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Trash to treasures
19 August 2022
From breakfast to bath time, we’re highlighting a few of the beautiful recycled items that might already be hiding in your home.
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From your bin to the Big Build
11 August 2022
A new freeway in Mordialloc demonstrates how we can create useful, long-lasting infrastructure with the things that Victorians recycle including 570,000 tonnes of plastic waste.
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Wasted opportunities a thing of the past
10 August 2022
We may see the value in waste today, but we didn’t always understand the endless opportunities in recycling. The history of waste and recycling in Victoria tells a story of the times.
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Victoria’s major festivals reducing single-use plastics
09 August 2022
Our Masterclass showed how Victorian events can be more sustainable through reuse solutions that offer an alternative to single-use plastics and reduce waste.
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