Are you recycling correctly? How you can play your part for the planet

Australians produce 74 million tonnes of waste each year, of which only 60% is recycled. Studies have shown that confusion and lack of knowledge around recycling is compromising our efforts.Renuka reports in Tamil with a feature written by Yumi Oba.

Your recyclables should not be bagged when placing them into the kerbside recycling bin. Source: Getty Images/RUBEN BONILLA GONZALO

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