Environment
Sustainability
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Inventors
These plastics were ‘unrecyclable’. An Australian invention is changing that
Groundbreaking technology developed by University of NSW researchers transforms hard plastics from old office equipment into 3D printer feedstock.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Australian invention turns trash into treasure
New technology designed by University of NSW researchers is turning hard plastics that would otherwise be destined for landfill into feedstock for 3D printers.
Political fight sparks as electricity network axes timber power poles
Essential Energy, the electricity distributor that covers 95 per cent of NSW, is switching to composite poles to make its network more resilient in bushfires.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
City life
This French city was once a crime hub. It could teach Melbourne how to green its laneways
Melbourne spent millions in a failed attempt to green its grey laneways. A successful scheme shows the better way to beautify the city comes from empowering residents.
- by Justine Costigan
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Cooking
Why the stovetop is the last front in war on household gas
A growing number of chefs are backing induction cooking over gas, including for the legendary “wok hei” of Asian cuisine.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
Editorial
Water
Drinking water polluted by forever chemicals needs new safety standard
Many Australians were nurtured on the belief their drinking water was the world’s best, but it now emerges we’ve been drinking tap water turned toxic by so-called forever chemicals and authorities.
- The Herald's View
Some heaters are like trying to ‘heat your home with a hair dryer’. Do this instead
While many households will need more serious heating options in winter, good home design and the principle of heating the person, not the room, can go a long way.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Household battery sales ‘grind to a halt’ as consumers await savings
The NSW government will offer an incentive of up to $2400 to buy a household battery from November 1. The solar industry welcomes it, but wants it brought forward.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
400,000 dead chickens: Bird flu outbreak at Victorian farm spreads to second location
Thousands of chickens have been killed to stem the spread of a deadly strain of bird flu, but the disease has already been discovered at a second poultry farm in the state’s south-west.
- by Bianca Hall
Editorial
Energy
Power station’s reprieve a wake-up call for renewables
Premier Chris Minns made a stunning admission when announcing he would keep the Eraring coal-fired power station open but the people of NSW hd no idea doomsday was so close.
- The Herald's View
Developed in a lab and grown in a vat: It’s meat, but not as you know it
Global demand for meat is growing. Without innovation, this will put more pressure on land clearing and greenhouse gas emissions. Could cultured meat be the solution?
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons