Biodiversity Month is held in September each year and aims to promote the importance of protecting, conserving and improving biodiversity both within Australia and across the world.

Nothing induces crankiness quite like being stuck behind a desk all day.  Grumpy Office Workers face various challenges in maintaining some semblance of health and fitness in an environment tailor-made for comfort-biscuit-scoffing and slumping in front of a computer screen for eight hours straight. Check out the world of Grumpy Office Workers for their advice: [...]

Think of the amount of food we throw out each year.  Fruit and vegetable scraps, garden clippings and leaves make up large portion of household waste. Across the planet earth an amazing process is continuously taking place. Plant parts and animal leavings rot or decompose with the help of fungi, bacteria, and other microorganisms. Earthworms [...]

Going green with e-waste and doing great work for the community as well.Green Trash Can has just read a great story in “The Age”  Australia and though they should pass it on.  It was the editor’s pick and definitely Green Trash Can’s as well.

Eltham North Primary School commenced their Sustainable Schools Journey over six years ago. This year, Eltham North Primary School’s school motto ‘Growing, Discovering, Creating Together” has been integrated into their Sustainable Schools program – creating a holistic approach that encompasses the four components: Biodiversity, Water, Waste and Energy.

According to the EPA, the U.S. generates approximately 3,430,000 tons of tissue, napkins and paper towels of waste. The eco-friendly choice of switching from paper to cloth napkins can help save natural resources. Cloth napkins -cotton, linen napkins or damask – not only spruce up your dinner table, they also help save trees needed to [...]

Many of us have now made the change to reusable shopping bags and diligently take them with us shopping and to the supermarket.  Now it’s time to consider the options for those plastic produce bags. Most of the time you don’t even need a bag at all. Who cares if your bananas touch the peppers? [...]

Keep Australia Beautiful Week August 24-31 When we throw things in the bin we often don’t realise its future impact. Plastic can last for thousands of years and some materials never break down. That means if things like empty bottles had been around when the dinosaurs roamed the earth we would still be finding them [...]

Most people don’t consider their pets when it comes to greening their home. Pet owners are starting to realize that a green lifestyle holds some of the same benefits for their dogs.

Plastics are used everywhere today, from packaging to car parts to building construction, and production is growing rapidly, leading to increased waste. Most plastic is made from nonrenewable resources. Plastics are typically made from fossil fuels, including natural gas and oil. [...]