Name: War On Waste: Extended Sneak Peek
Uploaded: 2017-04-23T05:40:25.000Z
Duration: 2 min 2 s
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Australia. We're one of the most wasteful countries in the developed world.

Every year the waste we generate is growing at twice the rate of our population.

As a nation, we use over 10 million plastic bags a day

Back in the 60s we pioneered recycling programs...

"A plea has gone out to all Australians. Recycling is in."

...and launched campaigns to keep Australia beautiful.

"January 21st 1989 has been proclaimed Clean Up Australia Day."

To find out, I'm going to dive into Australia's waste problem...

"I saw about five fish and a lot more rubbish."

...challenge a street of every day Aussies...

...to reduce the staggering amount of waste we're producing.

"The average family throws out over $3,500 worth of food a year."

Shocked by the mountains of food waste happening on farms...

...I go head-to-head with the major supermarkets and confront them on their cosmetic standards.

- "Our Odd Bunch range has been going for a while." - "No, no, but I'm saying put it on there with your proper stuff."

- "I've got a child, be careful!" - "You want to protect that child's future."

...and ask why they haven't banned the plastic bag.

"Environment Minister, do you want to sort this out?"

...and show the shocking consequences of our addiction to fast fashion.

"Every 10 minutes we throw out this many clothes."

Will we all think differently about our morning ritual...

"We're declaring a war on waste, Melbourne."

"50,000 coffee cups in this tram alone and we throw out a billion a year."

I want to find out why we've become a throw away society.

And more importantly, what can we do about it?

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War On Waste: Extended Sneak Peek

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