01

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

KG’S OF PACKAGING WASTE YOU HAVE HELPED SAVE FROM LANDFILL BY BUYING BULK.

10,290,000

PLASTIC BAGS THE SOURCE BULK FOODS HAVE SAVED FROM PRODUCTION

20,000

$AUD IN DONATIONS AND COUNTING

02

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
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
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

05

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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