Lauren in Sydney, Australia
See the water, recycled water, sewage and food systems this weekend
Three ways to use a rainwater tank
Climate pollution from rebuilding 68 city parks
Kyle Day, interning with Sustainable House, quantifies climate pollution from rebuilding parks.
“Untracked, unreported pollution resulting from rebuilding parks is polluting and damaging ours and Earth’s climate. By questioning the necessity of rebuilding the parks and exploring alternative approaches, we can strive for a greener and more sustainable future for our city.”
Signs of love for Earth in Europe - Vicki's story
What would a truly sustainable council look like?
Ethereum saves 0.2% of Earth's electricity
If “every billionaire is a policy failure” can we free ourselves of controlled ‘money’ and banks - and save electricity use at the same time?
Greed is good in Sydney, the Rum Corps town
How I halved my gas bill, and love cooking even more
Blind energy madness? Come to Oz.
My gas solution may work for you, too
Comparing energy, food in the U.S., Australia and Jordan
What differentiates me from the other students at ASU and employees at Sustainable House is that I live in Amman, the capital city of Jordan. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is in the Levant region of Western Asian, located at the crossroads of Europe, Africa, and Asia. I wish to take advantage of my experience of living in Jordan to open up to the readers of this blog the differences and similarities of being on this side of the world.
Composting and CO2-equivalent emissions
Is burning food for energy efficient?
Alyssa Noble and Arynn Rogers
Hello everyone. Our names are Alyssa Noble and Arynn Rogers. We are both students at Arizona State University, seeking a degree in sustainability. This summer we have been working on research for anaerobic digestion. We wanted to know how it worked, the efficiency of the system, and what kind of environmental impacts this system may have.
Comparing solutions and problems to 'waste' in the bioenergy sectors in the United States and Australia
Hello from the United States!
My name is Alyssa Noble. I am majoring in Sustainability with a related discipline in Urban Planning as a senior at Arizona State University. I attend online since I live nearly 1,700 miles (2,736 km) away in Louisville, Kentucky. This summer, I have been interning with Michael Mobbs at Sustainable House all the way in Sydney, Australia.
Burning food ‘waste’ burns our money and future food
A US student chooses composting her food waste over wasting or burning it
Comparing energy used in Sydney, London and New York
Sydney City Council garbage contract
Here is Sydney City’s garbage contract for those interested in the truth about how food and other ‘waste’ is regarded and dealt with by local councils across Australia.
The contract is similar to contracts made by other Australian councils.
To obtain a copy of your local council contract you may exercise your rights under Freedom of Information laws.
The contract is in several parts.
Different parts of the contract are in seven (7) documents so there’s lots of reading if you’re interested:
Summed up, the contract allows the council to contract out all garbage services.
Future blogs will analyse the financial and environmental impact of contracts made by Australian local councils.
Until then, there’s lots of reading here!
