Welcome to the Boomerang Alliance
The Boomerang Alliance, made up of Australia's leading environment groups, is committed to work for zero waste in Australia.
As a nation, we've reached a waste watershed. Here's why:
- We recycle only 20.1% of our packaging waste. That means a massive 2.7 million tonnes is dumped in landfill every year.
- Recycling costs local government and ratepayers $294 million every year, while product producers and consumers avoid responsibility for their waste.
- 85% of litter picked up on Clean Up Australia Day 2004 was packaging.
- Littered glass injures thousands of Australian children every year and billions of plastic fragments are consumed by sea birds and other marine creatures.
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The Boomerang Alliance members
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Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) |
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Conservation Council of Western Australia |
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Clean Up Australia |
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Environment Victoria |
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Friends of the Earth |
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Greenpeace Australia Pacific |
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NSW Local Government and Shires Association |
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Nature Conservation Council of NSW Zero Waste Action Group |
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Queensland Conservation Council |
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Total Environment Centre |
