City workers don’t want to give up tasty takeaway food, and vendors need to serve customers quickly. So, a new product has combined sustainability and convenience in a bid to tackle food waste.
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RePlated: Making containers beautiful and convenient
Naomi Tarszisz wants to make reusable meal containers as ubiquitous as their coffee cup cousins. She founded RePlated to do just that, and has a convenient formula in mind to get people using them.
Retail investors, consumers want ethics over returns
The majority of Australian retail investors would be willing to see lower returns if the companies they invested in always behaved ethically, a recent report has found. The report, conducted by KPMG, surveyed 1510 Australian retail shareholders and found transparency and honesty to be one of the most sought after factors when considering which companies…
Globelet: You deserve a drink, make it a good one
Globelet began on the rugby fields of New Zealand after co-founder Ryan Everton was forced to wade through one sea of single-use plastic too many.
The UK has more electric vehicles than petrol stations, Australia has “range anxiety”
There are now more electric vehicle charging areas than there are petrol stations in the UK. Australia has a way to go to catch up.
Urban farming, square and simple
Urban farming and stormwater harvesting company Biofilta has partnered with injection moulding company Von Pace Group to launch “FoodCube”, a product that could to transform city spaces into highly productive, efficient urban farms.
Four Aussie sustainability breakthroughs to celebrate beyond Science Week
Australians have a well earned reputation for their inventiveness and breakthroughs, no less than in the sustainability field.
Zenith Interiors: EDO collection inspired by the streets of Tokyo
The understated nature of the collection means you can imagine seeing in an office 10 years ago or 10 years into the future. And to make it so, each piece is built for easy disassembly, movement and repair.
BioPak: Food packaging to toss in the compost, not the ocean
BioPak offers sustainable alternatives to single use food service items and a “really simple, hyper local” composting service to combat Sydney’s worsening recycling crisis.
