The dumping and burning of e-waste in Agbogloshie has attracted significant attention from environmental groups, researchers and journalists, writes Clair MacDougall, a journalist in Monrovia, Liberia.
Recyclable products
Why aren’t bottles recycled? ‘People don’t want water that tastes funny’
Australians were urged to recycle the more than 260 litres of bottled water they consumed last year. Yet none of those bottles were made from recycled plastic, writes Nicole Gooch.
Take your cans to the recycling depot — win free beer!
In case Victoria — where the Brumby government is trying to resist a national drink bottle refund scheme — hasn’t noticed, Adelaide’s curbside recycling program works wonderfully, writes Ben Hagemann.
How to recycle basically everything
Can you recycle aerosol cans? How about iPods? Real Simple provides an A-Z guide to the plethora of recyclable items that you may otherwise be tossing straight into the bin.
Crikey roadtest: the re-usable coffee cup
To some Crikey office members, coffee is more necessary than air, water and protein. We review a new product that’s trying to replace the disposable paper cup.
State of the planet
Brown makes climate change pledge … 86% of sea turtle species threatened with extinction … Green computing … War has historic links to global climate change … Noah’s Ark flood spurred European farming
