New Video: Solving Plastic

The apparel industry is churning out new designs so quickly that its inventory can almost be considered single-use plastic. In the outdoor world, most clothing designed for camping, hiking, and other rugged conditions uses nylon and polyester, fibers made from...

Story of Stuff new video — Solving Plastic

Introducing the second season of our latest series, Solving Plastic! We’re kicking off round two with a trip to Chile, where Algramo is making zero-waste shopping accessible to people in middle- and lower-income neighborhoods by using vending machines to refill...

Watch our new video series: Solving Plastic

The plastic crisis is out of control, and corporations are trying to distract us with false promises like recycling and ocean clean-ups. But there are much simpler, more creative ways to solve this waste problem — ones we can start with today. The Story of Stuff...

Biodegradable City to Soil bag survey

Amelia, a local TAFE student wants to know if you use City to Soil’s biodegradable bags or not and how much you think the council should charge for them. » Do the anonymous one minute survey now

CLIMATE MATTERS: TAWS Unwrapped

Year 7/8 from The Armidale Waldorf School recently went to the Armidale Dumaresq Recycling Centre to see what happens to waste and recycling in our town. This follows on from a rubbish audit that we conducted at the school. We sorted the bins from every classroom over...

Clean Up Australia! Two weeks to go!

Can you believe there’s only two weeks until Clean Up Australia Day? Wow! Doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun! If you’ve already registered your site (good on you, you legend!!) head over to our handy event checklist to make sure...

buy nothing day

Each year, the Story of Stuff Community participates in Buy Nothing Day, an active form of protest against Black Friday, the holiday of waste and overconsumption. Typically, we’d recommend that you spend your time, energy, and money on shared experiences with...