Category: Rubbish Statistics

Australia is a water-scarce country, yet its population uses around 16,500 gigalitres of water— enough to fill Sydney Harbour 33 times. Many Aussies rarely consider their water source and where wastewater goes after use. The typical Australian consumes 82,000 litres of fresh water. Utilities lose around 80-110 litres of water per day before it reaches […]

Australia produces enough food to feed its population three times. While a third of this food volume ends up in the dump, 3.7 million households struggle to put meals on their tables. That’s more than the combined residences of Sydney and Melbourne! Besides the leftovers that could’ve been eaten, food waste consists of inedible and […]

There’s a problem with plastic straw waste that many of us do not realise. Who would have guessed that something as small and seemingly simple as plastic straws could pose a serious environmental threat? Sustainability Victoria has uncovered the alarming reality of plastic straw waste in Australia. Australians use around 10 million single-use plastic straws […]

What do you do with an old wooden table? How about wooden cabinet frames you discarded from a recent kitchen makeover? And what about wood bits and scraps from your latest woodworking project? In Australia, you can’t just dump wooden furniture, wood waste, and construction materials in the bin. Timber and wood waste must be […]

Australians are among the highest users of technologies, so avidly that the country ranks fifth as the world’s top producer of e-waste. With Aussies frequently keeping up with new advancements, nearly everyone contributes to this growing e-waste. E-waste is any product containing electrical or electronic parts discarded after reaching its end of life. It includes […]

Our growing waste problem devastates our planet faster than we could imagine. And every second, a lot of stuff is thrown in our bins. But what happens to the rubbish thrown in these bins remains a mystery to most. While some of these wastes might end up elsewhere, general garbage bins go straight into landfills. […]

An office has a lot of clutter, and shifting into a zero-waste office isn’t only for sustainability. It also enables the company to save money on operational waste and recycling management. Method Recycling notes that, based on recent studies, an average office worker produces 2 kg of waste daily. Paper-based products constitute 0.9 kg, and […]

Sydney produces around 3.5 million tonnes of trash annually. However, only 40% is recycled, and more than half are in landfills. There is still so much waste that’s rotting and polluting the environment! This is one of the many reasons the city pushes for sustainability and protecting the environment to benefit everyone. Sustainable Sydney is […]

Before the widespread adoption of sustainable office practices in NSW, the Department of Environment, Climate Change, and Water conducted a 2007 survey that revealed a shocking reality about commercial and industrial waste. Millions of tonnes of C and I waste were disposed of in Sydney landfills—the amount could fill more than 7,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools! […]

Australia has made significant strides toward reducing environmental pollution by phasing out single-use plastics. Each state has introduced specific initiatives and legislation to tackle the problem, aiming for a cleaner, greener future.  At All Gone Rubbish Removals, we are committed to supporting these initiatives and helping Australians manage their waste responsibly. Let’s look at how […]

The problem of littering never goes away. It destroys the beauty of our environment and puts animals in great danger. The government of New South Wales (NSW) has devised a creative way to deal with this problem: the "Report A Tosser" programme.  This programme gives regular people the tools they need to report litterers and […]

In a world full of waste streams, Australia stepped up to resolve the problem. The local councils manage the recycling project, with their own rules about what can and cannot go in recycling bins. This article will help you understand how the Australian government and its citizens tackle the problems of rubbish and how they […]

Littering is a global problem affecting everyone on our planet—humans, plants, animals, and the environment. We see pieces of litter everywhere, including parks, schools, and almost any street.  They come in different forms, including candy wrappers, plastic bags, and drink cans. But it doesn't end in land. Trillions of waste debris also exist in our […]

Every year, Australians throw away approximately 1.84 billion single-use coffee cups—most of which fill up landfills and oceans. By coffee cups, that includes their plastic lids, polluting waterways and oceans at a rate estimated to triple by 2040.  With those figures and forecasts in mind, the government, local businesses, and consumers are shifting away from […]

Plastic bags – those flimsy, seemingly harmless carriers – wreak havoc on Australia’s environment. Their impact has been profound and evident across several suburbs, from clogging up waterways to endangering wildlife. But what do the numbers say about Australia’s plastic bag waste crisis?  Australia ranks second globally in per capita waste generation, with each individual […]