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Australians urged to ditch rubbish habits picked up in lockdown – Sydney Morning Herald
A surge in home-delivered food and online shopping during COVID-19 lockdowns has generated an alarming 20 per cent increase in household rubbish.
While some behavioural shifts adopted during lockdown have been positive including the renaissance of regional areas, increased flexibility and resilience in working habits, and a growth in digital innovation the report’s authors have urged state and federal governments to prioritise problematic habits Australians adopted in 2020.
The crisis in waste was made worse by an increase in the use of personal protective gear and people “contaminating” their recyclables with rubbish, said Peter Colacino,…
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