Plastic
The common food packaging ingredient linked to autism
Prenatal exposure to BPA plastic chemicals has been linked with an increased likelihood of children developing autism.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Dominic Ryan, Sydney’s modern-day milkman, has a plan to end plastic
It looks like a scene from decades ago: a man delivering glass bottles filled with milk to the doorsteps of Sydney homes early in the morning.
- by Mary Ward
The push to revive soft plastic recycling in Australia is quietly under way
Two years after REDCycle’s collapse, a pilot program is operating in 12 supermarkets – but one recycling executive says the big chains need to own their waste.
- by Adam Carey
‘I’ve still got my mother-in-law’s Mixmaster’: Inside Sydney’s dying breed of repair shops
As tinkers and cobblers dwindle in number, and goods are easier to replace than repair, some businesses are bucking the trend.
- by Julie Power
More than 170 countries want to reduce plastic globally. A handful are stalling
Australia is attempting to help a global push to end plastic pollution before it outweighs the biomass of the world’s fish by the year 2050. But other countries have different ambitions.
- by Mike Foley
The tiny killer linked to heart attack, stroke and death
A world-first study has identified a factor that leads to a 4½-times greater risk of heart attack, stroke and death – and exposure is unavoidable.
- by Angus Dalton
NSW, Victoria ‘laggards’ as WA races ahead in banning plastic coffee cups
While Western Australian imposed a ban on single-use coffee cups on Friday, eastern states are being accused of dragging their feet on reducing plastic waste.
- by Nick O'Malley and Hamish Hastie
The big change coming to your morning coffee as WA plastics ban ramps up
Single-use plastic coffee cups and lids that cannot be composted are banned from today and all non-compostable plastic takeaway food trays.
- by Hamish Hastie
Sick of plastic waste, this construction worker took recycling into his own hands
A new soft plastics recycling centre, coupled with federal packing requirements and recyclable content mandates, means recycling reform is on the horizon.
- by Amber Schultz
Want your fruit and veg without the plastic? You’ll have to pay more
Supermarkets are charging more by the kilo for fruits and vegetables sold without plastic, prompting green groups to challenge shops to meet their own standards.
- by Mike Foley
Lollipop sticks, cigarette butts and bread tags: What’s the next plastic to be banned?
NSW is looking for ways to prevent 800,000 tonnes of plastic waste produced each year from causing harm to the environment and human health.
- by Laura Chung