How Much Waste The Australians Produce Each Year?

WASTE GENERATION Over 1 billion disposable coffee cups are thrown away each year, just by Australians. The amount of wood and paper we waste each year in 1,629 construction work is a staggering 16.5 m tonnes. kg On average, each one of us produces 1,629 kilograms of solid waste each year. For all our necessities we cut down 3,000,000,000- 6,000,000,000 trees each year. Each year the plastic bags and garbage that are thrown into the ocean kills a devastating 100,000 sea 12 trees are cut down to animals. make 1 ton of newspaper. Every year in Australia over 1 billion plastic water bottles a year are thrown away while only 30% are recycled QU QU Another 1 billion aluminium We generate 4.06 million tonnes of food waste each year. cans are ending up in the landfills. www.metrobinhire.com.au