A waste timebomb that must be defused

Australians pride themselves on being good recyclers, but at the same time we also generate more rubbish per head than just about anyone else, and much of it stills ends up at the dump. This is not a problem simply for consumers; it is a challenge that requires national leadership, greater responsibility from industry and a dramatic shift towards treating waste as a resource.

Recycling is considered to be one of the most important environmental solutions in Australia, however, when discussion turns to waste, eyes glaze over. It is hardly the most exciting issue to talk about, but it's also unavoidable.

Waste exists because we do, and our attitudes need to change because we are ill-equipped to deal with the 40 million tonnes of rubbish we already create every year.
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