Friday, 12 December 2008
Australia continues to lead the world as the number one recycler of old newspapers. The recently released Australian newspaper recycling statistics' for 2007 indicate that 76.7% of old newspapers were recovered for recycling - a slight increase over the previous year. Australia has held this position as the “number one recycler” for the last five years. Recovered newspapers are recycled to make new newsprint and products such as egg cartons, insulation and cardboard.
Through recycling their old newspapers which are then turned into new newsprint and other products, Australian’s have the potential to save more than a million tonnes of carbon emissions each year. That’s the same as taking 250,000 large cars off the road for a year.