Australians recycle approximately 46% of their overall generated waste, growing by 825% over the past 7 years.

Australia ranks No. 1 in the world for newsprint recycling, which has grown from 28% in 1990 to 75% in 2006 (PNEB).

Australian Catalogue Association (ACA) estimates recycling rates of catalogues in Australia at around 80%.

In 2006 waste paper and board collections totalled approximately 2.5 million tonnes, of which around 1.5 million tonnes was used domestically and 1 million tonnes exported, mainly to China and India.

48% of the Australian paper manufacturing sectors fibre needs come from recycled paper.

Australia’s overall paper and cardboard recovery and recycling rate is estimated at 64%.

Reusable pre-press chemistry containers have been introduced to replace previously used 20 litre drums sent to landfill, reducing the environmental impact.

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