Unchecked consumption will waste the planet

window.document.getElementById(‘post-7932′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Eureka Street: Cutting waste is the fastest way to reduce carbon emissions and cope with other crises of climate change. Waste is about turning resources into non-usable rubbish without getting full value from them. Waste causes half our carbon emissions, and wastes resources and the human lives that produce them. According to the Australia Institute’s 2005 report, ‘Wasteful Consumption in Australia’, in 2004, 20 million Australians threw away $5.3 billion in food alone, including $2.9 billion …

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