Coolseats and Upsoil Collective have won the Melbourne City Council $90k project prize - watch the 4 minute pitch here
Coolseats and Upsoil Collective win $90k Melbourne Council project prize
Countdown to Melbourne pitch night
Composting takes centre stage at Fishermans Bend
Hadley's story . . . getting serenity at the start of my days
How to use a coolseat
Grace finds grace composting
How we built a coolseat
Why I choose hope
My experience with ARTofficial Truth Machine ATM-001.
Introducing the Newest Coolseat Design and Collaborators!
From California, United States down to Sydney, Australia
"FOGO": failure or success?
“ I appreciate that the Inner West Council is taking action against the growing problem of food and garden organics, but is this the best option for Australia or even Earth?“
And the garbage collector gets paid twice; once by the ratepayer via council, again by the ratepayer when they buy compost (if the waste is turned into compost).
Renee Patricio, U.S. intern with Sustainable House, compares U.S. and Australian food waste solutions.
With a primary focus on data analysis, Renee’s assessment is data-driven and, sorry, Oz, but local councils and state governments here in Oz seem to be controlled by, and delivering truckloads of money to, garbage collectors.
I found my green thumb
Ashley Qui’s story: What do you do when you have a little bit of food left on your plate that isn’t enough to save for another meal?
What do you do when you are cooking and have pieces like stems or ends of veggies and fruits that you don’t use in your recipe?
Do you just throw them away? Here’s what I do . . .
NSW councils give up on climate solutions
Is the sun setting on food waste in Chippendale?
“Wonderful decay on my first Sydney day”, Ashley Qiu
What I have learned and achieved through internship
I have to do something for Earth every day
“It has not only become socially acceptable for our leaders to lie, it is more or less what we expect them to do. You and I have been given the historic responsibility to set things right. Together, we can do the seemingly impossible. But make no mistake, no one else is going to do this for us. This is up to us here and now. You and me.” Greta Thunberg, Glastonbury Festival, England, June 2022
U.S. intern's story - learning to compost and harvest street food
A cool day for Curl Curl - Pt 2
After seven months of persistence and teamwork, Curl Curl’s journey towards zero waste has taken another almighty step. This seat will make composting easier for Curlys Café and spread the word across the Curly community, that composting at home or as a local business is easy to do, financially and environmentally rewarding, as well as a source of natural beauty.