When Recycling Became Your Responsibility, Not Theirs

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You’ve probably heard the message: recycle more, waste less, do your part. It’s been repeated in ads, campaigns, and classrooms for decades. But that message wasn’t always about solving the problem. The idea that waste is a personal responsibility, something we each control, has a longer, more political history and now, that narrative may be starting to shift.

Razor’s Edge Reporter Thomas Koutis spoke with Jonathan Baker, Senior Lecturer in Strategy at the University of Adelaide.

Hosted on air on November 20, 2025, on Razor’s Edge by Annamarie Reyes