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Waste diversion

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The fraud of plastic recycling


Underpinning the plastic waste crisis is a campaign of fraud and deception that fossil fuel and other petrochemical companies have created and perpetuated for decades. This report shows how Big Oil and the plastics industry have deceptively promoted recycling as a solution to plastic waste management for more than 50 years, despite their long-standing knowledge...
Discussion paper

Plastic waste in Australia and the recycling greenwash


This paper shows that a clear majority of Australians support regulatory and legislative reforms that would reduce plastic waste beyond what currently exists.
Discussion paper

Food waste in Australia and how supermarkets profit from it


This report explores reasons why some of the recommendations surrounding food waste minimisation are not be being achieved. A key factor appears that retailers have little incentive to reduce waste, for the simple reason that doing so would cost them money.
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Ready steady grow: how the Treasury can mainstream circular business


This report describes circular approaches used by ten companies in the United Kingdom. All are viable businesses, with established markets. The research suggests that to move these businesses from the periphery to the mainstream, they will need more support from the government, and from the UK Treasury, in particular.
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Carbon emissions assessment of Australian plastics consumption – project report


To investigate the link between plastics and climate change, the Australian Marine Conservation Society and WWF-Australia commissioned Blue Environment to model the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from plastics consumption in Australia, and the impact of different policy approaches to reduce plastic emissions. This report outlines the findings from that research.