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Plastic as a medium of creation
9 Feb 2022
Plastic as a medium of creation
9 Feb 2022

According to the National Plastics Plan 2021 by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, currently, Australia produces 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste each year, equating to 100 kg per person. Only 13% of plastic is recovered, and 84% is sent to landfill.

When I dig into statistics like these, I often feel so hopeless about our future dealing with the challenges of waste plastic management. And I often forget that there are people within our community tackling this issue in the most creative way possible, like Cesar, the founder of Aoracreo.



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9 Feb 2022
A mobile and plastic-free pantry
16 Sept 2021
A mobile and plastic-free pantry
16 Sept 2021

The pandemic inspired many of us, including Caro, the founder of Precycle Pantry, to take up our projects. Those projects we are always dreaming about doing when we have more time. Caro always wanted to start a business that contributed to a healthier planet. Since shopping sustainably has always been her passion, she came up with the idea to make it easier for people to do so. This is how Precycle Pantry came to be.

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16 Sept 2021
Precious Plastic
17 June 2021
Precious Plastic
17 June 2021

The Earth is a big place. It's so big that we can't even keep track of everything happening on it. And, when it comes to protecting our planet, there's still so much we don't know. That's why every small business, person, initiative, and project we get the chance to interview and write about in The Plastic Runner Blog, feels like a small victory for our team.

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17 June 2021
Reusable bags should be the new normal
30 Apr 2021
Reusable bags should be the new normal
30 Apr 2021

You're not the only one who loves to eat bread, and you're not alone in your love for it. According to Roy Morgan Research, nearly 11 million Australians bought bread in 2016.

If you are one of those consumers, you will know for sure that the package of that bread is made of plastic, and it is a single-use plastic package. Australians consume well over a million loaves of bread each day, which means that in just one week, Australians are leaving behind over 2000 tonnes of plastic.

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30 Apr 2021
From coffee cups to plant pots
9 Nov 2020
From coffee cups to plant pots
9 Nov 2020

Coffee cups are estimated to be the second-largest contributor to litter waste after plastic bottles. It is estimated that Australians use 1 billion disposable coffee cups each year.

We know, this is a shocking figure but it is also the reason why Flavia, who moved from Argentina to Melbourne in 2017, decided to do something about it and created Eco Enviro Concepts.

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9 Nov 2020
Single Use Ain't Sexy
30 June 2020
Single Use Ain't Sexy
30 June 2020

One of the expressions that I have heard the most during these “strange pandemic times” is « Have you washed your hands? ». Practising good personal hygiene is more important than ever before, but unfortunately this is resulting in increased plastic waste.

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30 June 2020
Salomon and Innovation in recycled plastic materials
19 Nov 2019
Salomon and Innovation in recycled plastic materials
19 Nov 2019

This is not a sponsored content. However, we are supported by Salomon Running Australia, and as a trailrunner myself, I am a big fan of their products….so, of course I got super excited when I saw what’s coming in their supply chain and sustainability around product manufacture. More info in the video!

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19 Nov 2019
Oxfam100 2020: Plogging 100km with Paddy Pallin and The Plastic Runner
19 Nov 2019
Oxfam100 2020: Plogging 100km with Paddy Pallin and The Plastic Runner
19 Nov 2019

Every late March, the trails around Melbourne fill up with runners and walkers participating in Oxfam100. In a nutshell, hundreds of teams fundraise for a world without poverty while enjoying some time outside (maybe a long time haha).

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19 Nov 2019
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29 Sept 2019
Plastic and me, an ongoing journey
29 Sept 2019

It’s around the mid-’90s, I am close to 10 years old, and we go on a family trip down to the coast. I didn’t grow up close to the ocean, but it always drew some magic in me, as I found fascinating the mysteries of its depths, the weird animals, the freedom of swimming, and the respect I gave it from that first time I almost drown under my bodyboard.

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29 Sept 2019
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7 Sept 2019
My beginning with Plogging
7 Sept 2019

Plogging: a funny millennial word for something that should be like the rule everywhere you go. In a quick way to explain it, plogging means to run/jog while collecting litter. Well, I would like to share with you how I found out about plogging, or maybe how plogging found me.

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7 Sept 2019

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