The theme for World Environment Day 2023 was focused on solutions to plastic pollution under the campaign #BeatPlasticPollution.
The world is being inundated by plastic. It is relatively cheap to produce, durable, flexible, and easy to transport. But the sheer volume of plastics produced and discarded every year negatively affects our ecosystems, wildlife, the climate, human health, and the economy.
A systems change is needed to address the causes of plastic pollution. This starts with reducing problematic and unnecessary plastic use, reusing and refilling existing products to move away from a throw-away culture, and replacing other products with recycled plastic alternatives.
Here are some of our recent achievements and initiatives to #BeatPlasticPollution:
Recycling...
Replacement...
Check out some examples of how we're beating plastic pollution below...
Deer Park Station
First Recycled Soft Plastic Use
Mordialloc Freeway Project
Recycled Soft Plastic Noise Walls
Auckland Airfield Drainage Project
Recycled HDPE Pipes
Corban Reserve Stormwater Upgrade
Reusable Formwork - Geotubs
Wyndham Vale Stabling Yard
Recycled Plastic Composite Sleepers
Ovingham Grade Separation Project
Recycled Plastic Atoms in Concrete
Webb Street Level Crossing Removal
Recycled Plastic Water Tanks
Cranbourne Line Upgrade
Recycled Plastic in Asphalt
