Last month, on the 22nd of April, we celebrated Earth Day – the world’s largest environmental movement. A movement that over 1 billion people participate in each year, Earth Day’s mission is to raise awareness, educate, and activate change to protect the environment. On this day, we’re encouraged to get involved with environmental projects in […]

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Treated as hazardous waste, medical waste must be handled and disposed of according to strict standards. It’s imperative to segregate medical waste from general waste, and even more so, to segregate it further into sub-streams, including clinical, cytotoxic, pharmaceutical, and anatomical waste. On-site segregation is important for reasons relating to health and safety and the […]

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Taking care of Australia’s elderly is a complex responsibility, and aged care facilities have a duty of care to keep their residents safe and comfortable. Waste management is often regarded a low priority, however it plays a significant role is keeping the facilities, and therefore the residents, well-looked-after. Considering that approximately 43% of Australia’s population […]

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According to the National Waste Report, it was estimated that Australians produced 64 million tonnes, or 2.7 tonnes per person, of waste in 2014-15. A recent global waste management report estimates that global waste will increase by 70% by 2050. This is said to be partly due to rapid population growth and global urbanisation. These […]

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As electronic consumerism increases, so does the amount of e-waste we produce. People are purchasing an overwhelming number of new smartphones, laptops, tablets and other gadgets daily, and it has caught the attention of the United Nations. Its biggest concern is the effect that e-waste, and the way we dispose of it, has on human […]

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Recycling became popular in the 1960s and 70s after environmental movements were spearheaded by environmental activists who found the need to conserve mother nature and employ effective waste management system that is long term and sustainable for the next generation of nature caretakers. Though the term has been popularized in 1940, it was not until […]

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