Environment
Sustainability
I tried out Queensland's new recycling scheme so you know what to expect
Despite teething problems, Queensland's cash for containers scheme is up and running.
- by Tony Moore
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Animals
This Northern California mountain lion is a serial killer - of horses
Ranchers and conservationists have been arguing over how to best manage wild horses in a California national park. Now, a cougar is helping out.
- by Jaclyn Cosgrove
Food
Kitchen Garden: 'salad bar' makes for a happy clucker
The chicken crew includes a Belgian D’Uccle hatched in an incubator with a duck and turkey so it has had trouble adapting to life as a chicken.
- by Susan Parsons
Plastic
'I'm not going to stop': schoolgirl conservationist inspires passionate debate
Fresh from snagging a Young Conservationist of the Year award from Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, student Sophia Skarparis has a message for politicians who hold out against banning single-use plastic bags.
- by Peter Hannam
Animals
Scientists find tiny baby octopus floating on Hawaii trash
Marine ecologist Sallie Beavers of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park said the octopuses were the size of green peas.
Animals
Lion cub found in Paris apartment, man arrested
The man was found hiding in a cupboard in his neighbour's apartment where he had fled with the cub when police turned up, a French newspaper reports.
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Circling in on sustainability
The circular economy in Australia is starting to gain traction as businesses try to minimise their environmental footprint. Here are four sustainable business initiatives that are taking hold in Australia.
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Waste
NSW Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton accused of failing to tackle waste crisis
NSW Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton has been accused of failing to address the state’s waste crisis by providing incentives to divert rubbish from landfill or crackdown on illegal dumping.
- by Jewel Topsfield
Kids & money
Garage sale mantra: reuse, recycle and make gelato
On the Garage Sale Trail, enterprising kids are stepping up to run their own stalls for charity and profit.
- by Linda Morris
Waste
Should Australia be turning its rubbish into electricity?
Should Australia be turning its rubbish into electricity?
- by Jewel Topsfield
Waste
Waste to energy plant planned for Melbourne's west
Melbourne’s western suburbs, which have long been blighted by stinking rubbish tips, could be the site of a waste to energy plant that would convert household waste into enough electricity to power up to 20,000 houses.
- by Jewel Topsfield