1. Waste and Recycling Overview

2. Inefficiency Lost resources/opportunities Environmental impact - greenhouse gases & other pollution Why focus on waste?

3. Kerbside waste collection 56% garbage 30% recyclables 14% food scraps and garden waste

4. 490 kg garbage per house per year 199 kg per person per year 490 kg

5. Kerbside recycling 65% paper 28% glass and cans 7% plastic containers

6. Australian annual plastics recycling rates

8. Plastic Carry Bags Australians used 3.92 billion bags in 2005 That’s 3,920,000,000 bags Approximately 180 bags per person

12. An easy solution

13. Over-packaging

14. Some of the things households throw away

15. The waste hierarchy 2 Reusing materials 3 Recycling & reprocessing materials 4 Energy recovery before disposing 5 No conservation of resources 1 Maximum conservation of resources

16. Waste packaging (recyclable) Recycling factory New products delivered to shops Supermarket Kerbside recycling collection Products consumed at home