Quiz: Recycling (in honour of National Recycling Week 10-16 November)

Bulletin of 13 November 2025

According to Federal Government figures, what percentage of Australia’s 75.6 million tonnes of annual waste is currently recycled?
Answer
63%.
Which Australian state was the last to introduce a container deposit refund scheme in 2025?
Answer
Tasmania.
South Australia has the longest running container deposit refund scheme in Australia. When was the scheme first introduced? (a) 1977 (b) 1987 (c) 1997 (d) 2007.
Answer
(a) 1977.
In December 2021 an Australian regulation came into force that what waste product can now only be exported in pieces smaller than 150mm?
Answer
Used tyres.
Arrange this list of Australia’s main waste products from highest to lowest, by weight: Glass, masonry, organics, paper & cardboard, plastics, tyres.
Answer
Masonry, organics, paper & cardboard, plastics, glass, tyres.

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