How much waste paper is collected each year for recycling?
A. More than 1.6 million tonnes of waste paper is collected each year, most of which is used in making paper. This represents 49.6 per cent of the paper consumed in Australia, and more than 68 per cent of the paper produced in Australia. Around two-thirds of the waste paper collected is boxes, cartons and other forms of packing paper. Almost one-third of the waste is old newspapers. Collecting this paper saves the cities and towns we live in about $80 million per year in reduced rubbish disposal costs.
