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  • Archive (pre-2016)

Food waste pilot survey - follow up with system users (2010)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 758 residents of the 15 trial areas were interviewed approximately 18 months after...

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  • Archive (pre-2016)

The environmental benefits of rescuing unsold food (2010)

Oz Harvest rescues surplus prepared meals and meal ingredients from many different organisations, and provides...

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  • Waste and recycling

Recycling activity in South Australia 2009-10

Executive Summary - Resource Recovery & Diversion - 1. SA recycling industries reported 2.76 million...

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  • Single-use plastics

Plastic Bag Ban Research Ehrenberg-Bass Institute (2009)

This executive summary details the findings of the third phase of research into the Plastic...

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  • Archive (pre-2016)

Food Waste Pilot Survey (2009)

AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF FOOD WASTE SYSTEMS: 4260 residents of the 15 trial areas were...

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  • Single-use plastics

Life cycle analysis of plastic bag alternatives (2009)

South Australia has become the first jurisdiction in Australia to enact regulations banning lightweight single-use...

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  • Archive (pre-2016)

Recycling Industry Investment Review part 2 (2009)

Executive Summary: Zero Waste SA (ZWSA) has sought an analysis of the capacity and capability...

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  • Archive (pre-2016)

Carbon constrained future and organic waste (2009)

The carbon constrained future and organic waste: a review of Federal legislation and policy setting...

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  • Waste and recycling

Recycling activity in South Australia 2008-09

Overview: The 2008–09 SA diversion rate at 70.4% is the highest recorded over the last...

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Acknowled­gement of Country

Green Industries SA acknowledges and respects the Traditional Custodians whose ancestral lands we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. 

We acknowledge and respect their deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people have to Country.

We extend our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their nations in South Australia and across Australia.