Waste not, want not: Researchers are supporting Australia's move to a zero-waste culture with science. The first step has been a circular economy roadmap to reduce plastic, glass, tyres and paper waste.

The article focuses on researchers are supporting Australia's move to a zero-waste culture with science and it has been a circular economy roadmap to reduce plastic, glass, tyres and paper waste. Topics include Australia's traditional take-make-waste consumption pattern is hitting two walls are ever-more-expensive primary materials, and ever-more-unacceptable ways of dealing with waste.