A waste timebomb that must be defused
Monday, 16 November 2009
Ian Kiernan, The Age
Australians pride themselves on being good recyclers, but at the same time we also generate more rubbish per head than just about anyone else, and much of it stills ends up at the dump. This is not a problem simply for consumers; it is a challenge that requires national leadership, greater responsibility from industry and a dramatic shift towards treating waste as a resource.
