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1 week ago | 
thefifthestate.com.au | Mike Ritchie
In spite of commitments from governments and lots of nicely worded reports, waste generation (total) and waste generation per person continue to grow, driving up greenhouse gas emissions, costs to business and households, while accelerating landfill consumption rates. The National Waste Action Plan, signed by all levels of government, has specific targets.
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1 week ago | 
thefifthestate.com.au | Mike Ritchie
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3 weeks ago | 
coveringthescene.com | Mike Ritchie
Warning: The following interview contains graphic content. Frantic Amber are some of Stockholm, Sweden’s loudest ladies. Stomping their leathered boots in defiled soil since 2008. Three records in, they’re solidifying themselves as a true bludgeoning force to behold, leaving European audiences with ringing ears and bruised bodies. Though, a little pain and bruises never hurt anyone as long as you’re enjoying the show.
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1 month ago | 
coveringthescene.com | Mike Ritchie
On Friday, April 25 the brooding ghouls of Wednesday 13 brought the There’s No Such Thing As Monsters Tour to The King of Clubs in Columbus, OH. Supporting their brand new record, Mid Death Crisis which was actually released that day, so the new graveyard classics in the making couldn’t of been more fresh or more decayed depending on perspective. Ohio was part of over 35 dates spreading the new necro-news across the country.
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1 month ago | 
insidewaste.com.au | Mike Ritchie
FOGO is taking off across Australia. That is a good thing. It will reduce waste to landfill, divert up to 3 MT of organics from landfill, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by millions of tonnes and create thousands of new jobs. Win, win, win. But some readers will know that we have been harping on about compost standards for a while now and not a lot is changing.
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1 month ago | 
coveringthescene.com | Mike Ritchie
Friday April, 5 The Hairband Experience of Ratt, Poison and Def Leppard came to Franklin and J.D. Legends in the forms of Rat Trap, Rock of Love and Armageddon. Granted Leppard, predates the L.A. glam metal scene by a few years but are still lumped into the scene much like Ozzy’s ’80s output and some of Kiss’s unmasked material. With J.D. Legends making sure the ’80s are represented year round inside and out by tributes or the bands that lived and made the scene happen.
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2 months ago | 
insidewaste.com.au | Mike Ritchie
It looks like we need to wait until after the next election to get action on packaging. While Minister Tania Plibersek and the State Ministers talked about making the packaging industry responsible for their wastes (9 June 2023 press release) very little has happened since. The Ministers (from all political parties) promised :Mandatory packaging design standardsBans on harmful chemicalsMaking companies responsible for their packaging waste.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
insidewaste.com.au | Mike Ritchie
On 1 November 2024, during the NSW Circular Economy Summit in Sydney, the Minister for environment Penny Sharpe and the CEO of the NSW EPA Tony Chappel in separate landmark speeches said “NSW has a waste crisis and we are here to fix it”… or words to that effect (my emphasis). Most in the audience breathed a sigh of relief that finally someone was listening and going to act upon repeated warnings that NSW is in trouble.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
insidewaste.com.au | Mike Ritchie
Many State Governments are now mandating the separation of domestic food into a FOGO (food and garden organics) bin:WA – Perth and Peel councils must have FOGOSA – All Adelaide metroVic – All of the State starting with MelbourneNSW – All of the State by 2030 (Sydney is the laggard)ACTQLD – nothing announcedTas – nothing announcedNT – nothing announcedThis will drive over three million tonnes of food waste out of landfill per year over the next few years.
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
coveringthescene.com | Mike Ritchie
On Saturday, October 19, industrial veteran juggernauts KMFDM brought the electronic podium and light show to Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH. After the night ended, 20 tunes had blasted from the speakers from their ’80s beginning to current/modern messiah material.
