Waste is a human invention

Clive explains how our waste is a symptom of an unsustainable lifestyle.

Waste is a human invention

 There is remarkable truism which is devastating for Homo sapiens to comprehend there is no waste In nature. But Australians create 2.7 tonnes of waste a year. That’s 7.5kg per day and yet we only consume about 1kg of solid food, fruit, vegetables and meat each day! So 6.5kg of our daily waste is packaging, which is a shocking indictment of our consumer-driven lifestyle.

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