As Australia’s waste challenges continue to grow, we all need to support solutions which move us towards a circular economy – where everything is a resource, and there is no such thing as waste.
Learn more about the issues and the what you can do to reduce the amount of waste that ends up littering the environment or accumulating in landfill each year.
Each year every Australian buys on average 56 new items, yet sends 23kgs of clothing to landfill.
If food waste was a country, it would be the third biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after USA and China.
We must reduce the amount of packaging used and recover more of it for recycling.
Ewaste is the fastest-growing component of the municipal solid waste stream.
It's the world's most littered plastic item, with around 8.9 billion butts dropped here every year.
Coffee cups are estimated to be the second-largest contributor to litter waste and can't be recycled in kerbside bins.
Balloons are a major threat to the environment, especially marine life.
Australia is home to the world's most expensive bottled water and we have the second highest consumption rate per capita.
In landfill, batteries can leak toxic chemicals which can end up in waterways.
Why we need standards on environmentally responsible e-cigarette waste disposal.
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