![]() The government last month launched its draft circular economy strategy which looks at new ways of keeping materials in use for as long as possible.īanning unnecessary single-use plastics and addressing organic waste are high on the government’s priority list. “It’s a great addition to the suite of education resources already out there and it means people can see how their efforts to reduce waste can have a positive impact to save precious resources,” Mr Steel said. READ ALSO ACT Government commences upgrades to make sports grounds more female-friendlyĪ newly released Impact Calculator can show Canberrans how much difference their decision to recycle containers through the scheme can have on the environment.įor example, it calculates a household that deposits 400 containers will save the equivalent of 267,440 litres of water or 289 minutes of showering 620.40 megajoules of energy or enough to power a television for 643 hours or 27.6 kilograms of material from going to landfill.
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