Matt Kendall
@mjkendall.bsky.social
Exasperated environmentalist | https://whatsthematter.info | Head of Brand: http://phantm.com | Sole member of my own personal running cult
The regulatory path to an Australian materials economy built on soils, not oils
Our last best chance to transition our materials economy
The regulatory path to an Australian materials economy built on soils, not oils
www.whatsthematter.info
June 16, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The regulatory path to an Australian materials economy built on soils, not oils
March 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
All of these advances in AI and my iPhone still hasn’t worked out that me constantly putting an ‘n’ between to correctly spelled words is meant to be a space. Doesn’t even provide the option. Instead it goes 🤷♂️
March 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
All of these advances in AI and my iPhone still hasn’t worked out that me constantly putting an ‘n’ between to correctly spelled words is meant to be a space. Doesn’t even provide the option. Instead it goes 🤷♂️
We dodged a bullet this time. But storms like TC Alfred aren’t supposed to come this far south—now they do.Then came the image: a girl checking her phone in floodwaters. Denial? Apathy? Resilience? A glimpse of our climate future? I wrote about it here 👉 www.whatsthematter.info/is-this-the-...
The Climate Crisis Will Not Be Livestreamed
A striking image from the aftermath of Ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred becomes a Rorschach Test for our climate future
www.whatsthematter.info
March 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
We dodged a bullet this time. But storms like TC Alfred aren’t supposed to come this far south—now they do.Then came the image: a girl checking her phone in floodwaters. Denial? Apathy? Resilience? A glimpse of our climate future? I wrote about it here 👉 www.whatsthematter.info/is-this-the-...
Now pull out of AUKUS
The special friendship is over. Trump doesn’t care about Australia
We can’t say we weren’t warned. The label was right there on the tin. Trump is determined to implement his idiosyncratic world view with full-spectrum force.
www.smh.com.au
March 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Now pull out of AUKUS
A tale of two parties: The most important response to natural disasters is the preparation. So much to do in so little time. The Greens have an army of vollies filling sandbags. While Dutton abandons his electorate for a fundraiser with a pub barron at his $100 million mansion.
March 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A tale of two parties: The most important response to natural disasters is the preparation. So much to do in so little time. The Greens have an army of vollies filling sandbags. While Dutton abandons his electorate for a fundraiser with a pub barron at his $100 million mansion.
The "Russia Hoax" doesn't seem so hoaxy anymore now, huh?
February 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The "Russia Hoax" doesn't seem so hoaxy anymore now, huh?
Refill & reuse systems are a primary strategy for reducing waste—but they've hit a wall: reverse logistics.
Could the humble postie help close the loop? 🧵
Could the humble postie help close the loop? 🧵
January 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Refill & reuse systems are a primary strategy for reducing waste—but they've hit a wall: reverse logistics.
Could the humble postie help close the loop? 🧵
Could the humble postie help close the loop? 🧵
This is a monumental, inter-generational failure of planning and imagination at epic proportions. I remember when I was living in Amsterdam in the early 2000s and saw how much thought went into the design, materials, amenities, and community of new developments there, and I wept for my home town.
Forget the latte line, this is the new divide splitting Sydney in two
Sydney’s younger generations are rejecting the city’s “grey houses, grey streets and grey methods” in the city’s newer suburbs.
www.smh.com.au
January 20, 2025 at 5:45 AM
This is a monumental, inter-generational failure of planning and imagination at epic proportions. I remember when I was living in Amsterdam in the early 2000s and saw how much thought went into the design, materials, amenities, and community of new developments there, and I wept for my home town.
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Under Dutton’s leadership the coalition parties have gone from supporting reconciliation to not wanting to be in the same room as the indigenous flag.
Dutton wants a culture war.
Refute his position thoughtfully, freaking out is what he wants.
Respecting 60,000 years is easy to explain.
#AusPol
Dutton wants a culture war.
Refute his position thoughtfully, freaking out is what he wants.
Respecting 60,000 years is easy to explain.
#AusPol
January 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Under Dutton’s leadership the coalition parties have gone from supporting reconciliation to not wanting to be in the same room as the indigenous flag.
Dutton wants a culture war.
Refute his position thoughtfully, freaking out is what he wants.
Respecting 60,000 years is easy to explain.
#AusPol
Dutton wants a culture war.
Refute his position thoughtfully, freaking out is what he wants.
Respecting 60,000 years is easy to explain.
#AusPol
I, for one, will always be a an advocate for gratuitous sax 🎷
back in the 80s every pop song featured a mandatory sax solo and we liked it that way
January 18, 2025 at 7:12 AM
I, for one, will always be a an advocate for gratuitous sax 🎷
Vale. I loved all of your films… even Dune.
January 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Vale. I loved all of your films… even Dune.
Quality rant, backed up by data. If only the rest of the corporate media gave half a shit.
I have a rant because... well things are on fire, and neither Labor nor Liberal give a damn. So give a damn about who you give your first preference to
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
January 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Quality rant, backed up by data. If only the rest of the corporate media gave half a shit.
