BY SOPHIE HIRSH / GREENMATTERS How “Buy Nothing” Facebook Groups Work to Create a Gift Economy in Communities As the saying goes, one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. With that in mind, Rebecca Rockefeller and Liesl Clark founded the Buy Nothing Project back in 2013. Now, six years later, the project has expanded to […]
Garage Sale Trail is a national, people-powered program that’s about sustainability, creativity and fun. By organising communities around Australia to hold sales on the same day the aim is to reduce waste to landfill, enable community connections, provide a platform for fundraising, inspire creativity and stimulate local economies. After 9 years, Garage Sale Trail has […]
The HHW Program provides funding for the collection and appropriate disposal of HHW collected from the thirteen collection sites in WA. At any of these sites, public can drop off their unwanted HHW for free, even if they are not a resident of the area. Have you ever considered what actually happens to your rubbish once […]
It must go back to its country of origin within 90 days Niniek Karmini , Achmad Ibrahim The Independent Indonesia is sending waste back to wealthy nations after discovering they were contaminated with used plastic and hazardous materials. The move came amid a growing backlash in southeast Asia against being a dumping ground for the developed world’s […]