Waste Archives : Alexandra Spring /category/environment/waste/ Features, interviews and essays Sun, 27 Jan 2019 07:28:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 /wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-alex-spring-logo-greenswash.png Waste Archives : Alexandra Spring /category/environment/waste/ 32 32 The history of wastefulness: The tipping point – podcast /the-history-of-wastefulness-the-tipping-point/ Wed, 23 Jan 2019 07:15:02 +0000 / BBC World Service: The Compass – episode 3 of 3 After exploring our wasteful past and the reality of today’s trash challenge, Alexandra Spring asks if we are on the tipping point of a rubbish free future. Listen on BBC World Service: The Compass to This history of wastefulness: The tipping point

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]]> The history of wastefulness: rubbish through the ages – podcast /the-history-of-wastefulness-rubbish-through-the-ages-podcast/ Wed, 16 Jan 2019 01:16:10 +0000 / Alexandra Spring discovers how three historical landmarks shaped modern attitudes to waste.

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]]> Marie Kondo, you know what would spark joy Buying less crap /marie-kondo-you-know-what-would-spark-joy-buying-less-crap/ Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:42:34 +0000 / Those glossy garbage bags filled with unwanted stuff don’t just vanish – they are filling up landfills and polluting our oceans

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]]> The history of wastefulness: Today’s trash challenge – podcast /the-history-of-wastefulness-todays-trash-challenge-podcast/ Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:57:10 +0000 / Alexandra Spring explores how our relationship with rubbish has evolved over time, beginning on a boat sailing across the Pacific Ocean

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]]> A sickening sales frenzy: don’t let Black Friday thrive in Australia /a-sickening-sales-frenzy-dont-let-black-friday-thrive-in-australia/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 21:41:10 +0000 / This year, Australia is joining in on the most overtly avaricious retail event. And it’s sickening On Tuesday night I was chatting to the founder of a newly launched US footwear brand, who was eagerly anticipating Black Friday. “We don’t really have that in Australia,” I said blithely. “Oh but you will,” he said. “Amazon will […]

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