Changes to Recycling – Tackling the Confusion
By Jason HeadThe City of Melville has hosted a workshop to try to help its residents better understand the concept…
Verge gardens providing environmental benefits to local suburbs
By Chelsea McNeill The Water Corporation is urging local councils to adopt “verge incentive schemes” to help increase so-called urban cooling…
Clothing retail giants recycling to save the environment
By Chelsea McNeill Some international clothing chains have rolled out recycling programs in an effort to improve the sustainability of the…
On Australia’s biggest garage sale weekend – #choosetoreuse
By Afiqah SulaimanOn the third weekend in October, more than 400,000 bargain-hunting Australians will take part in the annual National…
Expanding balloon bans in Perth’s war on waste
By Madison Kroon Perth authorities are expanding their ban on balloons in a bid to save local wildlife. Experts say…
Thousands of trees face chop in replant operation
By Jake Dietsch The City of Melville wants to remove 25,000 street trees, with some iconic jacarandas in Applecross among…
Bags of support for plastic bag ban in WA shops
By Emil Bach Andersen A Murdoch professor has given the thumbs up to the State Government’s push for a ban…
Melville to trial new food and garden bins
By Mollie Tracey The City of Melville will trial a three-bin Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) waste system, set…
Firefighters and Climate Experts Warn of another Hot Dry Summer.
By Abdul Basit Issaka The Climate Council says the devastating impacts of bushfires are set to continue unless governments step…
West Australians Ready To Ditch Plastic Bags? Probably Not
An attempt by the Supa IGA in the WA township of Denmark last week to charge 10 cents for plastics…
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