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A clear lidded jar on a timber bench half full of used batteries with clear tape across their ends, and a roll of tape beside it.
Household Tech

Never bin a battery: where they actually go in Australia

Batteries in kerbside bins start fires in trucks and sorting facilities. There…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A clear plastic tub on a timber benchtop filled with clean scrunched soft plastic packaging, with a folded grey shopping bag beside it.
Cleaning

Soft plastics recycling is back: what to do with the bag under the sink

Most households stopped collecting soft plastics in 2022 and never started again.…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
Looking straight down into an open recycling bin under its raised yellow lid, holding loose flattened cardboard, plain glass jars, aluminium cans and plastic bottles, none of it bagged.
Cleaning

What actually goes in the yellow bin, and what ruins a whole load

Most recycling mistakes are made confidently. Six items cause the bulk of…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A folded pile of children's clothes on a timber table beside worn sports shoes, three books standing with their page edges to the camera, and a small wooden toy car.
Before You Buy

What to buy secondhand for kids, and what not to

Children outgrow things faster than they wear them out, which makes most…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A stack of plain paper squares, a row of wooden pencils, a ball of pale clay, a paper bag and brown string arranged on a timber table.
Gift Guides

Gifts for kids that do not end up in the bin

Most gift guilt is about volume rather than material. The gifts that…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
Looking down into a plain cleaning caddy on a timber bench holding two amber glass spray bottles, folded grey microfibre cloths and a scrubbing brush.
Cleaning Products

Cleaning kits and refill systems: worth it or not

Refill systems sell a hundred dollars of gear to solve a problem…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A small raised vegetable bed with lettuce seedlings and climbing peas, a watering can on the grass beside it.
Garden & Backyard

A vegetable patch kids will actually help with

The mistake is almost always starting too big. A patch a child…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A mulched garden bed with a trigger-nozzle hose resting on the edge, dry lawn behind in evening light.
Garden & Backyard

Watering a garden under water restrictions

Most Australian cities have permanent rules that apply every year, not just…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
Three cardboard boxes on a garage floor holding folded clothes and tangled cables, with an open car boot behind.
Storage & Decluttering

What to actually throw out, and what to keep

Decluttering stalls on the maybe pile. A room-by-room list of what goes…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team