Australia’s annual plastic consumption produces emissions equivalent to 5.7m cars, analysis shows

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/10/australias-annual-plastic-consumption-produces-emissions-equivalent-to-57m-cars-analysis-shows

Author: Donna Lu

The plastics consumed yearly by Australians have a greenhouse emissions impact equivalent to 5.7m cars – more than a third of the cars on Australia’s roads, new analysis suggests. A report commissioned by the Australian Marine Conservation Society and WWF Australia has found that the plastics consumed nationally in the 2019-20 financial year created 16m tonnes of greenhouse gases.