Tagged “rubbish”

interesting to watch if we can finally make recycling financially viable

False shrines reduce littering

Much of this seemed less serious than the wild food waste stats, but these are very concerning:

Every year in Australia approximately 130,000 tonnes of plastic leaks into the marine environment.
Our use of plastic is increasing and across the world will double by 2040.
By 2050, it is estimated that plastic in the oceans will outweigh fish.

If food waste was a country it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases.

Economic cost of it seems comparatively low on an international scale (still billions), but emissions and water cost is pure waste.