Over the weekend, members of the public turned discarded clothes into performance art at House of Fast Fashun Over the weekend, a shed draped in 250 kilograms of clothing waste was constructed in Sydney’s Tumbalong Park, in the busy tourist precinct of Darling Harbour. Its walls were covered in T-shirts…
Shoes are notoriously hard to recycle and the vast majority are sent to landfill. Can a new design help reduce the environmental impact of our footwear?The shoes may not immediately strike you as the future of mainstream fashion. Pale and porous, they resemble a cross between a beige Croc and…
Multiple safety and cybersecurity failings at nuclear waste site were revealed by Guardian last monthThe top director responsible for safety and security at Sellafield is to leave the vast nuclear waste dump in north-west England, it has emerged.Mark Neate, the Sellafield environment, safety and security director, is to leave the…
Wardrobe-tracking trend includes making inventories of each fashion item and working out cost per wear We have become accustomed to tracking our daily step count, sleep cycles and how much time we spend glued to our phone screens. Now the totting-up trend is coming for our wardrobes, too.On social media,…
Alarmed by the rising tide of waste we are all creating, my family and I decided to try to make do with much less. But while individual behaviour is important, real change will require action on a far bigger scale Continue reading…
The only problem with being a refuse hunter is that once you start, it’s hard to stop – you could find a unicornWhen I was a child, the highlight of visiting my grandmother was being allowed to take her rubbish to the communal refuse room. The room had a chute…
From beginner tips to pro maneuvers, and solo moves to community undertakings, these changes will help you cut down on food waste this yearNobody wants to be told what to eat when food connects us to culture, heritage, family and identity. But the numbers are hard to ignore: beef has…
Forage at home for forgotten or discarded items, and you can present homemade food gifts in colourful, low-waste trappingsI love making food gifts – jam, biscuits, chocolates and the like – but how can I wrap them sustainably?Emily, Stroud“We love this time of year, but packaging waste does rear its…
A pioneering city scheme is putting France’s ambitious waste-reduction policies into practice When Alexandre Garcin dreamed up Zero-Waste Roubaix, it wasn’t sustainability he wanted to tackle, but the litter problem that plagued his city. In the middle of his campaign to become a city councillor, Garcin’s brainwave was simple: rather…
Getting rid of stuff | Shane MacGowan | Fossil fuel row | Unwanted cranberries | James Dyson’s libel lossRe your article on trying to reduce consumption and waste (The long read, 28 November), I recall our family holiday in Aberporth, Wales, in 1961, when I was 15. We stayed with…
‘The fact that we’re still having to attend meetings – four years down the track – is just a disgrace. It is so depressing,’ says one localFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcastAt times, the stench has…
Consumers left angry and dismayed when they found out the truth about these terms, says Advertising Standards Authority studyPlastic bottles, takeaway cups and food packaging that could take an unlimited amount of time to break down are being advertised as “biodegradable”, with the advertising regulator calling for more clarity on…
