THE PLASTICS PROBLEM for Australians

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Australians used 

3.5 million tonnes  of plastics in 2018 to 20191 of which around 60%  was imported

One million tonnes ^{of Australia’s annual  plastic consumption is single-use plastic}

Australia is missing out on an estimated  $419 million of economic  ^{value each year  by not recovering all PET  and HDPE} 

84% of plastic used is sent to landfill and only 13% is recycled

In Australia approximately  
130,000 tonnes of plastic leaks into the marine  environment each year

Australia uses around  

70 billion pieces of soft ‘scrunchable’ plastics,  such as food wrappers,  each year

By 2050, it is estimated that plastic in the oceans will outweigh fish

Our use of plastic  is increasing,
and across the world  will double by 2040