KG’S OF PACKAGING WASTE YOU HAVE HELPED SAVE FROM LANDFILL BY BUYING BULK.
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STATS SO FAR...
Your small choices make a big difference!
Buying in bulk without packaging waste and refilling your own containers allows you to shop smarter and make a positive impact on the environment.
Here’s how you have helped..
102,900
10,290,000
PLASTIC BAGS THE SOURCE BULK FOODS HAVE SAVED FROM PRODUCTION
$500,000
(AND COUNTING) IN DONATIONS TO CHARITIES, SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS IN NEED NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY
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INTERESTING
INTERESTING
FACTS
Did you know if each Australian family used just 1 less plastic bag each week that would be 520 million bags less a year! Here are some other mind blowing figures on waste…
474 Billion
Plastic bottles are disposed of each year.
That’s approx. 1 Million football fields each year if you stood the bottles up and covered every blade of grass.
5 BILLION
plastic bags used by australians annually
That equates to 4,000 bags a minute or 230,000 per hour.
145,000
TONNES OF PLASTIC WASTE ENDS UP IN THE OCEAN FROM AUSTRALIANS ANNUALLY
Worldwide approximately 8 million pieces of plastic are dumped into the ocean every day.
1,100,000
Sea creatures die every year from plastic bags and other plastic garbage
Sadly 100 million marine animals die each year from plastic waste alone.
800,642
KM2 of plastic wrap produced each year
That’s enough plastic film to shrink-wrap New South Wales.
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TOP 10
TIPS
Choose to refuse single-use plastic, here are 10 really easy tips to help you get started!
1. CARRY A REUSABLE WATER BOTTLE
2. BUY AS LITTLE OR AS MUCH AS YOU NEED IN BULK
3. BRING YOUR OWN COFFEE CUP OR MUG.
4. DO NOT USE PLASTIC PRODUCE BAGS.
5. ‘SAY NO!’ TO PLASTIC STRAWS & CUTLERY
6. STOCK YOUR PANTRY USING GLASS JARS
7. BRING YOUR OWN SHOPPING BAG
8. REFILL YOUR OWN JARS & CONTAINERS
9. MAKE FOOD FROM SCRATCH
10. REUSE FIRST THEN RECYCLE
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PRODUCTS
At The Source Bulk Foods you can buy as much or as little as you need in bulk, this style of shopping not only reduces the use of unecessary packaging but also reduces food wastage.
$500,000
IN DONATIONS
AND COUNTING
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OURCOMMUNITY
We view each of our stores as both an opportunity and a responsibility. It’s our opportunity to make a positive difference within the local community and our responsibility to nurture the global community for future generations. By rethinking the way we shop, we’re contributing to the sustainability of our environment and supporting organisations, charities and communities that are leading the push for a better, cleaner world. Your help so far is just the beginning.
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