Australia’s waste challenges continue to grow. Now, more than ever, it’s time to do your bit, and support solutions which move us towards a circular economy – where everything is a resource, and there is no such thing as waste.
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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment | National Plastics Plan 2021
Australia now produces 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste each year, equating to 100 kg per person. Of this, only 13% of plastic is recovered and 84% of it is sent to landfill.
More concerningly, around 130,000 tonnes of the plastic we consume contaminates the marine environment each year.
By 2025 it is predicted that 99% of seabirds worldwide will have ingested plastic.
Reduce. Reuse. Repair. Recycle. Recover.
We make very little use of the resources we already extract when we could be feeding them back into the resource loop, preventing litter from entering the environment and waste going to landfill.
Discover some of the major waste challenges facing us and what you can do to make a difference.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment | National Plastics Plan 2021
