Tonnes and tonnes of old solar panels with nowhere to go

Tonnes and tonnes of old solar panels with nowhere to go

The volume of solar waste in Victoria is expected to nearly double by 2030,prompting calls to boost the nation’s limited recycling sectors.

  • byKieran Rooney

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A love letter to Brisbane’s Tour de Trash aka kerbside collection
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A love letter to Brisbane’s Tour de Trash aka kerbside collection

Billions tune in to watch the Tour de France,but Brisbane has a trashier version – and cyclists here will get a front-row view while inner-city roads are closed to cars.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Interview starts a chain reaction
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Interview starts a chain reaction

And are Finnish grizzlies gristly?

It’s in the male
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It’s in the male

Part and parcel of the delivery game.

Taking the wheel and talking trash
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Taking the wheel and talking trash

While big water turns on the taps.

Inside the bunker under Melbourne Park where waste cops a serve

Inside the bunker under Melbourne Park where waste cops a serve

Every patron through the gates at the Australian Open produces about 750 grams of waste,but a huge effort is underway to sort through the mess.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
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Aunty fails the bleep test
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Aunty fails the bleep test

Andrew passes the taste test.

Hungry insect army to chomp through food waste at Howard Smith Wharves

Hungry insect army to chomp through food waste at Howard Smith Wharves

A new trial at the restaurant precinct will see fly larvae convert up to 1.7 tonnes of food scraps daily into fertiliser and chook food.

  • byTony Moore
After hinting at shamans,Bali turns to science to tackle landfill fire

After hinting at shamans,Bali turns to science to tackle landfill fire

Water-bombing helicopters and police water cannons have been deployed in a futile bid to put out a huge tip fire that has burned for the past week.

  • byChris Barrett andAmilia Rosa
Council agrees to park recycling after initially binning nine-year-old’s petition

Council agrees to park recycling after initially binning nine-year-old’s petition

Jack Adams took matters into his own hands after watching rubbish bins at his local Brunswick East park overflow with recyclables on high-traffic days.

  • byRachael Dexter
‘We’re lab rats’:Is the War on Waste making a difference?

‘We’re lab rats’:Is the War on Waste making a difference?

Craig Reucassel returns for series three of the hit ABC show and says it’s now up to governments to make a real difference when it comes to recycling.

  • byBridget McManus