Data sources

Did you know people recycle an average of 75 containers per trip? (Average is for machines only. Source: Network operator, TOMRA Cleanaway)

It takes less water to make a new container from recycled plastic or glass than it does from new materials. (Source: Lifecycles Australia, 2021)

Making glass from recycled materials requires only 40% of the energy needed to make glass from new materials. (Source: Cleanaway https://cleanaway2stor.blob.core.windows.net/cleanaway2-blob-container/2020/06/Glass.pdf)

By recycling through Return and Earn, your bottles and cans can be recycled and back on the shelf as a new container in as little as 4-8 weeks. (Source: Logistics provider, Cleanaway - https://bit.ly/3Cn3Dal)

Community impact numbers are calculated by projecting NSW households participating in the scheme.

Number for NSW based on total private dwellings (3,059,599) from the 2016 ABS Census data. (Source: https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/1?opendocument)

Number for Community (32,899) based on an average of total NSW private dwellings (3,059.599) ÷ total NSW electoral districts 2019 (93) (Source: https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/1?opendocument Source: https://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/redistribution/About-redistribution/Overview)

Garbage truck capacity is based on an Australian rear lift truck with a payload capacity of 9.5 tonnes (Source: https://waster.com.au/australian-garbage-trucks/)

Size of standard Olympic swimming pool (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic-size_swimming_pool)

Household annual energy consumption (Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/energy/energy-account-australia/latest-release#:~:text=In%202019%2D20%20energy%20use,%25%20to%201%2C515%20GJ%2F%20%24mGVA)

Number of passenger vehicles in NSW (Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/industry/tourism-and-transport/survey-motor-vehicle-use-australia/latest-release)