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- 4.4% of household garbage in Victoria in 1998/99 was made up of plastics. (Source: Environment Protection Authority, 1999)
- The recycling rate in Australia for plastics HDPE mikl bottles was 50% (and higher than this in Victoria) with over 276 million milk
bottles being collected and recycled. (1997/98) (Source: Kemor, 1999)
- 91,269 tonnes of plastic was reprocessed in 19997. This represents a 60% growth in the 5 year period 1992-1997. (Source: SIRA/PACIA 1999)
- Recycling PET bottles saves 84% of the energy it takes to make PET bottles from raw materials. (Source: Grant, T et al 1999)
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