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Why a Plastic Packaging Levy Is Back on the Table in Australia

An oil crisis has revived talk of a levy on plastic packaging in Australia. Here's what the numbers actually say about our plastic recycling problem. Read more...

Do You Actually Need a Whole-Body Deodorant?

Whole-body deodorant is having a moment, but your body only produces odour-causing sweat in two places. Here's what's actually going on. Read more...

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Australia's Plastic Use Just Hit a Record 4.2 Million Tonnes a Year

4.2 million tonnes of plastic in one year. Australia just set a record nobody was trying to break. Read more...

REDcycle's Legacy Plastic Backlog Is Finally Cleared, So Why Isn't Soft Plastics Recycling Fixed?

Every tonne of plastic stockpiled since REDcycle's 2022 collapse has now been processed. The real problem was never capacity. Read more...

Home Composting Is Booming, But Most Aussie Councils Still Won't Give You a Green Bin

Home composting is booming across Australia, just not evenly. Only 11 of Queensland's 77 councils offer a green bin for food scraps. Read more...

France Cracks Down on Shein and Temu: Why That's Important for Overconsumption

France made ultra-fast fashion more expensive to sell. Australia still relies on a voluntary scheme most brands ignore. Read more...

Aussies Know Fast Fashion Is Bad for the Planet. New Research Shows Why We Keep Buying Anyway

New research on Shein and Temu shoppers found awareness doesn't equal action. The psychology behind fast fashion overconsumption, explained. Read more...

The Unpackit Awards: Australia's Best and Worst Packaging, Named

The inaugural Unpackit Awards named Australia's worst packaging offenders and its genuine innovators. I was one of the judges. Read more...

Why Your Cosmetics Might Get More Expensive, Even If Oil Prices Settle

Most cosmetics lean on petroleum-derived ingredients, so oil market shocks flow straight through to the price on the shelf. Read more...

This Hobart Op Shop Is Repairing Clothes Instead of Landfilling Them

Only 20 per cent of clothing donated to one Hobart op shop is sale-ready. A repair pilot is trying to save the rest from landfill. Read more...

Radiohead's 2027 Australian Tour Is Bankrolling Ocean Conservation

Radiohead's 2027 Australian tour will put $2 from every ticket into ocean conservation, matched by the band and split between AMCS and Greenpeace Australia Pacific. Read more...

The Government Promised Mandatory Recycled Packaging. It Just Quietly Dropped It

The federal government has quietly dropped its own 2023 promise to mandate recycled content in packaging, citing cost-of-living pressures. Read more...