Environment

You might be surprised by some of the food items you can put in your green bin; like seafood, meat bones and dairy. Most people wouldn’t include these in their home compost or worm farms, which is why our Kitchen to Compost service is such a great value add, even if you are already composting at home.

To celebrate National Tree Day, we asked some of our tree staff about their favourite plants in the local area. Their selections range from trees that are hundreds of years old to recently planted saplings, and they span the whole local area. Why not go and visit one while you’re out for a lockdown walk?

National Tree Day is coming up on August 1, so we asked our legendary bushcare coordinator, Rudi Adlmayer, for his top five tips for planting and looking after a healthy tree. Rudi would know: he’s planted thousands.

The easiest way to reduce your plastic use is to refuse the ‘Big 4’: plastic bags, bottles, coffee cups and straws. We share a few other ways you can reduce the plastic in your life.

To mark World Environment Day (Saturday 5 June) and World Ocean Day (Tuesday 8 June) we share our Top 5 ways to explore and celebrate our beautiful local environment.

Congratulations to Vet HQ in Double Bay and the Lyne Park Tennis Centre for their recent investments in renewable energy.

We are proud to take another big step towards reducing our carbon emissions with the installation of a new solar system on the roof of Woollahra Library at Double Bay.

Local primary school kids are invited to create an artwork around the theme ‘Create compost, not landfill’. The winning entries will be printed on our garbage trucks for everyone to see! Entries close Monday 31 May.

Experience the full contrast of our local environment, slow down and connect with nature.

One of the simplest actions you can take to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions is to ensure the electricity you use is sourced from renewable energy by switching to GreenPower