Introducing Katie, our amazing content creator. Katie lives in Melbourne and is passionate about the environment, reality TV and fantasy novels. This week, Katie has been to a refill store for the first time and shares her experience with us.

Here’s another round! Nimble Activewear: Their MoveLite fabric is made from used plastic bottles that are broken into flakes, melted into pellets, spun into yarn and knitted.

Open every Saturday morning in Waverton, you can borrow things like tools, party gear, arts and crafts or gardening equipment for a small membership fee. You can also donate those working items you don’t use but are in too good condition to recycle with us yet!

Cutting down on plastic is different for everyone. It becomes a lot more difficult when you have a whole household to look after. That’s why we figured we’d ask Tahsin, another Recycle Hero and working mum of two about how she has managed to reduce plastic in her family home.

Plastic Free July begins tomorrow! Going completely plastic free can be so overwhelming that you give up before you’ve even begun! But “zero waste” is a direction, not necessarily a destination.

That’s why we’ve made this Plastic Free Bingo to help you on your way.

On our Insta recently, another Recycle Hero asked us about the enigma that is… bin liners. Which got us thinking, what is the deal with plastic, biodegradable or compostable bags, and which one would be the best to use as a bin liner?

Ocean bound plastic is waste that is at risk of ending up in the ocean. Specifically, plastic that is found within 50km of a coastline, or 200m of rivers or shorelines and fishing material that ends up in the ocean.

We asked Angus Ware, Co-Founder of Heliograf, a Sydney based design company about the importance of Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) in a circular economy.

We’re back with another rendition of reasons to hope. This edition has got us feeling really optimistic for the future. We’re extremely grateful for the conservational efforts of our fellow Australians and eco-warriors around the world…Like you!

Did you know that the numbers below that are on plastic containers do not mean recyclable? The number actually indicates the type of plastic or resin. By combining these plastics together, there are actually up to 54,000 different types of plastic.

Anipal creates pet products made from post-consumer plastic bottles. Yona makes 100% recyclable cardboard beds. Their suppliers are also all Australian owned.

Need some peace and quiet? Enjoy these colouring in pages of our beautiful coral reefs and marine life!

Humpback whales are no longer endangered. The mammals have made a major recovery since whaling had largely ended in the 1980s. 30 years ago there were fewer than 300 whales and now there are more than 35,000 in the southern hemisphere.

Sydney is the first city in the world to filter and monitor microplastics in the water 24/7. Sydney is the first pilot city to trial Seabin’s technology for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for 12 months at Pyrmont Waterfront.

Just when you thought we couldn’t make recycling any easier, we’ve partnered with Australian Red Cross to donate your old clothes from your doorstep. 

Did you know that the toy industry is the most plastic intensive industry in the WORLD?

Yes it is! With 90% of toys being made from plastic in addition to their use of shiny plastic packaging toys have proven to be a not-so-playful waste.

On the 9th of August the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was published, providing daunting yet very important information on the current state of our climate.

The information provided in the 3,900-page report can seem a little overwhelming, so we are here to make everybody’s life easier, by summarizing the main takeaways, just for you!

Not sure what to do during the extended lockdown? Join the club.  We asked our audience what their favourite sustainable quarantine activity was and responses such as “staring at the wall” and “sleeping” gave us an indication that people are in dire need of some inspiration. 

So, here it is! Four activities that you can do that are safe, sustainable and more exciting than staring out the window! 

Sydney’s lockdown has cancelled all of our holiday plans and we are (once again) thinking about random hobbies we can pick up to keep ourselves occupied for the next two weeks. 

Before you pull out your baking ingredients, take on our Lock Down Clean Up challenge to declutter your space and get rid of all those tricky waste items you’ve been hiding in your drawers!

Sea Turtle’s have become the “poster boys” for the war against waste given their vulnerability in the face of plastic pollution in our oceans. Whether you’re sick of seeing sea turtles everywhere or are still absolutely obsessed with them (as we are), the hard facts are, soft plastics are harming these beautiful creatures, and we need to take action.

Where did Earth Day come from? Where is it now? What do we do to celebrate?

We’ve got all the answers you need. Let’s get into it!