In a collaboration of the country’s five largest waste and resource recovery companies, the new National Waste & Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC) will be the national policy setting body.
Calling for a more circular economy, plastic would be repeatedly recycled instead of ending up as trash or marine pollution. Unilever has committed that all of the plastic packaging used in its products will be 100 per cent reusable, recyclable, and compostable by 2025.
A volunteer group organises trips to various islands in the Whitsundays to clean up plastic that washes up on beaches. A great way to explore the Great Barrier Reef!
Many of the world’s largest companies benefit from plastic without having to compensate society for the material’s decades-long environmental costs. Could a New Plastics Economy be the answer?
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