KG’S OF PACKAGING WASTE YOU HAVE HELPED SAVE FROM LANDFILL BY BUYING BULK.
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SO FAR SINCE
SO FAR SINCE
LAST YEAR
By choosing to buy bulk and recycling your containers, not only can you buy as much or as little as you want, you are also deciding to make a difference.
102,900
10,290,000
PLASTIC BAGS THE SOURCE BULK FOODS HAVE SAVED FROM PRODUCTION
20,000
$AUD IN DONATIONS AND COUNTING
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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 253 million bags less a year! Here are some other mind blowing figures on waste…
13,000,000,000
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.
130,000,000
KGs OF PLASTIC WASTE ENDS UP IN THE OCEAN FROM AUSTRALIANS ANNUALLY
Worldwide 14,000 pieces of plastic are dumped in the ocean everyday
1,100,000
Sea creatures die every year from plastic bags and other plastic garbage
With a staggering 700 species on the breach of extinction, due to plastic in the ocean.
800,642
KM2 of plastic wrap produced each year
That’s enough plastic film to shrink-wrap New South Wales.
03
OUR
OUR
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
04
OUR
OUR
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.
20,000
AUD 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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