Did you know you can recycle aluminium foil in your household recycling, as long as it’s in a ball the size of your fist? Or, that silver can be extracted from X-rays to then make jewellery?
On campus, our VU RISE initiative focuses on innovative research projects to help build resilient communities and a healthier future – such as the sustainable packaging solutions project, which aims to produce more with less, and create less waste.
Change can happen on a smaller scale too, and that might just be you. We can always improve our own recycling practices at home: what you might deem rubbish might have a whole new life in it, so don’t waste your waste!
Read through this useful guide of where to send everyday materials you might be tempted to throw out before hitting the foot pedal on your kitchen bin.