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AN ESTIMATED one tonne of unnecessary waste will be contributed to landfills across Ipswich every year by the average household.
The confronting statistic comes amid Ipswich City Council’s ‘Reducing Our Waste’ survey, as Council again seeks to review its sustainability and landfill reduction practices.
Among the total 351 respondents in last year’s survey, it was revealed more than 70 per cent of current landfill materials could be diverted from the site immediately.
Meanwhile, a large portion of respondents admitted they had not been recycling some waste materials appropriately. About 70 per cent of waste in Ipswich landfills does not belong at the site. Pic: file photo