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Encourage people to recycle more and in a range of ways.

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Bailey Wright
Bailey Wright campaign leader

Waste pollution in the ocean is a major cause of marine death. This man is inspecting fish from the mass of dead fish in a waste polluted lake.

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Australia is the second highest producer of waste per person in the world; approximately 650 kilograms of waste is produced per person per year. This is second only to the United States America, which produces approximately 715 kilograms of waste per person per year. By using only recycled paper you will save the trees that would be cut down to produce more paper and you would also save the…

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The amount of Australia's waste is absolutely atrocious! Our waste problem claims the lives of over 1 million marine animals. This petition tells Prime Minister Tony Abbott that the world knows the facts about Australia's huge waste problem and the effect it has on our planet. It asks Tony Abbott to make a change for Australia by subsidizing our waste companies so that they have the funding…

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Bailey Wright
Bailey Wright Campaign leader
  • Mar 30, 2014
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The goal of this video is to motivate people to do something about recycling. People should watch this video so that they know the impact…Read More

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Bailey Wright
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  • Mar 30, 2014
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This is the Osborne artificial reef, which has created homes for a small population of marine life like crustaceans. Due to the corrosive…Read More

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  • Mar 30, 2014

Every year over 50,000 sea turtles die due to suffocation from plastic bags and other plastic waste. This image shows a sea turtle…Read More

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