
Zero-Waste Living in Paddington & Glebe
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In Paddington, Robert Hosking champions zero-waste living by utilizing local libraries and scouting for reusable items. Meanwhile, Evan Bailey ponders the cost of authentic chef knives. In Column Eight, family nicknames are shared, from Gaga to GuggaDoc, with Deni McKenzie praising the Fossil label. Readers continue to contribute their unique nicknames.
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Sydney News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Zero-Waste Living in Paddington & Glebe. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
It's April 21st. Welcome to Sydney News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Folks in Paddington are leading the charge on Zero Waste Living thanks to Robert Hosking. He taps into the local tool, furniture, and toy library for church projects or personal fixes, and scouts neighborhood streets for renovation. Leftovers like electric drills, whippersnippers, fans, heaters, flat pack furniture, kids toys, and even top shelf appliances that just need a wipe down. He flips the script by setting out his own extras for others to grab, keeping the cycle going strong without buying new stuff. Over in Gleab, Evan Bailey spotted an ad for Ford's chef knives, priced at $150 and wondered aloud what a real authentic one would. The chatter on family nicknames keeps rolling in column 8, with John Swanson from Kougi sharing how his son Ned dubbed him Gaga, evolving into, man-gaga among relatives, though his wife wasn't thrilled about Lady Gaga.
John Brown from Keanga goes by Dock as a retired doctor, his wife Guga from a family tradition, and together their Guga Dock, while Denny McKenzie. From Armadale gives props to the fossil label as a real standout. Readers keep these gems coming our way.
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