“With approximately 75 per cent of our rubbish generated by packaging, a few simple steps - buying loose fruit and veg, choosing products with recyclable packaging, and avoiding individually wrapped portions - can have a big impact.” BigsSimpleStepsProductsImpactFruitBuyingPortionsCentsAvoidingRubbishPackagingBig Impact Author:Sheherazade Goldsmith
“We had a level of tariffs of about five per cent. Now a lot of those will go, most of them will go over time, some of them immediately. Now that means that electronic goods and other things, white goods, coming into Australia, will be cheaper for our community. It also means in many cases that the inputs used by our high-end manufacturers to make a final product are also coming in cheaper than they otherwise would - so it makes those manufacturers more competitive.” MeanEndsUsedCommunityWhiteLevelsCasesFiveProductsFinalsAustraliaGoodsCentsCheaperOur CommunityInputTariffs Author:Andrew Robb
“You can get an ice-cold Coke for around fifty cents in most developing countries, not just in the major population centers, but at the most remote and surprising places. The logistical challenges to resupplying all these outlets are enormous - and yet, the entire system works with incredible efficiency as is confirmed by the price of the product.” CountryChallengesProductsColdMajorsIncrediblesPopulationEnormousIceDevelopingFiftySurprisingCentsEfficiencyOutletsCokeDeveloping Countries Author:Thomas Pogge