FOGO
18 June 2024
FOGO myth #1: FOGO contamination is too high and prevents good quality compost
Scare mongering about FOGO contamination is helping no-one
Landfill
4 December 2023
Waste myth #9: Increasing plastic recycling is the best way to reduce plastic pollution. It isn’t.
We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media.
Mike Ritchie has decided to dispel those myths in this "Waste myths" series of articles.
Circular Economy
27 October 2023
Waste myth #8: We can educate the community to achieve a circular economy
We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media.
Mike Ritchie has embarked on a "Waste myths" series of articles to dispel as many myths as possible.
FOGO
21 August 2023
Waste myth #7: FOGO is too contaminated to recycle
We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media.
Mike Ritchie has decided to dispel those myths in this "Waste myths" series of articles.
Landfill
13 July 2023
Waste myth #6: Landfills bad, Recycling good
We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media.
Mike Ritchie has decided to dispel those myths in this "Waste myths" series of articles.
Landfill
22 June 2023
Waste myth #5: Landfill levies don’t affect behaviour
We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media.
Mike Ritchie has decided to dispel those myths in this "Waste myths" series of articles.
Landfill
9 May 2023
Waste myth #4: Household recycling sent to landfill
We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in mainstream media.
Mike Ritchie has embarked on a "Waste myths" series of articles to dispel as many myths as possible.
Landfill
12 April 2023
Waste myth #3: Landfill levies don’t work
We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in on mainstream media.
Mike Ritchie has decided to dispel those myths in this "Waste myths" series of articles.
litter
13 March 2023
Waste myth #2: REDCycle stockpiling plastic shows that recycling is a rort
We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in on mainstream media.
Mike Ritchie has decided to dispel those myths in this "Waste myths" series of articles.
Policy
28 February 2023
Waste myth #1: Recycling contamination
We keep hearing and reading (what we think are) “waste myths” on-line and in on mainstream media.
Mike Ritchie has decided to dispel those myths starting with the longest lived and most pervasive one.
