Sydney is expected to run out of landfill space by 2030 which means it could be transported to regional NSW or interstate.
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00:00Regional New South Wales could soon be copying a load of Sydney's garbage.
00:05Sydney has a garbage problem. It's estimated the city will run out of
00:10landfill space by 2030, which means their trash could be transported to the
00:17regions or interstate at the expense of Sydney's signers.
00:33The state government is looking to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill by
00:38growing recycling rates and mandating the collection of food and garden
00:42organics, FOGO, for businesses and households. Taking action on chemicals
00:49in food packaging is another focus as they contaminate FOGO collections.
00:55New South Wales' first waste infrastructure plan is set to finalise a waste levy review.