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Tag: plastic

Bold steps, tiny homes and zero waste futures

20 August 2025 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

With Cat Macleod, Friday Vigils for Climate, Phae Barrett, Geelong Tiny Home Expo, and Kirsty Bishop-Fox, Zero Waste Festival.

Open blogpost

Legal revolution for the planet – and a call from the butt hunters

30 July 2025 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 599 are corporate laywer Robert Hinkley and Shannon Mead, founder of No More Butts.

Open blogpost

Juggernaut on the rise: Demystifying the bioeconomy 

26 March 2025 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 541 are Elizabeth Corbett from AE global, and Brendan Condon from Australian Ecosystems and Regen Nurseries.

Open blogpost

Curiosity first: ask, challenge, change

12 February 2025 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 535 are Kirsty Bishop-Fox from Waste Free Victoria and Mark Carter from Flight Free Australia.

Open blogpost

No time to waste

11 November 2024 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters, Recommendation

Heidi Fog has a simple, yet powerful way to engage with the environment and her local community: combining exercise with a mission to reduce litter.

Open blogpost

The zero wasters saying Yes we can

11 September 2024 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Our guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 519 are Kirsty Bishop-Fox, co-founder and president of Zero Waste Victoria, carbon consultant and tidy-up advocate Heidi Fog, and plant-based cooking expert Anita Rickey.

Open blogpost

Behind the smoke

11 September 2024 Mik Aidt Commentary

The truth behind language: The real impact of ‘turbocharging’ and ‘incineration’.

Open blogpost

Zoom meeting: No large incinerators for Victoria

10 September 2024 Editor Recommendation

Zoom meeting on Thursday 19 September 2024 at 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Open blogpost

Geelong Youth Council’s top priority: soft plastic recycling

28 July 2022 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters

A soft plastics project has been put forward by Youth Council as an important step in assisting Geelong Council.

Open blogpost

Clean-up time in a more unified Australia

25 May 2022 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

The Sustainable Hour no 413 with Rebecca Evered, sustainability manager at Cleanaway, Jasmine Speers from AusRegen and carbon consultant Heidi Fog.

Open blogpost

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