{"id":17702,"date":"2024-09-18T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T21:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=17702"},"modified":"2024-09-16T11:41:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T01:41:38","slug":"make-room-for-life-this-world-cleanup-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2024\/09\/18\/make-room-for-life-this-world-cleanup-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Make room for life this World Cleanup Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Did you know that humanity is responsible for generating 2.1 billion tonnes of municipal solid waste each year?\u00a0 And this is expected to increase 70% by 2050?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcleanupday.org\/post\/world-cleanup-day-launches-2024-campaign---make-room-for-life\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Cleanup Day (WCD)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, this Friday 20 September, is a call for urgent action against the rising tide of waste.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17703\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17703\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17703\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/09\/pexels-ron-lach-9035238-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"People on beach holding white sack.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/09\/pexels-ron-lach-9035238-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/09\/pexels-ron-lach-9035238-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/09\/pexels-ron-lach-9035238-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17703\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pexels: Ron Lach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WCD encourages us to clean up our local areas and aims to inspire lasting changes in waste creation and management. It empowers individuals to take responsibility for their waste and urges governments and corporations to implement solutions to the global waste crisis.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Aligned with WCD\u2019s mission, Griffith conducts impactful research on waste management.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Check out a snapshot of that research below and visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research-repository.griffith.edu.au\/home\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Griffith Research Online (GRO)<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Griffith\u2019s institutional repository, to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research-repository.griffith.edu.au\/search?query=waste%20management&amp;f.has_content_in_original_bundle=true,equals&amp;spc.page=1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">discover more<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/425339\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Drivers-pressures-state-impact-response of solid waste management in remote communities: A systematic and critical review<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/400595\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Plastic waste management in Asia Pacific Region: Issues and challenges<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/403512\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Municipal solid waste management in Russia: Protest, policy, and politics<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/431919\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Norm-based feedback on household waste: Large-scale field experiments in two Swedish municipalities<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ready to get involved in WCD 2024? You can join a cleanup event in your local area or organise your own. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">See the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcleanupday.org\/get-involved\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Cleanup Day website<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> to find out how.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Griffith is proud to produce world-class research contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16979\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/08\/SDG-11-300x300.png\" alt=\"logo for Sustainable Development Goal 11: sustainable cities and communities\" width=\"91\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/08\/SDG-11-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/08\/SDG-11-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2023\/08\/SDG-11.png 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 91px) 100vw, 91px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16896\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/04\/E_SDG_PRINT-12.jpg\" alt=\"The icon for Goal 12 of the Sustainable Development Goals. An infinity symbol with the words reading Responsible Consumption and Production\" width=\"91\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/04\/E_SDG_PRINT-12.jpg 250w, https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/04\/E_SDG_PRINT-12-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 91px) 100vw, 91px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\"><span class=\"ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0Find out more about the <a id=\"menur52c\" class=\"fui-Link ___1rxvrpe f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1hu3pq6 f11qmguv f19f4twv f1tyq0we f1g0x7ka fhxju0i f1qch9an f1cnd47f fqv5qza f1vmzxwi f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn\" title=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\" href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Sustainable Development Goals\">Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15200\" src=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2021\/12\/The-Library-here-to-help-logo-_-Transparent-min-300x300.png\" alt=\"White words inside a red circle. 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