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An open under-sink cupboard holding two plain bins of different sizes, the larger one open and the smaller one lidded, with a small caddy on the shelf above.
Storage & Decluttering

Six waste streams, one kitchen: where they all actually go

General waste, recycling, FOGO, soft plastics, batteries and containers for refund. Six…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
A hard rubbish pile sorted into three groups on a nature strip: an armchair and side table, a rolled tied carpet, and stacked scrap metal with a bike frame.
Storage & Decluttering

Hard rubbish: what councils take, what they leave, and what it costs

Councils take far more than people expect and refuse a short list…

Dovelyne editorial team
Dovelyne editorial team
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
An open grey kitchen caddy on a timber bench holding vegetable peelings, with egg shells, coffee grounds and sheets of newspaper on a chopping board beside it.
Garden & Backyard

The FOGO bin: bones and meat yes, pizza boxes and tea bags no

Meat, bones, seafood shells and dairy all go in. Pizza boxes, tea…

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