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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy

Bin so long: Adelaide woman puts rubbish out for first time in two years after epic effort to cut waste

Trudy Conroy avoided putting out her landfill bin in Adelaide for 18 months
Alice Clanachan did not need to put out her rubbish bin for 26 months, pipping fellow Adelaide resident Trudy Conroy who thought she had a record with 18 months Photograph: Trudy Joyce

An Adelaide woman has taken her rubbish bin out for the first time in two years, having taken concerted steps to reduce the amount of waste her household generates.

Alice Clanachan’s bin left her yard for the first time in 26 months on Tuesday – still with a little room at the top.

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