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The secret facility extracting gold from electronic waste
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The secret facility extracting gold from electronic waste

Metallurgists are extracting gold, silver and copper as they hunt through your e-waste for precious metals.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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How the NSW plastic strategy could change your daily takeaway coffee
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How the NSW plastic strategy could change your daily takeaway coffee

Forcing cafes to accept reusable cups, banning the release of helium balloons and phasing out plastic lollipop sticks are among ideas the government is considering.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
News rivals prove collaboration is key on recycling and environment

News rivals prove collaboration is key on recycling and environment

While competing hard for readers, Australia’s major print news outlets, including Nine and News Corp, have collaborated for years to ensure their product is clean and green.

  • by Nick O'Malley
‘Insidious pollutant’: The microplastic hotspots in Sydney Harbour revealed

‘Insidious pollutant’: The microplastic hotspots in Sydney Harbour revealed

Manly Cove is one of the worst hotspots in Australia, with every square metre of sand containing more than a thousand tiny particles of plastic.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘We can no longer limp along’: Plans for plastic packaging shakeup

‘We can no longer limp along’: Plans for plastic packaging shakeup

More than a year after the collapse of REDcycle, Australian industry and government can’t agree on how to collect our sea of soft plastics, let alone what to do with it.

  • by Bianca Hall and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘It’s beneficial for the sheep’: The surprising ‘win-win’ for solar panels on farms
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‘It’s beneficial for the sheep’: The surprising ‘win-win’ for solar panels on farms

Farmers are increasingly finding that hosting renewable projects not only provides guaranteed income, but can also offer agricultural benefits.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Big business calls on government to police tide of plastic packaging
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Big business calls on government to police tide of plastic packaging

The companies behind Australia’s biggest consumer brands are calling for regulation of recycling and packaging to ensure consistency between the states and territories, and ensure laggards don’t benefit from cheaper costs.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The common food packaging ingredient linked to autism

The common food packaging ingredient linked to autism

Prenatal exposure to BPA plastic chemicals has been linked with an increased likelihood of children developing autism.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons