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"When it comes time to ditch items that can’t go in the council kerbside
recycling bin – an old mattress, say, or your running shoes – don’t throw them
in the too-hard basket.
Only 42.1% of Australian household waste is recycled, according to the latest
national waste report, yet many binned things could be sent to alternative
recycling systems.
Jenny Geddes, Clean Up Australia’s chief executive, says harder-to-recycle
items often require extra steps or running around from consumers because a
hodgepodge of recycling systems operate across different municipalities.
“It’s challenging, but it’s incredible what actually can be recycled once you
look into it,” she says. “And when you toss something into your red bin because
it’s too difficult, that resource is gone for ever.”
Here are tips for recycling some of the most challenging household items."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
