17.12.24
What Happens Next?
The Mess We’re In – How Do We Start Tackling Waste? | 3

Environmental issues have become a focal point for many Australians in recent years, but the enormity of the problem can often feel overwhelming for individuals. Today, Dr Susan Carland’s expert guests outline actionable steps for everyday people to contribute positively. Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI) experts Dr Kim Borg and Dr Mark Boulet emphasise the importance of waste hierarchy – avoidance, reuse, recycling – in addressing plastic and food waste.

MSDI’s Dr Ruth Lane delves into the societal and systemic barriers hindering individual action, while Monash Business School’s Fiona Newton, Associate Professor of Marketing, emphasises the need for individuals to engage with corporations and policymakers to influence systems that constrain behavioural change.

Dr Stefan Kaufman, also part of MSDI, acknowledges that not everyone may fit the mould of a traditional activist, but underscores the importance of various roles in effecting change. 

Whether as an activist, supporter or conscious consumer, each of us can contribute to the collective efforts towards environmental sustainability and a reduction in global waste.

A full transcript of this episode is available on Monash Lens.

In this series:
Part 1: Trash Talk – Are We Facing a Global Waste Crisis?
Part 2: No Time to Waste – Can We Recycle Our Way Out?
Part 3: The Mess We're In – How Do We Start Tackling Waste?

Learn more about the global waste crisis:
Four recycling bins will help, but more needs to be done
Coming full circle on fast fashion for a sustainable future
Tips to reduce your festive waste

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17.12.24 What Happens Next? The Mess We’re In – How Do We Start Tackling Waste? | 3
Environmental issues have become a focal point for many Australians in recent years, but the enormity of the problem can often feel overwhelming for individuals. Today, <a href="https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/susan-carland?utm_campaign=RESCH_ART&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=Carland_website_nov_australia">Dr Susan Carland</a>’s expert guests outline actionable steps for everyday people to contribute positively. Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI) experts <a href="https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/kim-borg?utm_campaign=RESCH_MSD&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=Borg_website_nov_australia">Dr Kim Borg</a> and <a href="https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/mark-boulet?utm_campaign=RESCH_MSD&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=Boulet_website_nov_australia">Dr Mark Boulet</a> emphasise the importance of waste hierarchy – avoidance, reuse, recycling – in addressing plastic and food waste.
MSDI’s <a href="https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/ruth-lane?utm_campaign=RESCH_ART&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=Lane_website_nov_australia">Dr Ruth Lane</a> delves into the societal and systemic barriers hindering individual action, while Monash Business School’s <a href="https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/fiona-newton?utm_campaign=RESCH_BUS&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=Newton_website_nov_australia">Fiona Newton</a>, Associate Professor of Marketing, emphasises the need for individuals to engage with corporations and policymakers to influence systems that constrain behavioural change.
<a href="https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/stefan-kaufman?utm_campaign=RESCH_MSD&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=Kaufman_website_nov_australia">Dr Stefan Kaufman</a>, also part of MSDI, acknowledges that not everyone may fit the mould of a traditional activist, but underscores the importance of various roles in effecting change. 
Whether as an activist, supporter or conscious consumer, each of us can contribute to the collective efforts towards environmental sustainability and a reduction in global waste.
<a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@what-happens-next/2019/11/26/1379355/the-mess-were-in-what-happens-next?utm_campaign=WHNPD_BRA&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=S1E3_podcast_nov_australia">A full transcript of this episode is available on Monash Lens.</a>
In this series:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/GZdLWYlU">Part 1: Trash Talk – Are We Facing a Global Waste Crisis?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/MaGr60lG">Part 2: No Time to Waste – Can We Recycle Our Way Out?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/mwjkQ7v5">Part 3: The Mess We're In – How Do We Start Tackling Waste?</a> </li>
</ul>
Learn more about the global waste crisis:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@environment/2020/03/03/1379756/four-bins-might-help-but-we-need-a-strong-market-for-recycled-products?utm_campaign=MLENS_MSD&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=FourBins_article_nov_australia">Four recycling bins will help, but more needs to be done</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@environment/2021/03/31/1382982/coming-full-circle-on-fast-fashion-for-a-sustainable-future?utm_campaign=MLENS_MSD&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=FastFashion_article_nov_australia">Coming full circle on fast fashion for a sustainable future</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@environment/2019/12/23/1379389/how-to-reduce-your-festive-footprint?utm_campaign=MLENS_MSD&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=FestiveWaste_article_nov_australia">Tips to reduce your festive waste</a> </li>
</ul>
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The Handmaid’s Tale. Brave New World. Mad Max. Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course?

What Happens Next?, a podcast from Monash University, examines some of the biggest challenges facing our world and asks the experts, what will happen if we don't change? And what can we do to create a better future? Learn from leaders, listen to the people making a difference, and discover how you can help drive change.

The Handmaid&rsquo;s Tale. Brave New World. Mad Max. Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course?
What Happens Next?, a podcast from Monash University, examines some of the biggest challenges facing our world and asks the experts, what will happen if we don't change? And what can we do to create a better future? Learn from leaders, listen to the people making a difference, and discover how you can help drive change.

What Happens Next?, a podcast from Monash University, examines some of the biggest challenges facing our world and asks the experts, what will happen if we don't change? And what can we do to create a better future?

What Happens Next?

Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course? On Monash University's podcast, academic and commentator Dr Susan Carland steps through the sliding doors with global experts and thought leaders to find out what could happen if we don’t change – and what the world could look like if we do. To learn more, visit lens.monash.edu.

Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course? On Monash University's podcast, academic and commentator Dr Susan Carland steps through the sliding doors with global experts and thought leaders to find out what could happen if we don’t change – and what the world could look like if we do. To learn more, visit <a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@what-happens-next">lens.monash.edu.</a>

We’re not going to recycle our way out of this one. It takes awareness and education to change our behaviours surrounding waste. Find out what you can do.

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