Look out for @craigreucassel on an @ABCTV tram filled with coffee cups in Melbourne CBD now! #WarOnWasteAU #BYOCoffeeCup pic.twitter.com/8X6wMLWoSF
— Yarra Trams (@yarratrams) February 20, 2017
What does a tram filled with coffee cups look like? Wonder no more! Spotted today in the CBD #WarOnWasteAU #BYOCoffeeCup @ABCTV @yarratrams pic.twitter.com/3hHNijdvVW
— PTV (@ptv_official) February 20, 2017
Supporting environmental sustainability with @ABCTV 50,000 cups reach landfill every 30 minutes – enough to fill a tram #BYOCoffeeCup pic.twitter.com/oMSrA57RkF
— Yarra Trams (@yarratrams) February 20, 2017
Melbourne tram joins the fight against disposable coffee cups #byocoffeecup #arethoseusedcups @calhoops @PlanningMel pic.twitter.com/lMbdx99wJ9
— Manuel Lawrence (@manny_lawrence) February 20, 2017
The stunt is being pulled to demonstrate how many of the disposable cups Australia churns through at an alarming rate; reportedly, we go through some 50,000-odd every 30 minutes. Which, would you believe, is enough to fill a tram.
This is 6000kg of fashion waste. We generate this every 10 mins in Aus. See it today in Martin Place, Sydney. #WarOnWasteAU is coming soon. pic.twitter.com/mqVIgiaKXV
— ABC TV Australia (@ABCTV) February 16, 2017
Reucassel’s ‘War on Waste‘ – based on a similar series from the BBC – will explore Australia’s disproportionately high rate of wastage, and ask how people can change their habits to produce less waste in the future. Per Aunty’s official show description:
“The exciting new three-part factual series War on Waste will turn the spotlight on the staggering amount of waste we produce as a nation, and how together we can do something about it. No stranger to confronting situations, presenter Craig Reucassel will take on the supermarkets, challenge Australians to go waste free, debunk recycling myths, and uncover some shocking truths about fashion waste. Most importantly he’ll take a critical look at household, retail and farming waste in Australia – and ask, what has changed in the Australian psyche, and in our consumer culture, that has led us to become among the most wasteful nations on Earth?”
The series is currently filming, and is expected to hit screens later this year.
