TGL News: sugarcane six–packs, a jazzy new site and the festival for our cities

BioPak has raised the bar for beer and brought out a new range of carrying rings. Made from sugar cane pulp, they are Australian certified home compostable so will break down in your backyard compost bin. They’re also easily recycled in the paper recycling stream, with no plastics in sight.

To make things sweeter, these sugarcane beer rings work out to be cheaper than their typical plastic counterparts! You can currently buy these beer rings in the classic six–pack size, and BioPak plans to add two– and four–pack options soon.

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It’s not often a background as a jazz radio presenter informs website development. For environmental and recycling PR specialist Dennis Rutzou, the knowledge that many users access the web on public transport from their smartphones with headphones in led him to do things a little differently. The site has an audio introduction, rather than a written one, for example.
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The Festival of Urbanism wants to stitch public health back into the tapestry of our homes and cities. Running over two weeks in September, it will host talks, walking tours, film screenings and panels, all looking at the way our built environment impacts our wellbeing.

The festival will be held in both Sydney and Melbourne between 2–12 September 2019, and is brought to you by the Henry Halloran Trust with the assistance of the University of Sydney, Monash University, and the Charles Perkins Centre.
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Investment management company IFM Investors has set science-based emission reduction targets for infrastructure assets including Ausgrid, Melbourne Airport and NSW ports. With the help of green energy consultancy firm Energetics, the global investment provider has set these targets for seven such transport and energy assets. The targets include emissions reduction projects such as transferring to solar energy and upgrading existing fittings and buildings to be more efficient.
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