Woolies obviously getting on the front foot with their recent announcement to ditch plastic straws
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Promo for next episode based on e-waste
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ABC’s War on Waste triggers national action against mounting waste levels
The ABC’s War on Waste has sparked major social and environmental change across Australia, triggering more than 450 initiatives by schools, hospitals, businesses, governments and community groups to slash their waste footprint.
A report by the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures and the ABC found many people who were inspired by the ABC television program to reduce waste at home went on to drive or demand similar changes across the public, private and community sectors – greatly amplifying the impact of the series.
The report identified 452 high-impact waste-reduction initiatives triggered by War on Waste , including:
- Woolworths’ decision to remove plastic straws from its stores in Australia and New Zealand
- The Western Australian Government’s banning of single-use plastic bags
- A surge in cafes offering discounts to customers with reusable cups, preventing almost 61 million single-use cups from ending up in landfill
- Schools introducing co-mingled recycling and e-waste collections
- Hospitality businesses banning single-use plastic straws
- Hospitals and clinics introducing recycling systems and replacing single-use plastics and polystyrene with reusable products
Almost half the 280 organisations in the report reduced waste in their operations, services or products based on ideas from War on Waste . Schools and universities introduced more than 200 initiatives, including e-waste collections and composting.
The snapshot of changes introduced over the six months after the broadcast of Series 2 of War on Waste in 2018 was only the “tip of the iceberg”, the report found, with the total number of waste-reduction initiatives likely to be much higher still.
Jenni Downes, Research Lead at the Institute for Sustainable Futures and report co-author, said: “ War on Waste has triggered systems-wide changes, driving high-impact waste-reduction initiatives, models and practices across Australia. The universal adoption of the ‘war on waste’ slogan demonstrates a new consciousness in communities everywhere and has raised expectations and demand for change.”
Teri Calder, ABC Impact Producer and report co-author, said: “ War on Waste has provided the foundations for policy change and driven widespread action to reduce Australia’s waste footprint. The biggest impact of the program has been in inspiring those with the power to make changes – in businesses, governments, education institutions and community organisations. The ABC is proud to have sparked a national conversation and inspired action to reduce our collective waste footprint.”
The report found that while many public education campaigns struggle to shift behaviours, viewers responded well to War on Waste’ s “motivating and uplifting” format, “solutions-focused” approach and stunts, such as an enormous footprint of plastic waste on Manly Beach in Sydney.
More than two-thirds of the 3.3 million viewers of the second series reported changes in waste behaviours, according to separate ABC audience data.
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returning in 2023
In War on Waste (S3) we’ll put the critical issue of waste back on the agenda and highlight the connection between waste and climate change. At the helm, passionate planet advocate and prankster Craig Reucassel will look at the mindset change we need to fix the problems. He’ll champion our waste heroes and hold the villains to account, and set new challenges for corporations, councils and communities. Alongside new large scale public installations to show the shocking impact of our consumer habits. the series will conscript entire communities as part of a national plastic audit to vividly highlight the problems lurking in our own homes.
A Lune Media production for ABC. Major production investment from the ABC and Screen Australia. Financed with support from Screen NSW. Series Producers Jodi Boylan, David Galloway and Leonie Lowe. ABC Manager, Documentaries Stephen Oliver
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War On Waste - Series 3
Tuesday 25 July 8.30pm
Episode 1
Planet advocate Craig Reucassel dives deep into Australia’s waste crisis to sort the facts from the PR spin, meet new waste warriors, & track down fresh everyday solutions to help all of us do our part in the ‘War on Waste’.
In the new 3-part series War on Waste passionate planet advocate and prankster Craig Reucassel will once again dive deep into Australia’s waste crisis to uncover the truth about recycling, answer our most-asked waste questions and provide straightforward solutions to help us stem the waste tide.He’ll set new challenges for corporations, councils and communities that’ll be followed up throughout the series. Learning from the past that little changes can add up to big wins, he’ll conscript entire neighbourhoods as part of a plastic and waste audit, to vividly highlight the problems lurking in our very own homes.
He’ll set-up new public stunts to show the impact of our consumer habits and go undercover with GPS trackers to find out where much of our waste is really going.Among new waste topics, he’ll investigate the impact of microplastics on our health, and undergo scientific testing to learn the shocking truth about the amount of plastic that’s inside us. He’ll reveal the devastating environmental impact of our obsession with fast fashion; discover the link between food waste and climate change; and seek solutions for the current crisis in soft plastics recycling.
On the flip side, he’ll meet the waste warriors who are rethinking the future of global waste issues, with innovative recycling solutions for our plastic, food and fashion waste.
As we emerge from the pandemic, have we become a better – or worse - waste nation?
Have our governments caught up to community attitudes? And what more can all of us be doing?
Production credit: A Lune Media Australia Production for ABC. Principal production investment from Screen Australia and ABC. Financed with support from Screen NSW. Director Jodi Boylan. Executive Producers Jodi Boylan, David Galloway and Leonie Lowe. ABC Acting Head, Factual and Culture Richard Huddleston and Commissioning Editor, Factual Stephen Oliver.
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Found out that despite the new Colgate toothpaste tubes being re made of a recyclable material , our MRF won’t accept them so they still have to be put in the rubbish. Colgate is also stopping their free mailing in of Oral Care Waste from mid this month it will be drop off only… which there is no drop off where I live.
