Growth sees waste more than double – Australia

Posted on April 15, 2016 by DrRossH in General

Australia’s waste increased at more than double the rate of economic production over an 18 year period. According to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics(ABS) the amount of combined industrial and household waste increased by 163 per cent between 1996 and 2014 while gross value added to economic production only rose by 73 per cent.

via Growth sees waste more than double.

If we can stop disposable plastic items that would solve a lot of this problem.  Let’s face it we don’t need consumer disposable plastic items like bags, bottles, straws, cutlery, cups, plates and many more.