Recycling and waste reduction blog
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I ghosted waste this Halloween
Posted on: Oct 25, 2024
As the spooky season approaches, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of costumes, decorations and treats. Here are five ghoulishly good tips to avoid the bin fright next bin night.
- Household
- Waste reduction
- Reuse
WA’s ultimate repair lab and repair cafe guide
Posted on: Sep 30, 2024
GREAT Sorts in your neighbourhood put less in their landfill bin by finding their local repair lab or repair cafe.
- Household
- Waste reduction
- Reuse
Update: WA’s e-waste ban
Posted on: Jun 4, 2024
The State Government’s ban on e-waste being disposed to landfill will come in to force next month.
- Waste reduction
- Reuse
- Second hand
- Avoid
Stepping off the fast fashion treadmill
Posted on: Apr 12, 2024
Fast fashion – mass-produced clothing sold at throwaway prices – has become one of Australia’s biggest environmental problems.
- Recycling
- Waste reduction
- Reuse
Sam’s Spares - 2023 Waste Champion
Posted on: Feb 9, 2024
Samuel Thomas is the founder of Sam's Spares, a not-for-profit organisation that accepts old computers, laptops, and phones for reuse.
- Plastic-alternatives
- Waste reduction
- Reuse
Get a taste for low waste - the Wasteless Pantry story
Posted on: Feb 6, 2024
Join the GREAT Sorts in your neighbourhood who embrace low waste living by shopping at their local bulk food store.
- Plastic-alternatives
- Waste reduction
- Reuse
WA's ultimate guide to bulk food shops
Posted on: Feb 6, 2024
As more GREAT Sorts embrace low waste living, bulk food stores are growing in popularity. A bulk food store is a type of grocery shop that specialises in selling a wide variety of food products in bulk bins or dispensers.
- Waste reduction
- Reuse
- Second hand
Join the repair economy
Posted on: Dec 21, 2023
GREAT Sorts in your neighbourhood put less in their landfill bin by visiting their local repair lab or repair cafe.
- Household
- Waste reduction
- Reuse
- Avoid
The Sharing Economy 101: Share Sheds
Posted on: Oct 20, 2023
There are many items in people’s homes that sit unused for most of the year, such as a lawnmower, camping equipment, a pasta maker or even a smoke machine.