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NewsColes Has Also Paused Its Plastic Bag Ban and Is Currently Giving Them Out for Free
All 15c reusable plastic bags at both Coles and Woolworths will be complimentary in NSW, Vic, WA and Qld until July 8.
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NewsWoolworths Has Paused Its Plastic Bag Ban and Is Currently Giving Them Out for Free
All 15c reusable plastic bags will be complimentary in NSW, Vic, WA and Qld until July 8.
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NewsVictoria Will Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags from 2019
That makes NSW the only state that hasn't committed to reducing the use of plastic bags.
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NewsIKEA Will Now Let You Trade In Your Unwanted Furniture
In an Aussie first, Sydney's Tempe store now lets you trade in furniture for vouchers — and sells it on to a new home.
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NewsMelbourne's Crown Casino Complex Has Started Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics
It's kicking things off by taking part in the Plastic Free July Initiative.
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Woolworths Will Stop Stocking Single-Use Plastic Bags from This Week
And Coles will follow suit on July 1.
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NewsVessel Nundah Is Brisbane's New Zero-Waste Skincare and Homewares Store
Take your own reusable bottles to fill up on cleansers, moisturisers, dishwashing liquid, soap and more.
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NewsConstruction on Melbourne's 2000-Square-Metre Urban Rooftop Farm Has Begun
It will sit atop one of the world's most sustainable shopping centres in Burwood East.
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IKEA Is the Latest Company Pledging to Ban Single-Use Plastics
And by 2030, all of its products will be made with renewable and recycled materials.
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NewsInner West Sydney's Car-Free GreenWay Is One Step Closer to Becoming a Reality
Construction on the five-kilometre bike and pedestrian corridor is expected to begin next year.
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NewsThis Melbourne Council Is Turning Plastic Waste Into Roads
In an Aussie-first, soft plastics destined for landfill will be used to create a more sustainable type of asphalt
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NewsOne of Sydney's Inner City Car Parks Is Getting a Rooftop Community Garden
The Kings Cross Community Garden Group will build a new 250-square-metre garden on the rooftop of Kings Cross Car Park.
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NewsAustralian Architects Have Filled a Venice Pavilion with 10,000 Native Plants
On display until November, visitors can wander through a field of grassland comprised of threatened Australian species.
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NewsSydney's Iconic Sirius Building Has Officially Been Put on the Market
Expressions of interest are now open for the '70s-era structure; however the government will aim to ensure that "any future developments are sympathetic to the surrounding area."
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NewsThe UK Parliament Has Made a Landmark Decision to Go Plastic-Free
It's introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups and moving to ban all single-use plastic bottles.
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NewsThis Environmentally Conscious Search Engine Turns Your Online Queries Into New Trees
Ecosia invests at least 80 percent of its profits into planting trees around the world.
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NewsAustralia Is Set to Ban Non-Recyclable Packaging By 2025
100 percent of the country's packaging will be recyclable, compostable or reusable in the next seven years.
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NewsSomeone Has Designed Sneakers with Soles Made from Used Chewing Gum
The shoe offers an innovative solution to The Netherlands' costly gum litter problem.
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NewsAdidas' New Kicks Are Made From Recycled Ocean Plastic
Part of the label's latest collaboration with Parley, each pair is made from 11 plastic bottles.
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NewsThese Sydney Cafes Will Give You a Free Coffee For Helping Clean Up the Beach
Fill up a bucket with rubbish from the beach, and you'll score a free brew.
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NewsParks Victoria Is Trialling New Eco Sleeper Pods in Point Nepean National Park
And you can register for an overnight test stay in one of the Canopy pods.
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NewsSouth Melbourne Market Is Scrapping Single-Use Plastic Bags
From next week, it'll offer recyclable alternatives or shoppers can bring their own bags.
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NewsMcDonald's Has Started Phasing Out Plastic Straws
The company will trial new biodegradable paper straws in its UK stores as it pushes towards all-recyclable packaging.
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NewsBrisbane's New High-Frequency Public Transport Lines Are Closer to Becoming a Reality
Brisbane Metro will link existing busway stations, with services running every three minutes during peak periods.
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NewsThis Cost of Living Report Says Sydney Is Now the 10th Most Expensive City in the World
It beat out New York and London to get there.
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NewsA New Indoor Vertical Farm Is Being Built In Preston
CERES will use funding from the Victorian Government to create its new urban farming space.
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NewsThe Government Has Unveiled Lofty Plans for the Future of Western Sydney
Including a new 'Aerotropolis', more accessibility to the new Western Sydney Airport and a north–south rail link.
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NewsNetherlands Supermarket Ekoplaza Has Launched a World-First Plastic-Free Aisle
The aisle offers shoppers over 700 plastic-free items.
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NewsCollingwood's Stomping Ground Brewery Co. Is Going Solar-Powered
It'll generate enough energy to power 20 homes each year.
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Melbourne Might Soon Be Home to the World's Most Sustainable Shopping Centre
It will include a 2000-square-metre rooftop farm and restaurant, designed by eco-warrior Joost Bakker.
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NewsAustralian Venues Are Phasing Out Plastic Straws
Next time you’re out and about, consider partying without the plastic.
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NewsNSW's Harris Farm Markets No Longer Stocks Plastic Bags at the Checkout
Woolworths and Coles are expected to follow suit by the end of the year.
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Protesters Are Lodging a Bid to Buy Sydney's Iconic Sirius Building
Save Our Sirius campaigners intend to raise the funds to purchase the '70s-era structure.
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NewsThe Government Has Launched a People-Powered Plan to Help Save the Great Barrier Reef
A $2 million challenge to find ways to help protect and rejuvenate the world's largest coral reef system.
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NewsThe UK Is Considering a 'Latte Levy' on Disposable Coffee Cups
As part of a bid to reduce waste and encourage caffeine fiends to switch to reusable containers, customers would be charged an extra 25 pence per coffee.
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NewsThe World's First Completely Solar-Powered Train Is Up and Running in Byron Bay
A disused diesel train has been fitted with solar panels to run a three-kilometre track around the area.
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NewsHow to Take Care of Your Plants at Home So That They'll Take Care of You
Keeping your plants alive, 101.
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NewsThe NSW Government's New Plan Could See Sydney Broken Up into Three Cities by 2056
The planning strategy sees Sydney reimagined as a trio of interconnected cities: eastern, central and western.
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NewsThree Melbourne Councils Are Cracking Down on Rogue Dockless Bikes
oBike has been given a new set of rules in an attempt to keep Melbourne's streets safe and uncluttered.
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Victoria Is the Latest State to Ban Single-Use Plastic Bags
That makes NSW the only state that hasn't committed to reducing the use of plastic bags.
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NewsThis Is What Sydney Harbour's Garden Island Could Look Like in 30 Years
An ambitious plan by architecture firm LAVA sees the naval base transforming into a cultural and community destination.
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Byron Bay Is Getting the World's First Completely Solar-Powered Train
A disused diesel train has been fitted with solar panels to run a three-kilometre track around the area.
