Recycling
On average every Australian throws out about 800 kilograms of rubbish each year - a total of 16 million tonnes.Waste and recycling facts
- recycling saves energy, helping to reduce acid rain, global warming and pollution
- in the past five years, Brisbane residents have recycled about 500,000 tonnes of material through yellow-topped recycling bins
- because of recycling, Brisbane has saved 109,000 megalitres of water since 1998 - this equals 240,000 swimming pools or 12% of Brisbane's yearly domestic water consumption
- each year Brisbane homes send about one tonne of solid waste to landfill
Recycling near you
Find recycling services in Brisbane suburbs to help reduce the amount of waste going to landfill.
You can also download the recycling services directory (PDF - 873kb).
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