This is a rubbish program.
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Episode 2
Tuesday 1 August 8.30pm
Craig Reucassel confronts Aussies about the amount of food we’re throwing away. He gives the suburban street challengers some expert tips for ways to reduce food waste; & uncovers the truth about compostable food packaging.
Continuing the War on Waste presenter Craig Reucassel takes to the streets to confront everyday Aussies about the astonishing amount of food we throw away.
To demonstrate the size of the problem he sets up a fifty-metre-long table loaded with 500 kilograms of food. How many families would it take to generate this amount of food waste?
Craig also catches up with design students at the University of NSW. They’ve been set a challenge to re-design some of our most commonly used products, to see if they can be made easier to recycle. From the ubiquitous soy sauce plastic fish to bread bags and stickers on fruit - will any of the students’ clever new designs make their way to the supermarket shelves?
Science communicator Lee Constable joins Craig to demonstrate the environmental impacts of food waste and Craig shares some expert tips on how to reduce it in the home.
Craig revisits our farmers to find out whether supermarket cosmetic standards are still leading to fruit and vegetables being wasted.
Production credit: A Lune Media Australia Production for ABC. Principal production investment from Screen Australia and ABC. Financed with support from Screen NSW. Director Jodi Boylan. Executive Producers Jodi Boylan, David Galloway and Leonie Lowe. ABC Acting Head, Factual and Culture Richard Huddleston and Commissioning Editor, Factual Stephen Oliver.
Episode 3
Tuesday 8 August 8.30pm
Craig Reucassel looks at the environmental cost of disposable fashion. He meets waste warriors battling to rescue unwanted fashion items; and goes undercover to find out where some of our recycled clothes might be ending up.
In the final episode, presenter Craig Reucassel will turn his attention to the environmental cost of our disposable fashion habits.
He’ll meet a ‘fast fashion’ influencer in an effort to understand why we’re buying so much cheap clothing, and then throwing so much of it away. Can he encourage all of us to wear our clothes longer and value them more, so they don’t end up in landfill?
He’ll meet some waste warriors who are on the front line in the battle to rescue unwanted fashion items from going to waste. In Melbourne he visits Second Stitch - a social enterprise run by women from diverse backgrounds, that encourages clothing repair in an effort to extend the life of clothes. In Sydney he visits Thread Together, an organisation that receives unwanted new clothes from retailers and re-distributes them to those in need.
As well, Craig goes undercover to find out where some of our clothes sent for recycling might really be ending up. How much is actually being recycled, and how much still ends up as waste?
Craig meets Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to ask whether politicians are doing enough to address our national waste crisis. Could they be investing more to help develop recycling infrastructure in Australia, and what stricter controls can they place on the wasteful practices of manufacturers and retailers?
Production credit: A Lune Media Australia Production for ABC. Principal production investment from Screen Australia and ABC. Financed with support from Screen NSW. Director Jodi Boylan. Executive Producers Jodi Boylan, David Galloway and Leonie Lowe. ABC Acting Head, Factual and Culture Richard Huddleston and Commissioning Editor, Factual Stephen Oliver.
Like most if not all of The Chaser’s recent attempt at comedy.
I thought it was a joke saying it was a “rubbish” program.
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Just a bit of “trash talk”. 
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RIP fashion waste! War on Waste pop-up fast fashion graveyard at Splendour in the Grass
With 227 million kilos of clothing going to landfill in Australia each year, the award-winning series, War on Waste, is drawing attention to this crisis with a powerful and thought-provoking Fast Fashion Graveyard activation at this weekend’s Splendour in the Grass festival.
Located opposite the Forum and Comedy Club, the Fast Fashion Graveyard symbolises the discarded clothing items that end up in landfill. With many Australians’ purchasing festival or concert outfits, often from fast fashion retailers, this activation highlights the harsh reality of their fashion choices.
Festival goers are invited to walk through the Fast Fashion Graveyard and read the harrowing fashion waste statistics displayed on the tombstones. The activation aims to encourage festival goers to consider the environmental and social impact of their clothing choices and empower them to be part of the solution.
Australia’s fast fashion waste crisis is just one of the three issues passionate planet advocate and prankster Craig Reucassel investigates during the new season of War on Waste which premieres on Tuesday 25 July at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
War on Waste host, Craig Reucassel, says “Fast fashion has exploded! We’ve moved to ultra-fast fashion, even though 30% of clothing in the average wardrobe has not been worn in the last year. We’re throwing out nearly 10kg of fashion per person each year. To make only the cotton clothes that we throw out each year, would take as much water as there is in Sydney Harbour. Meanwhile, over 60% of our clothes are made from plastic derived from fossil fuels. Through this activation, we hope to engage the festival community in meaningful conversations about the impact of fast fashion and inspire them to embrace more sustainable and ethical practices. Buy less and wear it longer!”
The Fast Fashion Graveyard will be open from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 July at the Splendour in the Grass festival. Recycled or repurposed materials have been used to create this activation, and following the festival, the materials will be repurposed or recycled.
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I wonder if Ice Break ice coffee also uses PVC for their bottles as the logo on the back the new ARL says to put it in the bin .
Also in the first episode, they didn’t mention all the aluminium cans are sent overseas for processing as Australia doesn’t have the aluminium smelters from what i understand . Sent to Netherlands, Korea etc . They only mentioned plastic bottles.