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Food Waste in Australia
…can reduce waste while saving costs, alternative systems, and how we can collectively change the food system to reach the government’s target of halving Australia’s food waste by 2030. Speakers…
Research Reveals $1.2 Billion Profit from Food Waste
…and ‘use by’ date labelling, as recommended in the National Food Waste Strategy Feasibility Study Australia Institute polling shows strong support for policies that would reduce food waste, including labelling…
Food Waste in Australia
…food waste, such as reform of best-before labels. Opinion polling for this report shows that a clear majority of Australians support various regulatory reforms to reduce food waste—including, notably, overwhelming…
South Australians remain opposed to nuclear waste dump: Poll
A ReachTEL poll of 1077 South Australian’s shows opposition to a nuclear waste dump at 48.5% and support at 37.2%. (Full results below) Final submissions to South Australia’s Nuclear Fuel…
Submission on the treatment of new waste coal mine gas power generation in the RET
…their waste methane rather than use it to generate electricity, but that is precisely what is being proposed. This problem can be simply fixed by ensuring that existing and newly…
Polling - Presents, Wasteful Consumption and Repairs
…family or friend recommendations. Support for measures to reduce waste Most people support measures to reduce waste and encourage repairs, with support in each case unusually strong. This included: Taking…
The Seamless scheme and developing an Australian circular textiles industry
…form of polyester), is a large contributor to clothing waste in Australia. Looking at the sales projections for Shein and Temu it seems our waste figures are on track to…
Grow your own – 2024
The Australia Institute partnered with Grow It Local to conduct a national survey on food growing habits, attitudes towards food waste and concerns about food security. The Australia Institute surveyed…
A super waste of money: Redesigning super tax concessions
Super tax concessions are increasingly being used by high income earners as a way of minimising their tax. This is not their original purpose. They were designed to encourage people…
Christmas Waste 2023
The estimated value of this waste is $921 million. Unwanted and unused Christmas gifts and food ultimately end up in landfill, increasing the greenhouse gas emissions that drive the climate…