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Circular economy roadmap for plastics, glass, paper and tyres

A roadmap released by Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has developed key strategies for creating jobs and reclaiming billions in economic value from plastic, glass, paper and tyres currently going into landfill.

picture of rubbish dump. The task for Australia is to decouple material use, waste and emissions from economic activity and human wellbeing outcomes.

Sustainable Materials Management

Australia extracted 2.4 billion tonnes of materials in 2017, with resource extraction rapidly expanding at a rate of 3.8% per year over the last decade.