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The City of Parramatta provided a FOGO kitchen caddy for use.

Parramatta’s residents got FOGO bins. Problem is, their landfill has not reduced

Instead of using their food and garden organics bins, ratepayers are paying extra to keep their large red bins.

  • Anthony Segaert

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Caitlin Koether pickles carrots.

The simple ‘golden ratio’ for pickling just about anything

Chef and passionate pickler Caitlin Koether shares the secret to perfect pickles, the low-cost, healthy way to perk up pretty much everything.

  • Dani Valent
Fats including what’s found in oil and grease, but also milk, can clog household pipes, and contribute to wider ‘fatberg’ sewer blockages.

Is milk bad now? No, but it is contributing to a $12 million plumbing problem

We know not to pour oil down our sinks, but what about milk? The new request from Australia’s water management retailers has not just sparked shock – it’s become a weapon in class warfare.

  • Bronte Gossling
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The four small daily habits that will minimise your waste

Australians produce 5.2 megatons of landfill a year. Tackling it can feel like an impossibly high mountain to climb, but there are simple ways to cut it down.

  • Nick Newling
Maris Cummins and some of her produce, including (top shelf, right) bottles of her “adult” cordial called “No Going Back!”

‘You don’t know what you’re missing out on’: Meet Australia’s new Mrs Thrifty

There’s a new generation of people finding fresh reasons to preserve their homegrown food.

  • Andrew Hornery
With their airtight seals, glass jars keep food fresh the longest. 

These everyday old-fashioned household items will make your food last longer

Hold on to your jam jars and take stock of old tea towels. These eco-savvy hacks will stretch the storage life of your favourite foods.

  • Anna Matilda
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I am stuck in a vicious cycle of attempting to recycle, and no amount of colour-coded bins can save me.

Red, yellow or green? The stress of putting the wrong thing in the wrong bin

I am stuck in a vicious cycle of attempting to recycle, and no number of colour-coded bins can save me. 

  • Thomas Mitchell
WildPies chef Jo Barrett says eating pies made from feral animals will help the environment.

Star chef lifts the (pie) lid on Victoria’s feral animal problem

Award-winning chef Jo Barrett has cooked up a delicious way to rein in some of the state’s biggest environmental vandals.

  • Dani Valent
The privately owned East Rockingham Waste-to-Energy plant under construction near Perth.

‘It’s shameful’: Judge demands companies front court in WA waste-to-energy plant ‘lock out’ row

A Federal Court judge has lashed the companies embroiled in a long-running stoush over East Rockingham’s trouble-plagued waste-to-energy plant, claiming they are wasting the court’s resources.

  • Jesinta Burton
Adam Liaw’s vegetable frittata.

How to save money by using the ingredients languishing in your pantry

Looking for an easy food budget win? Shop from the pantry and use up what’s already there with these thrifty tips.

  • Kimberley Gillan