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Toady, waste is a 

problem.

Waste? What's the 

problem?

Well people in Australia all 

create waste, quite a lot of it 

actually.

And the problem is finding 

something to do with all of it.

But isn't that 

already figured 

out? I mean what 

do they do with 

our waste now?

Well the rubbish that fills up your bin at home 

will go into a land fill.

That's where they dig a big hole and pour all of 

our rubbish into it.

Anyway, the problem is landfills are non-

renewable, and people don't want to live near 

them. 

Sorry.. uh question,

What does non-renewable mean?

No of course ask all you like,

Non-renewable means that it cannot be used again.

The rubbish in these land fills will stay there for 

thousands of years, and serves no purpose. Also, 

we keep having to build new land fills once one has been 

filled. And eventually we will run out of land.

Okay, I guess that is a problem. 

What about our other types of waste, are they a 

problem too?

Glad you asked, and 

actually yes they are.

Waste is created by 

every person everyday, 

in many different ways. 

When factories create 

and work on things, 

often they let off fumes 

that can pollute the air. 

When people litter 

pieces of rubbish, they 

are also polluting the 

environment.

Wow,

so how does it effect 

me?

Your world is in trouble.

The land around you is shrinking, as we need 

more space for land fills.

And the animals around you are dying. The 

pollution from all of this waste harms animals 

and their habitats.

In the future, you may not be able to enjoy the 

things you can now, as our world is struggling, 

and it itself in non-renewable.

What have people been doing? Why aren't they taking this 

seriously? 

Hey! Calm down, people have been trying to fix the problem. 

There are things you can   do to help the world from being 

destroyed by our waste.

What? I will do anything I can!

Firstly use less, if you don't create as much waste then the 

problem is already smaller.

Secondly, don't ever littler or pollute our 

environment.

And lastly, try to recycle as much as possible.

The Government have also been working to 

protect our earth from waste. They are working 

with companies and big factories to recycle 

or re-use waste. 

So are they the only things people are doing 

about this waste problem?

Well actually groups have formed to try and 

minimise our pollution. Some groups have even 

created events or dates to focus on cleaning up 

out country.

But Australia doesn't seem to be dying 

from our waste. Is it a problem that I 

have to think about right now?

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