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"Kicking the can somewhere else:" Australia's recycling crisis

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Gnaraloo recycling cans
They've collected and crushed about 48 tonnes of bottles and cans on Ngaraloo Station in Western Australia as part of a program to make the eco resort more environmentally sustainable.(Stephen Stockwell: ABC)

India is the latest country to ban Australia's waste, with the country announcing it will no longer accept our discarded plastic.

Until now, India has been the fourth largest destination for Australia's plastic recycling.

The decision puts more pressure on the federal and state governments to find a solution on how to recycle waste, particularly after China's massive ban of Australia's waste last year.

Gayle Sloan, chief executive of the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia, says Australia must create its own re-manufacturing base to deal with its own waste.

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