Australia is recycling only about 16 per cent of its plastic waste in 2021, far short of the 70 per cent target, and a lower rate than many other developed countries.
Australia is set to miss its plastics recycling target by a wide margin, with the packaging industry conceding for the first time that the pledge to recycle 70 per cent of plastic waste by 2025 almost certainly cannot be met.
Confidential documents prepared for industry stakeholders show Australia was recycling only about 16 per cent of its plastic waste in 2021, far short of the 70 per cent target, and a lower rate than many other developed countries. The low recycling rate had been stagnant for three years, dropping slightly from 18 per cent in 2020. On current figures, Australia would have to recycle or compost 608,000 tonnes of additional plastic waste each year to meet the 70 per cent target.
APCO has 1500 business members representing large packaging producers, such as Visy Industries, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.
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