
Cigarette Butt Recycling 🚬: At Waster, we always encourage customers to start their waste management and recycling journey by doing the easy stuff first, such as cardboard and commingled recycling. However, many clients ask us about trickier niche recycling areas like cigarette butt recycling. Is it available in Australia? Or better yet, can you even recycle cigarette filters? Whilst cigarette butt waste is very small by volume – it is…
Waste Incineration: Is Waste-Burning Good For Australia? 🏭
Waste Incineration 🏭: It is widely understood that the Australian waste management sector is in turmoil due to new restrictions in exporting recycling commodities, due to the introduction of China’s waste ban back in 2018. In today’s blog, we take a new look at whether waste incineration, basically burning trash, would play any part in the future of waste collection in this country. >Download Now: Free PDF Business Owners Guide To…
Integrated Recycling: Efforts In Reducing Waste ♻️
Integrated Recycling ♻️: Our current waste-reducing initiatives are not enough to deal with the certain predicament we are currently facing. The world should adopt a new framework that aims to breathe life into waste. To understand better, read this blog. To tell you the truth, only now did we become more urgent than ever to deal with the current waste problems we experience. A combination of man-made and natural (mostly…
The State Of Waste Management In Manila 🇵🇭
Waste Management Manila 🇵🇭: Waste management is a growing concern worldwide, and Manila in the Philippines is no exception. With its population of 1.8 million people, Manila produces an estimated 10,000 tonnes of garbage every day – yielding disastrous consequences for air quality and public health. Despite increased awareness and efforts from authorities and citizens over the past few decades, a lack of efficient infrastructure and ample resources means there…
Teaching Recycling To Students: Resources For School And Students 🧑🎓
Teaching Recycling To Students 🧑🎓: At Waster, we often receive requests from school groups asking for information about teaching recycling to students in Australia for usage in school projects etc. As Waster is committed to educating customers, as well as the wider community on waste and recycling matters, we are always keen to help in this regard. You will find below some of the links we suggest to people to…
Shoe Recycling Australia 👟 – Is Such A Thing Possible?
Shoe Recycling Australia 👟: I have already discussed the possibility of recycling clothes – a type of textile – recycling. Long story short, it is possible. But what about shoe recycling here in Australia? Can you recycle your old trainers easily? Read on to learn more. In the latest 2018 data, World Footwear stated that worldwide shoe production reached 24.2 billion pairs; that is a lot of shoes! Sadly, they…
TerraCycle’s Free Recycling Programs In Australia ♻️
TerraCycle Free Recycling Programs ♻️: In recent news, the well-known company RedCycle has closed its doors, leaving many Australians wondering what options they have left for recycling their items. Thankfully, TerraCycle steps in with free recycling programs for the Aussies that can be utilised in many different places all around the country. In this blog, we will discuss how these free recycling programs work and which items can be recycled…
Tilos Greece News: Have You Heard About The First Zero Waste Island? ♻️
Tilos Greece News ♻️: Have you ever heard or read about a place that produces no waste? No? Then this news might boggle your mind! It may sound like a pipe dream to some, but the remote Greek island of Tilos actually had an ambitious goal that they’ve reportedly already achieved: to produce zero waste. This small Aegean island in Greece aimed and achieved a recent, incredible feat — becoming…
House Built From Rubbish: Is Waste Acceptable As A Building Material? 🏡
House Built From Rubbish 🏡: What if we start creating our homes mainly using recycled plastic? Innovators proved that it’s already possible, but will it be sustainable in the future? Or, are there any dangers involved? A couple of years ago, the concept of recycling was taken to a crazy whole new level. That is, amazingly, the thinking that born the Waste House located at the University of Brighton. I,…
Using Coffee Waste Energy As Fuel ☕⛽
Coffee Waste Energy ☕⛽: A good cuppa always makes my day. Without coffee, I wouldn’t even think about functioning as a normal person in society. It is my fuel to last the day, indeed. Truth be told, I may have enjoyed a tad bit too much indulging and feeding my coffee addiction, but that’s just me. That said, what if coffee became fuel not just for humans, but also for…
