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The War on Waste Continues… The good, the bad and the ugly

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA I’ve been watching the latest and third series of Craig Reucastle’s War on Waste. I don’t know if overseas readers will be able to watch ABC iview outside Australia, but Australians should definitely check it out here . Here are just a few of the highlights and lowlights in case you can't. Although this is mainly about Australia, there are many ideas which could easily be applied elsewhere. Recycling Episode I is about recycling. There are now apparently some of those automatic deposit dispensers for bottles and cans in large cities such as Sydney, but there is also ongoing disappointment over the fact that we can no longer recycle the ubiquitous soft plastics which supermarkets were taking back last time. On that front – not mentioned in the story, more products are coming in stronger Ziplock bags which keep food fresher and can be reused or even recycled, but we also seem to be getting more plastic, not less. Just t...