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Waste

The existence of waste is an indicator of inefficiency in the human economy. We extract from nature to create billions of tons of things which we use once then bury or pump out to sea. As individuals we can learn to reduce, reuse and recycle, with the journey ending with zero waste... or nature's finest.

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Nutrient recycling is the foundation of life. Today's organic waste is tomorrow's lunch, so look after those worms and compost piles.



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Time and paper are precious resources; junk mail, email spam and unsolicited phone calls waste both. Let's get rid of them!



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The average Australian household wastes over 1000 dollars per year purchasing items they never use. So use what you buy, buy less and save...



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By passing your second-hand or unused gear on to someone who'll use it, you are both reducing the environmental resources required to satisfy our consumption and helping others.


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Replicating nature's nutrient cycle by creating closed loops for the recycling and reuse of those man made (technical) elements of our consumption delivers efficiency and protects the environment.


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Renovating or demolishing a house to build anew generates up to 200 tons of 'waste', but around 80 per cent of this material could be re-used or recycled, saving vast quantities of energy, water, resources and money.


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Environmental

To pump billions of liters of effulent laden fresh water into the sea from the dryest inhabited continent is indicative of the low value we have put on the natural services (fresh water, nutrients) and the core reason as to why these naturals services are under stress and in decline. Waste, while at the end of the product cycle is a failure of both its design and the ethics of the company responsible for its creation. Reduced consumption, environmentally conscious consumption to reduce packaging and more intensive reuse and  recycling are all required to shift us toward a sustainable consumption cycle.

Wellbeing

Toxic beaches and rivers, Litter, smog, etc are all examples of waste impacting on our wellbeing. Being aware of and actively trying to reduce the amount of waste you produce is part of the personal journey we need to make in order to live sustainable lives and pass the planet to our children in reasonable shape.
 

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