War on Waste
War on Waste

War on Waste (2017)

6.2 (2 votes)
3 Seasons
May 16, 2017
English
Documentary

Synopsis

Our waste is growing at double the rate of our population with 52 mega tonnes generated a year. Australia is ranked 5th highest for generating the most municipal waste in the world. In this three-part series, Craig Reucassel is on a mission to see if we, as a nation, can all do a little bit better.

Creator

Jodi Boylan

Network

ABC TV

Episodes

Episode 1
E1

Episode 1

May 16, 2017
57 min

Craig Reucassel is on a mission to uncover how much waste we produce as a nation and learn what we can about it. In tonight's episode he focuses on food waste as a staggering amount ends up in landfill every year.

Episode 2
E2

Episode 2

May 23, 2017
58 min

In this episode Craig dives underwater to discover the shocking amount of plastic waste that ends up in our oceans, which in turn becomes ingested by our marine life.

Episode 3
E3

Episode 3

May 30, 2017
57 min

Craig explores the impact that coffee cups and fast fashion have on our environment. He examines our obsession with fast fashion - an issue causing an environmental crisis globally.

Turning the Tide
E4

Turning the Tide

Dec 3, 2017
60 min

In this War on Waste follow-up special, Craig Reucassel returns to again put rubbish on our radar. He looks at whether we've found any solutions and have Australians changed the way they think about waste?

Cast

Trailer

Details

Original Title

War on Waste

Status

Returning Series

Seasons

3

Episodes

10

Production

KEO Films Australia, Lune Media