Welcome to the Northern Valleys Waste Watcher column!

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I was always under the impression that as a household we were actually pretty good with our waste — our council recycle bin was...

Waste Watcher in the laundry

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I’m popping on my Waste Watcher hat today, as I have tested a laundry product that seems to be flooding all the advertising nooks...

Tackling Food Waste

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Did you know that the average Australian household rubbish bin contains 40% food waste? Or that over $1000 worth of the food we purchase...

Plastic Free July

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If the idea of implementing waste-reduction strategies in your household has been ticking along in the back of your mind for a while now,...

No more litter in the lunchbox!

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School lunches. I can hear the collective groan from here! And it will probably get louder as I tell you not only do you...

Littering making you livid?

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This week I spent some time picking up litter in my community and I found myself questioning the mentality of those who litter. Why...

Where to put your pods

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Ever since George Clooney burst onto our screens declaring his love for Nespresso, the world has gone mad for the stunning convenience of pod...

Back to School!

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It has been estimated that an average school lunchbox generates up to 30 kg of rubbish each year. Juice boxes, plastic wrap, and pre-packaged...

Muster your mobiles for recyling!

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Do you have a bunch of old mobile phones lying around? I did. Want to know how many broken, disused phones I was holding...

Time for tea

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It was my birthday last month and I was fortunate to be gifted a product I have been wanting for a while to help...

Recycle right

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I remember when council kerb-side recycling bins first came out. I was an over-zealous teenager with “Save the Planet” earrings driving my family mad...

The politics of going zero waste

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I have been pondering a lot about the move to lead a waste-reduction lifestyle lately. I think it’s largely due to those endless summer...