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Improving Australia's Landfill (Present (Rising population (Larger…
Improving Australia's Landfill
Present
China stopped taking Australia's shipped waste
Rising population
Lack of space
Larger cities
Regulated Rubbish
general and recyclable waste
More waste
Global warming
Coastal erosion
Lack of Space
Rubbish moving closer to where humans live
Media
Promotes overconsumption
Fast fashion
More waste
2007 - recycling reached 52%
"2007 overall recycling had reached 52% including commercial, demolition and industrial waste, but the rest which accounted for over 20m tonnes, was landfilled".
Half of all the rubbish Australia produces goes to landfill
"millions of tonnes of usable food worth several billion dollars is dumped each year".
Past
Smaller towns - waste wasn't as big a problem
Things often reused, generation was frugal
Simpler living
packaging reused
paper used as wrapping
refillable containers
Disposal of own waste - unregulated
Lead to pollution issues when population grew
Aboriginal waste
Natural, no negative effects on the environment
Industrial revolution
Consumerism
Overconsumption
1960s - 1970s throwaway containers.
Unsafe disposal of waste
Thrown into the streets and lived with
Incineration introduced
Produced harmful gasses that accelerated Global Warming
Soot and chemicals
ocean dumping
Illegal dumping in bushland
Became harmful to health
1950s industrial waste
Compressed and buried
Toxins leaked into soil - pollution
Refugees move to Australia due to climate crisis or unsafe countries
Rising population
More rubbish
"Waste volumes grew apace with economic prosperity as the population expanded and consumption increased"