August 30, 2026 — 9:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Helen Kershaw of Killara is over the plastic hassle: “I was appalled to read ‘The Ooshies campaign has been a big winner for Woolworths’. Not a big winner for the
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Water is supposed to be the simplest thing we consume. The premium bottled water industry has transformed it into something that requires a backstory. Supermarket shelves now distinguish between glacial, iceberg, volcanic, spring, mineral, and alkaline water. Restaurants are introducing water menus, while trained water sommeliers assess bottles by their mineral composition, mouthfeel and provenance.
August 16, 2026 — 9:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Barrie Restall of Teven thinks “if Les Shearman of Darlington, a Pastafarian (C8), is exploring new religions he might like to try Frisbitarianism, the belief that when you die you
The plastic-free machine rocketed Simply Good into sudden prominence—and indeed, it’s sold out its production runs more than once since its release last year, riding a wave of interest in plastic-free drip coffee makers. The design is similar to Simply Good’s previous model, but with plastic parts removed from the equation. The frame is made
Perhaps more importantly, Rorra, Boroux, and Culligan have shed nearly all plastic from their devices, especially in areas that come in contact with filtered water. Boroux in particular has taken the extra step of attaining certification for microplastic filtration. If microplastics are a big concern for you, the new generation of gravity-fed filters does quite