Are compostable materials just greenwashing? 🌱 In Australia, many “eco-friendly” innovations like PHA and seaweed-based materials can't live up to their promise. The reason might surprise you. 🧵👇
January 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Are compostable materials just greenwashing? 🌱 In Australia, many “eco-friendly” innovations like PHA and seaweed-based materials can't live up to their promise. The reason might surprise you. 🧵👇
As a friend just said to me: It's basically taken batshit crazy, put it on steroids and sent it to Mars 🚀
January 9, 2025 at 7:28 AM
As a friend just said to me: It's basically taken batshit crazy, put it on steroids and sent it to Mars 🚀
Same
Think I can just keep RTing this
Cripes reading 90% of the media at the moment is just... well shit.
January 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Same
Could 2025 mark the rise of non-tree fibres as the backbone of a regenerative materials economy?
Here’s how agricultural residues, grasses, and innovations are reshaping the future of sustainable packaging. 🧵
Here’s how agricultural residues, grasses, and innovations are reshaping the future of sustainable packaging. 🧵
January 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Could 2025 mark the rise of non-tree fibres as the backbone of a regenerative materials economy?
Here’s how agricultural residues, grasses, and innovations are reshaping the future of sustainable packaging. 🧵
Here’s how agricultural residues, grasses, and innovations are reshaping the future of sustainable packaging. 🧵
Reposted by Matt Kendall
One of the issues Gen Xers have to confront is that the leaders from our generation - especially in so-called progressive parties - are the *absolute* *fricken* *worst*.
This applies very much to Australia, but tbh is a worldwide phenomena.
This applies very much to Australia, but tbh is a worldwide phenomena.
December 17, 2024 at 12:19 PM
One of the issues Gen Xers have to confront is that the leaders from our generation - especially in so-called progressive parties - are the *absolute* *fricken* *worst*.
This applies very much to Australia, but tbh is a worldwide phenomena.
This applies very much to Australia, but tbh is a worldwide phenomena.
It will take an array of existing and novel materials to replace the ubiquitous plastic in our supply chains, with each material having to stand on its own two feet.
After a bumper year of funding and innovation, one such material is paper.
Yes, paper👇
After a bumper year of funding and innovation, one such material is paper.
Yes, paper👇
The Paperisation of Everything
How pulp and fibre are redefining sustainable packaging
www.whatsthematter.info
December 16, 2024 at 11:48 PM
It will take an array of existing and novel materials to replace the ubiquitous plastic in our supply chains, with each material having to stand on its own two feet.
After a bumper year of funding and innovation, one such material is paper.
Yes, paper👇
After a bumper year of funding and innovation, one such material is paper.
Yes, paper👇
'Monstrous hybrid' materials like Tetra Pak are circular economy kryptonite.
Here's me on a return to the principles of minimalism, purity and separability and making the materials we use easier to recover and recycle 👇
Here's me on a return to the principles of minimalism, purity and separability and making the materials we use easier to recover and recycle 👇
Materials Minimalism Redux
'Monstrous hybrid' materials like Tetra Pak are circular economy kryptonite. A return to the principles of minimalism, purity and separability will make the materials we use easier to recover and recy...
www.whatsthematter.info
December 8, 2024 at 10:44 PM
'Monstrous hybrid' materials like Tetra Pak are circular economy kryptonite.
Here's me on a return to the principles of minimalism, purity and separability and making the materials we use easier to recover and recycle 👇
Here's me on a return to the principles of minimalism, purity and separability and making the materials we use easier to recover and recycle 👇
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It took me a few days to get the #PlasticsTreaty meme juices flowing. But they’re finally percolating!
December 5, 2024 at 7:58 AM
It took me a few days to get the #PlasticsTreaty meme juices flowing. But they’re finally percolating!
We have a tradition of buying potted young endemic rainforest trees for our Xmas trees. Then, on Boxing Day, we plant it in our garden. The first one we did a few years ago is now over 15ft tall (things grow fast here). This year's tree is a Melicope elleryana.
December 4, 2024 at 1:02 AM
We have a tradition of buying potted young endemic rainforest trees for our Xmas trees. Then, on Boxing Day, we plant it in our garden. The first one we did a few years ago is now over 15ft tall (things grow fast here). This year's tree is a Melicope elleryana.
Instead of showing people at the beach, maybe show the aftermath of the unseasonal flooding we’ve just had here. Then get on climate scientists, relevant government ministers, foreign policy experts and climate adaptation, resilience and mitigation experts to discuss the implications of this news
The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed Australia has just sweltered through its hottest Spring ever.
Australia Records Its Hottest Spring On Record
The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed Australia has just sweltered through its hottest Spring ever.
10play.com.au
December 3, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Instead of showing people at the beach, maybe show the aftermath of the unseasonal flooding we’ve just had here. Then get on climate scientists, relevant government ministers, foreign policy experts and climate adaptation, resilience and mitigation experts to discuss the implications of this news
Quality rant. It’s time for radical change. And it could be as simple as putting the major parties on the bottom of your ballot come next year’s election 🗳️
Here's me. "Australia’s duopoly is cruel, captured, and must be destroyed"
Australia's duopoly is cruel, captured and must be destroyed - The Shot
Parliamentary politics cannot save us - but we might be able to save parliamentary politics. The ALP and the Coalition cannot be trusted.
theshot.net.au
December 3, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Quality rant. It’s time for radical change. And it could be as simple as putting the major parties on the bottom of your ballot come next year’s election 🗳️