Global Recycling Day is on the 18th of March, but we’ve dedicated this whole month to re-learning the fundamentals of recycling.

As you know, Recyclesmart is on a mission to divert waste from landfills and take the pressure off of our environment. On a similar mission to help the environment, that is now a valued partner of ours, is Clean Up Australia!

It is the peak of Australian summer and everyone is out enjoying the sun, dipping into the ocean and ending the day with way too much sand in places where it shouldn’t be.

To anyone who has already taken the steps towards a more sustainable summer, go you! To everyone else, it’s never too late, we’re here to help.

Here are 5 easy ways to soak in the sun AND save the planet this summer!

The most wonderful time of the year has finally arrived! Which is also, unfortunately, the most wasteful time of the year too… In fact, according to the National Storage, Australia’s waste increases about 30% in December (I know, yikes).

As impossible as it sounds however, you can still enjoy all the festivities of Christmas without putting even more pressure on our environment and on yourself

No Waste November is a global Roots & Shoots initiative where people around the world make a commitment to reduce the amount of waste they produce for an entire month. While people in different parts of the world may vary in their definition of “waste ”, everyone can still participate in cutting back.

You are at home, sitting on the sofa, ready to watch your favourite tv show, you pick up the remote control and… it is not working. No panic, it was only the battery, your evening is safe! But now that you have replaced it, what should you do with the old battery?

Whether we are a fashionista or not, we all wear clothes… well most of the time! Fashion is necessary but we have all heard stories about how it needs to be more sustainable... Numbers behind the curtain are not that pretty...

In 1928 the first television was invented, in 1947 the microwaves started appearing on the market, in 1973 the cell phone was created by Motorola, and IBM introduced the first personal computer in 1981.

Once upon a time, fossil fuel (oil or natural gas) and lots of water have been used to create your soft plastic bag...but not only: a bit of solid waste as well as CO2, a big contributor to climate change, have been produced during the process.