Bettercup Blog

2018 so far seems to be THE year to have discussions around plastic. Now more than ever we are bombarded with information that impedes factual and informed decision making and people and businesses alike are increasingly exposed to swift judgement online regarding their sustainability practices (or lack thereof). Single-use plastic is an issue. We can’t […]

Recycle, closed loop, zero waste, circular economy, reuse. We all know the words carry weight, but what are they trying to achieve exactly? Plastic is an environmental problem and it’s predicted that there will be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050 (by weight). It is also estimated that every year an estimated […]

Bad News. Turns out when you wash your clothes, towels and blankets that are made of synthetic materials, they release tiny microfibres into your washing machine. Your washing machine drains into your sewer pipe. Your sewer pipe goes to a treatment plant, which removes all the debris and organic matter. Well, it removes most the […]

We were excited to attend the Sustainable Living Festival’s ‘Big Weekend’ that was held for 3 days on the banks of Birrarung Marr in Melbourne. The National Sustainable Living Festival aims to accelerate the uptake of sustainable living and seeks solutions to global warming that will return the planet to a safe climate as fast […]

Welcome to our goodchat. series, where we’ll be interviewing people in the music, events and sustainability space about how they got to where they are, what inspires them and what’s next. Jayden Bath is the director of the Loch Hart Festival, a three day camping, BYO event with an all Australian lineup set in Princetown, […]