With any event, avoiding waste is all in the planning. If you look at an event by design and consider the options before jumping in, you can reduce an incredible amount of waste. Zero Waste Victoria recently organised a Clothes Read More
Gina’s Kitchen makes delicious homemade meals, like a dinner fairy who gets fresh ingredients and does it for you. But what got my attention and let to an introduction to Gina, is that her food comes in reusable packaging. Yes, Read More
We hope you’re doing well, as can be, in this unprecedented time during the pandemic. I’ve been asked what can do to keep avoiding waste with the COVID-19 restrictions, which is an important question because avoiding waste and recycling right Read More
We’ve achieved some amazing community focused outcomes, in a short amount of time at Zero Waste Victoria. The most significant being a win in an appeal at VCAT against the EPA’s approval of a waste-to-energy plant in Laverton North, a Read More
Do you think more should be done to better manage Australia’s waste? Yes – So do we! So we welcome the Federal Government’s inquiry into Waste and Recycling. Our government would like to hear from interested people, organisations and agencies Read More
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The Parliamentary inquiry into recycling and waste management received over 700 written submissions. This shows there is interest and concern and that people want our government to take action. When I started looking into this inquiry, as President of Zero Read More
Eating out and trying to find businesses that operate sustainably and support your mission to avoid plastic can be a mine field. A question I am often asked is “where can I shop or eat out if I want to Read More
I love that I can reduce waste by taking my own containers to refill. The most local place for me to do this is The Full Pantry in Croydon. This family run business, established in 2004 when they opened a Read More
These days the fashion industry is focused on a high turnover, which gives many clothes a short life span. We learned from the War on Waste, that three-quarters of clothing purchased is thrown out within a year, which equates to 6, Read More
