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RMIT SPT Reading Group

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We are RMIT's Social Practice Theory Reading group. DM to join the monthly Wednesday discussion. Co-convened by Bhavna @bhavna_middha & Tamzin @ReFashion2Wear

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Openingthebin (@openingthebin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our #OTB3 research event starts tomorrow! Watch the new episode of the #OTBvodcast series! The Larder (The Larder) founder Kay Johnson talks about her fabulous work around reducing #foodwaste and nutrition. Hosting: Alison Stowell youtu.be/kSBy2G8D2Zo #OTB

Our #OTB3 research event starts tomorrow!

Watch the new episode of the #OTBvodcast series!
The Larder (<a href="/LarderLancs/">The Larder</a>) founder Kay Johnson talks about her fabulous work around reducing #foodwaste and nutrition. Hosting: <a href="/StowellAlison/">Alison Stowell</a> 

youtu.be/kSBy2G8D2Zo

#OTB
FPRN (@fuelpovertyrn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our new research bulletin is out. Research from South Africa, the UK, Europe and Australia. Topics include eating & heating, energy load shedding & mental health, hard to reach households and more! fuelpovertyresearch.net/bulletin/fprn-…

Bhavna Middha (@bhavna_middha) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Check out @NicolaWilland and my new paper in Energy Research & Social Science #ERSS exploring how food & fuel insecurity are interlinked through food practices. It argues for an integrated approach to ensure food & fuel security in vulnerable households FPRN

RMIT Research (@researchrmit) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A new report led by RMIT University's Bhavna Middha with @FoodWasteCRC and Meat & Livestock Australia shows inconsistent #fridge temperatures and confusing cold storage advice could be contributing to #meat waste in Aussie households. ❄️🥩 brnw.ch/21wDNes

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Could your fridge be the cause of your meat spoiling too quickly?❄️ A new report has shown that inconsistent fridge temperatures and confusing cold storage advice could be contributing to meat waste in Aussie households.

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“When food is too warm, bacteria multiply too fast. When food is too cold, it can freeze or get freezer burn. Both conditions lead to food spoiling,” says Dr Bhavna Middha, the project lead of the RMIT-led report. rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/…

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Using social.practice theories, this report examines how everyday practices of food shopping, storage, and eating connect with cold storage.

Bhavna Middha (@bhavna_middha) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Peter Stasinopoulos and I presented our food waste and cold storage report at the FFWCRC conference in Sydney, which garnered a lot of interest, especially the connections between freezers, food provisioning, and retailer practices Nooshin Torabi Cecily Maller

Peter Stasinopoulos and I presented our food waste and cold storage report at the FFWCRC conference in Sydney, which garnered a lot of interest, especially the connections between freezers, food provisioning, and retailer practices
<a href="/nooshin_t/">Nooshin Torabi</a> <a href="/DrCecilyMaller/">Cecily Maller</a>
Bhavna Middha (@bhavna_middha) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Leaving it only to consumers to refuse single use food packaging means that the onus of overcoming the social and material structuring of how we live falls on individuals The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @RMIT_CUR Ralph Horne theconversation.com/plastic-free-j…

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Millions of people are being urged to take part in Plastic Free July. Yet we know consumer choice is only one part of the picture. Eliminating plastic waste requires broader structural change, explains experts from RMIT University. theconversation.com/plastic-free-j…

Bhavna Middha (@bhavna_middha) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Inefficient fridges and confusing messaging are leading to high energy bills and food waste thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinif… via The Fifth Estate @rmit

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"After success of bottle deposit schemes, some retailers are trying to widen culture of reuse – and start tackling Europe’s waste problem" theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) (@rgs_ibg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why does Plastic Free July fail to tackle pollution by placing responsibility solely on consumers? Bhavna Middha & Ralph Horne (RMIT University) discuss the need for systemic changes in a new @geogdirections blog post, reposted via @conversationuk. 🌍 blog.geographydirections.com/2024/07/12/pla…

Bhavna Middha (@bhavna_middha) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us for this exciting international networking and book launch event on the 28th of August in Melbourne or online. Putting Energy Justice on the Map is a hybrid hub in collaboration with FPRN and Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) conference in London. @NicolaWilland @RMIT_CUR

Bhavna Middha (@bhavna_middha) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Recycling in Victoria is changing. It's time to have your say in the consultation process. Ralph Horne and I spell out what works well and also some sticking points @RMIT_CUR