1. Waste and Recycling Overview

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

3. Victorian Local Government Data Collection 2005 – 2006 Published by Sustainability Victoria Kerbside waste collection

4. 490kg garbage per house 199kg per person Victorian Local Government Data Collection 2005 – 2006 Published by Sustainability Victoria

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