Category Archives: Waste

Which country is the best at ‘Upcycling’ waste?

Posted on 31 March, 2022 by Eclipse Now

Recycling is so yesterday. Why turn bottles into bottles if you can turn them into value added products like houses or hospitals and make a profit?

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Sydney E-waste collectors come to your suburb

Posted on 30 May, 2021 by Eclipse Now

Got e-waste? If you’re in Sydney, chat with your local suburban Facebook group about booking these guys to come out to your suburb. They were in North Epping for 5 hours today and took an old imac and phone off … Continue reading →

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Solar PV toxic waste being dumped

Posted on 24 July, 2016 by Eclipse Now

Online Opinion has another article suspicious of nuclear waste dumps in Australia, and  suspicious of the political process to get one. I wrote the following comment in reply. Shock! Horror! An industrial process has dangerous waste by products!? Wow. This is … Continue reading →

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Can we do better than Sweden?

Posted on 28 August, 2013 by Eclipse Now

Sweden is so efficient at burning their rubbish for waste that they’ve run out of their own and are importing other nation’s waste to help meet their energy needs. It’s a good story, but we can do better!   1. … Continue reading →

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