Food court food waste – new system, big reductions

ByLeigh Baker August 23, 2019January 14, 2023

This Fifth Estate story – JLL cracks the shopping centre waste conundrum, starting in Sydney’s inner west – is interesting in multiple ways:

The centre is owned by Local Government Super as part of its carbon neutral shopping portfolio (super investing in the future)
20% waste reductions in the first month
pulping facilities that divert waste from landfill to create biofuel and compost (value reclaimed; systems-level design)
pay by weight for what’s not pulped, controlled through key-card locked bins (motivation and process design)

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The power of getting the boss hooked on sustainability

ByLeigh Baker November 26, 2020March 30, 2023

Innovation can be driven by all sorts of people – from a 5-year-old girl to a research officer. When they influence “the boss” it has a big impact.

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Are you interested in $trillions in opportunity?

ByLeigh Baker April 1, 2018February 1, 2023

The op sustainability solutions offer business trillion-dollar opportunities IF you know where to look

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Community renewable energy – good news and good stories

ByLeigh Baker February 4, 2021January 24, 2023

Energy doesn’t belong to the big gen-tailers any more – it’s becoming a community game – and a source of community resilience.

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Which Drawdown coming attractions are fast approaching?

ByLeigh Baker March 7, 2018January 23, 2023

The first ever research on shifting to an economy that consumes greenhouse gases was released in April 2017. As well as listing 80 current, commercially scalable action opportunities, Project Drawdown’s first report included 20 high-potential “Coming Attractions”.