Plastic pollution affects the Sydney housing value

Real estate value could fall by 7.4% for Sydney's areas where littering is clearly seen, according to a new report.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Boomerang Alliance's report found that even if only 1% of the 1.6 million houses in Sydney were affected by rubbish, it could also have an economic impact of $ 11.8 million in the housing sector. The alliance is based on the model developed by the National Association of Housing Builders to draw the above results. This model determines that garbage near the house may cause the house to depreciate by about 7.4%.

"It is important to control waste in cities like Sydney, where the population is expanding and the environment is under pressure," said Jane Fitzgerald, executive director of the real estate council, NSW.

Boomerang Alliance convenor and director Angel Angel said that NSW made a historic decision to recycle containers, but did not make a historic decision on the use of plastic bags, did not take into account the plastic bags and plastic particles on marine life great influence. "Some smaller states and territories have already acted to know that all state governments in 2005 have announced that they have taken 1.5 billion plastic bags to be thrown away, of which more than 600 million have been thrown in NSW. "

Although the number of garbage in New Jersey is reduced by 12%, it is estimated that this year, Xinzhou throws 185 million plastic bags. The Boomerang Alliance, representing 45 community groups and more than 45,000 people, submitted the report to urge the NSW government to take action on product bans, recycling programs, up-regulation of waste disposal fees and mandatory design requirements. "Prevention is better than cleaning," the league said. The less the cost the better.

Mark Speakman, the head of the state's environmental ministry, said their primary task was to implement a plastic recycling such as ps foam containers recycling program and to study the issue of throwing plastic bags.