Apr 11, 2023 | Latest News, Take action, Waste
The REDcycle soft plastics story keeps getting worse, with stockpiles now found in 44 locations around the country and the major supermarkets now considering exporting it due to lack of domestic recycling capacity, with the recycling industry apparently no closer to...
Nov 17, 2022 | Past Events, Waste
The Conservation Council ACT Region invites stakeholders to contribute their comments on the draft ACT Circular Economy Strategy. This short online workshop is designed to gather your feedback about the draft Strategy to inform our submission to the ACT Government. A...
Nov 9, 2022 | Latest News, Waste
It’s National Recycling Week, so what better way to highlight the topic than to witness the “collapse” of the REDcycle soft plastics recycling service?! Media outlets are running with sensational headlines about “secret stockpiling” of soft plastics, but they are...
Oct 6, 2022 | Latest News, Past Events, Waste
The CBR360 Symposium was a great success, inspiring the audience about why we need to transition to a circular economy and how we can go about it. Led by a diverse array of expert and passionate speakers, the symposium stimulated conversations such as what initiatives...
Jun 16, 2022 | Climate, Past Events
This Environment Exchange forum discussed the ACT Wellbeing Framework and how focusing on wellbeing instead of financial wealth could lead to greater prosperity for our city, people and environment. There is abundant evidence that an economy focused on endless GDP...
