Aussies eco-efforts better, but not great, says new report

Australian consumers are making more environment-friendly choices but are still ranked as among the worst in the world, according to a new report.

The index ranks countries according to four categories - food, goods, housing and transport and their effect on the environment.

Compared to other nations, Australians tend to have large houses with a high number of electrical appliances and are also extremely depended on their cars. Australians are also quick to adopt new technologies such as plasma/LCD televisions and more recently TiVo which would have also contributed to the score, Garlin said.

But it wasn't all bad news. Australian consumers were commended for the use of energy-efficient appliances and for their excellent recycling efforts. Australia came in at number two in the food category behind India because of the majority of Australian produce is grown locally.
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