Australia’s amount of plastic waste surges as recycling rates fail to improve

Australians produced 3.2m tonnes of plastic waste in 2023-24, up from 3m tonnes the previous year

Plastics recycling rates in Australia have flatlined as the amount of waste continues to grow, the latest government data reveals.

Australians produced 3.2m tonnes of plastic waste in 2023-24, up from 3m tonnes the previous year, according to Australian plastics flows and fates data released on Friday.

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