Free apps
Australia’s Sustainable Seafood Guide®
This app is the ultimate independent tool for anyone who wants to ensure they’re buying seafood wisely. Use it to check on the sustainability of about 90 seafood species commonly found at fishmongers, supermarkets, restaurants and fish and chip shops. It includes assessments of both imported and Australian fish species.
CluckAR®
With CluckAR, you can simply point your smartphone camera at a carton in the supermarket, and get a clear picture of which brands are selling eggs from the most chilled-out, happy hens. And it’s powered by CHOICE’s unbiased, up-to-date research.
Light Bulb Saver®
Simplify the process of choosing energy-efficient lighting for your home with this handy app. Specify whether you’re replacing a halogen or old incandescent bulb, choose what level of brightness you’re after and, voila, your LED and CFL options pop up. The cost of new bulbs is provided, as is the length of time they should last and, of course, the projected savings on your power bill.
Recyclesmart®
Reduce waste to landfill, turn waste into things and cut council costs. RecycleSmart is Australia’s most comprehensive recycling app for you and your council. Learn to recycle smart and get reminders when to put your bins out. Built by Planet Ark.
Sustain Me®
An initiative of two Melburnians, this app explains precisely how to recycle specific household items. Ever wondered if, say, baking paper is recyclable? Tap it into the app for an answer (it’s yes, by the way) tailored specifically to waste-recovery services in your local area.
Sustainability websites
Biome® blog
Online retailer Biome stocks environmentally and socially responsible products, and has blogs on waste issues (and solutions) and how to make your own products, to avoid purchasing in the first place!
Switch On Schools
https://www.switchyourthinking.com/our-projects/switched-on-schools-2/gilmore-college/
EMRC ‘R-gang’
https://www.rgang.org.au/your-council/city-of-bayswater.aspx
School’s Recycle Right Challenge (Planet Ark)
https://schoolsrecycle.planetark.org/
Sustainable Schools (DET)
http://det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/sustainableschools/detcms/portal/
Eight Common Mistakes With Your Recycling
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-20/eight-most-common-mistakes-with-your-recycling/10009612
Rubbish or Recycling? Test Your Waste Knowledge
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-18/quiz-what-is-rubbish-what-is-recycling/9999690