Australian agriculture uses a large amount of plastics in the production of food and fibre.
A high proportion of plastics become waste when they reach the end of their useful life. Whether they are sent to landfill, burned or buried, this plastic waste can pollute our environment and harm human health.
Plastics don’t decompose once they are in the environment, but rather break into smaller and smaller pieces, becoming what is known as microplastics. Plastic has been found in the deepest parts of the ocean, in the air we breathe and even in human organs. It presents a global problem, but we have the opportunity to address it by working together.
