Western Australians are among the biggest consumers of resources in the world and one of the biggest factors contributing to this unsustainable consumption is the lack of recycling activity here in WA. Just about everything we throw away can potentially be recycled, but in WA we send thousands of tones of packaging, building materials and other valuable resources to rubbish dumps around the state every year.
According to the WA Waste Authority, less than a third of the waste we produce in WA ends up being recycled - this is the lowest in the nation. Much of this waste stream is toxic or hazardous, including thousands of tones of electronic waste and other hazardous waste generated by industry.
With waste management and recycling in crisis in Western Australia, action is urgently needed by government and industry.
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