by glcweb | Jul 1, 2020 | Community, Food, News, Plastic, Reuse & Recycle
It’s Plastic Free July, time to look at ways to reduce the amount of plastic we use in our lives. Why reduce plastic use? Most plastics are made from fossil fuels so if you reduce your use of plastic, you’re reducing carbon emissions. If plastics are not disposed...
by glcweb | Jun 5, 2020 | Community, Gardening, Natural areas, Wildlife
Today is World Environment Day. This year’s theme is #TimeforNature. It’s a time to learn, take notice and take action for our environment. Who is taking care of the 20 hectares of natural areas in the Inner West? Both Inner West Council staff and community members...
by glcweb | Feb 21, 2020 | Community, Energy, Food, Gardening, News, Reuse & Recycle
At the end of January the Green Living Centre held a workshop on how to write resolutions for the year ahead. These weren’t everyday resolutions such as catching up with friends or exercising more regularly, this workshop dealt specifically with resolutions to take...
by glcweb | Jan 17, 2020 | Community, Energy, News, Wildlife
2019 was Australia’s hottest year on record, with the national mean temperature 1.52C above the long-term average, and NSW experiencing 1.95C above the average, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s annual climate statement. 2019 ended and 2020 has begun with...
by glcweb | Nov 1, 2019 | Community, Reuse & Recycle
Every year we celebrate National Recycling Week to bring focus to the environmental benefits of recycling. Recycling plays an important part in reducing waste going to landfill. Inner West Council continues to recycle and knows that its residents are doing their bit...
by glcweb | Oct 2, 2019 | Community, Wildlife
Spring Photo Call Out Nature is vibrant and “spring is nature’s way of saying let’s party”. (Robyn Williams, actor) This spring, explore the great outdoors with a visit to your local parks, natural areas and waterways. Inner West Council has an...
by glcweb | Jul 6, 2019 | Community, Food, News, Reuse & Recycle
It’s Plastic Free July, a month that challenges us to rethink our reliance on plastic. The impact of plastic on the natural world and humanity is growing: A cartoon by industrial ecologist Roland Geyer shows what’s happened to the 8.3bn tons of plastic produced since...
by glcweb | Jun 4, 2019 | Community, Energy, Food, Reuse & Recycle
Today is World Environment Day. It’s a day to take positive action for the environment. In the Inner West we are installing solar, tending to our food gardens, reducing plastic waste, learning how to repair and upcycle broken items, and so much more. All these...
by glcweb | Apr 23, 2019 | Community, Fashion, Reuse & Recycle
It’s Fashion Revolution Week – a week for ‘fashion revolutionaries’ around the world to challenge the mainstream fashion narrative. The aim is to bring about change in the industry and in consumer choices. The clothes you wear tell stories about who made them and how...
