5 Ways to Reduce Your Food Packaging
Originally appeared on Centre For Food Safety Food packaging is unavoidable, but all that excess material is terrible for the environment. It’s simple to reduce
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Green Alternative to Dog Poop Bags
Originally appeared on The Guardian Trying to eliminate plastic from her life, Jemima Kiss hit a snag with cleaning up dog waste, so she dug
What can I do to support a stormwater utility charge?
Raise awareness with family, friends, work colleagues, neighbours, classmates Advocate for council adoption Talk to local politicians Reduce impervious surfaces on your property Rainwater reuse
Is a stormwater utility charge legal?
Yes. Although it is at the discretion of individual councils and state governments across Australia, (some state governments need to make changes to an act
‘Existential threat to our survival’: see the 19 Australian ecosystems already collapsing
PUBLICATION INFORMATION The Conversation Dana M Bergstrom: Principal Research Scientist, University of Wollongong Euan Ritchie: Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School
Plastic rafting: the invasive species hitching a ride on ocean litter
PUBLICATION INFORMATION Russell Thomas, The Guardian There is now so much ocean plastic that it has become a route for invasive species, threatening native animals
Webinar: Multiple Benefits of SuDS: Water Quality – Part 1
We all depend on access to clean water for our survival, wellbeing, and daily activities. More often than not however, we don’t exactly know where
Critical review of heavy metal pollution of traffic area runoff: Occurrence, influencing factors, and partitioning
AUTHORS Maximilian Huber, Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Am Coulombwall 8, 85748 Garching, Germany Antje Welker, Fachgebiet Siedlungswasserwirtschaft und Hydromechanik,
Stormwater Management: Calculation of Traffic Area Runoff Loads and Traffic Related Emissions
AUTHORS Maximilian Huber, Brigitte Helmreich ABSTRACT Metals such as antimony, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, and zinc can be highly relevant pollutants in stormwater runoff
Primary Microplastics in the Oceans: a Global Evaluation of Sources
AUTHORS Julien Boucher, Damien Friot ABSTRACT Plastic has penetrated everyday life: from clothing to coatings and from transport vehicles to cleaning products. Plastic is cheap,