Waste - As valuable as Water, Energy & Minerals?

22 June 2020 by Kylie Hargreaves

Industrial

3 jobs are created for every 10,000 tonnes of waste put into landfill, compared to 9 jobs for the same amount recycled. That is reason enough to look at some of the regulatory changes suggested in this article.

https://thewest.com.au/politics/were-a-resources-industry-waste-sector-ng-s-2014621?

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IdeaSpies @ 2020.06.22 6:23 PM
Looks very positive. The link to the article?

Kylie Hargreaves @ 2020.06.23 4:53 AM
Oops, forgot the article link with some of the recommendations proposed https://thewest.com.au/politics/were-a-resources-industry-waste-sector-ng-s-2014621?utm_campaign=share-icons&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=clipboard&tid=1592860768131

IdeaSpies @ 2020.06.23 5:46 AM
The article mentions that waste needs to be separated better to be useful. This is an idea that would help. Any comments?

https://ideaspies.com/posts/rejection-to-encourage-recycling

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