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In 2023, Australia's Sydney put 120,000 glass jars and 200 tonnes of old asphalt on Clarence Street. 1 year later, its program recycled 670,000 glass jars into asphalt across the city

Sydney is using recycled materials in road renewal, giving glass jars and reclaimed asphalt a new purpose instead of sending them to landfill. A refreshed 1-kilometre section of Clarence Street used around 120,000 glass jars and more than 200 tonnes of reclaimed asphalt to renew over 8,000m² of road surface.…

The Economic Times · Sep 8

One street tree can boost Sydney house prices by $30,000 – or cost $70,000 if it’s too close: new study

A single street tree can potentially increase an average Sydney house price by A$30,000, our new research shows. This echoes past research showing street trees not only help boost property prices, but offer other benefits, from improved scenery and privacy to increased shade.

The Conversation · Feb 26

‘Enclaves for the rich’: new luxury housing is putting parts of Sydney out of reach to all but the very few

A wave of redevelopment in Bondi, the inner city and lower north shore is pricing people out – even while governments profess to be focused on affordability

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2025

The makeshift solution for Sydney’s other housing crisis: nesting boxes for wildlife

Recently planted trees will take 100 years to restore habitat lost through urbanisation. Ecologists are trying to fill the gap

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2023