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t's often hard to avoid waste because almost everything comes pre-packaged – and we live in a very disposable, convenience-driven world.
If we didn’t buy the polystyrene trays of fruit and vegetables wrapped in plastic, shops would soon stop selling them. Unfortunately, we do buy these conveniently packaged items – in huge numbers. Bottled water is still a huge seller, despite it being a very expensive way to drink water. Most are sold in single-use plastic bottles, very few of which actually make it back to recyclers. If we all took the time to bring reusable bottles with us, refilling them with tap water, this waste stream would be greatly reduced. We’ve also been taking millions of plastic bags home after shopping. They’re convenient, we wanted them, so the shops handed them out. It’s not all bad news, though. Consumer demand and pressure has resulted in positive changes, like:
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Face Your Waste – “It’s not my fault!”
It’s easy to point the finger at the manufacturers and retailers who produce and sell us these items but we, the consumers, need to look at our behaviour too.
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• Single use plastic carry bags are now being banned. • Retailers and supermarkets are looking to replace other problem items like straws, disposable plastic plates and cups, balloons and coffee cups. • Many takeaway stores having moved away from plastic bags and packaging, replacing them with paper and cardboard alternatives. • More people are using reusable drink bottles and BYO cups.
hen children have difficulties with attention or self-regulation, it can be difficult to decide on the right course of action. Do you focus on behavioural therapies, brain-training, diet, exercise or medication? For parents, it can be difficult to decide the best way to help their child. They’re often given different advice, and not everything works for everybody all of the time. To make what can be a difficult situation even harder to manage, there’s often considerable pressure to do something – and usually consequences if you do nothing.
From small seeds, big trees grow. It’s time to face our waste and become more aware of what we can do to become less wasteful.
The Perth Brain Centre has been helping families make these difficult decisions for over 10 years, aided by the use of functional brain imaging (known as QEEG Brain Scans). Knowing how your child’s brain is working can be helpful when looking to understand why they are feeling and behaving the way they are, and how best to proceed with treatment.
To find out more, visit faceyourwaste.com.au
This approach was recently emphasised
• Supermarkets have begun providing excess produce to welfare agencies, rather than just discarding it. • There’s a resurgence in the popularity of repair and second-hand shops and online marketplaces for used goods.
Your child’s first memories ✓ We have a purpose built PRIVATE facility, with no public swimming allowed. ✓ Our program is designed by Bill Kirby OAM, Olympic Gold Medalist, and constantly revised and updated. ✓ Our teachers are all trained in-house to our exacting standards and are nationally accredited. ✓ Our Swim School is recognised Australia-wide for our innovative approach to teaching.
at The Annual Meeting of The American Psychiatric Association in May this year when Amit Etkin, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, was asked how neuroscience could transform psychiatry. He responded that ‘the evidence suggests we need to find the points of circuit dysfunction at the level of the individual and normalise them’. The Perth Brain Centre believes that this is the right approach, which is why their clinics use QEEG Brain Scans to help understand how their patients’ brains are working and to help guide treatment. QEEG Brain Scans measure brain function and involve no radiation or injections – making them safe and suitable for people of almost any age. If you're interested in learning more about how your child’s brain is working, and how brain therapies can help, contact The Perth Brain Centre on 6500 3277 or at perthbraincentre.com.au
Change your brain, change your life! The Perth Brain Centre, established in 2007, uses QEEG Functional Brain Imaging to direct effective treatments and natural ways to help the brain. An experienced and caring team of healthcare professionals provide evidence-based drug-free treatments for both children and adults
• ADHD & Learning Disorders • Anxiety & Depression • Autism • Chronic Pain • Migraines
✓ We incorporate safety into EVERY level of swimming. ✓ We give you written feedback on how your child is going, and have a pool deck supervisor to assist at every lesson.
We are PASSIONATE about swimming!
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