http://www.owes.com.au Operating Internationally, with a local focus. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:28:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The team at One World were thrilled with a letter we recently received from NAWMA Executive Officer, Brian King. It is clear that the Aussie Kitchen Mate™ (branded the 'Jeffries Food Basket' in NAWMA) is a real winner! This is what the letter said; The Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority is currently in ... http://www.owes.com.au/2009/12/10/good-on-you-mate-testimonial-for-a-great-aussie/ Its here ... the simple way to tidy up the kitchen scraps and help the environment by returning them to the earth where they provide nutrition to plants and help save water. With its wide throat design for easy disposal of scraps, the 'stand-up lid' and generous capacity for small ... http://www.owes.com.au/2009/08/11/the-aussie-kitchen-mate-has-arrived/ Tree guards are important items to help trees get established without things eating them or the elements claiming them. Petrochemical tree guards are a problem when they blow away and become litter. One World are now offering compostable tree guards that are thick and durable enough to stand up to ... http://www.owes.com.au/2009/04/28/tree-guards/ Save water and suppress weeds the environmentally friendly way with with compostable mulch film. Available in 3-6 month and 6 - 12 month life varieties there is no messy plastic to dispose of after you have finished with it. Made in Australia from the Gold standard Mater-Bi material so you ... http://www.owes.com.au/2009/04/28/mulch-film/ One World Environmental Solutions have been included in Zero Waste SA's website as a supplier of Biodegradable and Compostable products that stand the rigours of the Australian Standard AS 4736 - 2006. Descriptions of our products can be found in the products section of our website. http://www.owes.com.au/2008/11/20/owes-acknowledged-in-zero-waste-sa-website-directory/ We have added a section to our website dedicated to products OWES has for sale. Currently you will find information on our compostable bags both for shopping and for commercial application in transporting food organics for processing. More products to come! We are dedicated to the local manufacture of our products ... http://www.owes.com.au/2008/11/20/new-products-section-check-it-out/ Last year the OWES team had difficulty finding Christmas cards made from recycled materials. After a lot of searching we are pleased to say we found a great little Australian business called 'Sandy Brennan's Hand Made Cards', and you can check out her cards here www.sandyscards.com http://www.owes.com.au/2008/10/09/recycled-christmas-cards/ Recently Geoff and Brian visited many of our rural councils in South Australia to discuss how they manage their waste and recycling. This is part of an initiative by Zero Waste S.A. and the Local Government Association to better understand the capacity and the value of recycling in country areas. One ... http://www.owes.com.au/2008/10/09/country-areas-recycling/ Geoff has recently been visiting our New Zealand friends and spreading the word on regional subsidiaries & resource sharing in waste management, transport logistics & systems of collection, container deposit legislation & extended producer responsibility, and diversion from landfill including food organics collection systems. On this whistle-stop tour of the ... http://www.owes.com.au/2007/11/26/kia-ora/ On the 8th of June 2007 ABC Radio conducted the following interview with The CEO of Eastwaste, Geoffery Johnston. This interview was a precursor to one of Eastwaste's popular "Inovation of South Australian Waste Management" Tours. http://www.owes.com.au/2007/11/12/abc-interview-with-tim-noonan/