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Consumerism & Waste
Textiles waste in Australia
Every year, over 300,000 tonnes of clothing is either sent to landfill or exported from Australia. To respond to the growing textiles waste problem, the Commonwealth has proposed policies intended…
Plastic waste in Australia
In recent years the Australian Government has released several plans aimed at reducing the amount of plastic waste. These plans include the 2018 National Waste Policy, the 2019 National Waste…
Polling - Christmas waste 2024
…receive Christmas presents that they will never use or wear. We estimate the value of these unwanted gifts, many of which will end up as landfill waste, at over $1…
What a waste: An analysis of household expenditure on food
…Army. In addition to the direct financial costs of this waste, the environmental impact associated with excessive greenhouse gas emissions and water use is substantial. This paper examines who is…
The decision to scrap the levy on waste exports means more plastics will end up in landfill
…shipped its plastics waste overseas, but many of the nations that Australia once relied on to take it have now introduced laws that ban the importation of waste plastics. This…
Wasteful Consumption in Australia
This report estimates that Australians spend more than $10.5 billion each year on goods and services from which they derive no benefit. The paper examines the phenomenon of wasteful consumption…
Australians revealed as world’s biggest fashion consumers, fuelling waste crisis
…($16). More than 200,000 tonnes of clothing end up in landfill each year, the equivalent weight of almost four Sydney Harbour Bridges. Fast fashion waste could be curbed through policies…
Never used, never worn: the billion-dollar Christmas waste
…up in landfill. So, while it might be a season of joy, it’s also the season of waste, which is bad for the environment and bad for the hip pocket….
The War On Waste with Craig Reucassel
…plastic, food and fashion waste. The new season investigated recycling in Australia, brought to light new waste topics, challenged the lack of corporate accountability towards their own waste and explored…