by Tamara Robertson | May 19, 2023 | News
An exemption allowing plastic waste exportation has been granted as Australia’s recycling infrastructure struggles with processing demands due to a lack of facilities. Australian Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek has announced a temporary lift of the nationwide...
by Ashleigh McMurdo | May 19, 2023 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
In a week where fashion icons strut their stuff at Sydney’s Carriageworks, environmental concerns in relation to fast fashion has been highlighted by the industry. Around the world, only one per cent of clothing will be recycled into new garments, with 92...
by Aden Day | May 22, 2019 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
Arts is being used to raise awareness of the damage made by plastic and other man-made waste to marine eco systems. ‘Plastic Life’, a new exhibition at the Ocean Space Collective in Wollongong, showcases artwork by University of Wollongong alumnus, including...
by Gabriel Skapetis | May 1, 2019 | Arts/Lifestyle/Culture, News
The Surfrider Foundation at the University of Wollongong has called on its supporters to gather at North Wollongong Beach on Sunday to protest an oil drilling proposal in the Great Australian Bight. The Surfrider Foundation is one of the driving forces behind the...
by Elizabeth Jack | Apr 10, 2018 | Govt & Politics, News
Major grocery retailers have announced the phase out single use plastic bags nation-wide. A national ban is set to come in July, but Coles and Woolworths have started early, axing plastic bags in sixteen stores across New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and...