Environment
Sustainability
The unique scheme solving Australia’s solar panel puzzle
Several years ago, 4000 solar panels that had reached the end of their lives were sitting in north Queensland and no one knew what to do with them.
- by Marion Rae
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Opinion
Marine life
One man’s miracle of the fishes is another’s foiled catch
Being surrounded by salmon is the sort of thing that can leave a person speechless.
- by Anson Cameron
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Sydney Water
Inside SWIF22: Sydney’s must-attend event
The Sydney Water Innovation Festival is back – tackling big challenges, judging the best new tech, and providing a few laughs, too.
- by Simon Webster
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Recycling
Planet Ark walks back printer cartridge recycling claim
The used printer cartridges are collected for recycling by a program managed in part by environmental charity Planet Ark, which relied on Melbourne’s fire-damaged Close the Loop facility.
- by Laura Chung
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MG Motor
4 reasons to make the EV leap
There’s no doubt about it: the future’s electric. Globally, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) doubled in 2021 compared with 2020, and made up almost 10 per cent of total car sales.
- by Simon Webster
Explainer
Recycling
With no recycling, what should you do with your plastic bags and pasta packets?
After the collapse of Australia’s biggest plastic bag recycling program, hundreds of millions of soft plastic items are being stockpiled in warehouses instead. So what should you do with yours?
- by Laura Chung
A horse, 15 crocodiles and cultural burning: Why Indigenous rangers matter
A recent federal report noted that Indigenous knowledge and practices are key to environmental management. In tropical North Queensland, we see them at work.
- by Laura Chung and Brook Mitchell