The Chaser's Craig Reucassel busts huge coffee myth in War on Waste

By Michael Lallo
Updated February 27 2017 - 2:09am, first published 12:15am
Your 'cardboard' coffee cup will almost certainly end up in landfill: Craig Reucassel draws attention to the 1 billion takeaway cups Australians waste each year. Photo: Ben King/ABC
Your 'cardboard' coffee cup will almost certainly end up in landfill: Craig Reucassel draws attention to the 1 billion takeaway cups Australians waste each year. Photo: Ben King/ABC
This A-class tram - stuffed with more than 50,000 takeaway coffee cups - represents what Australians send to landfill every half-hour. Photo: Ben King/ABC
This A-class tram - stuffed with more than 50,000 takeaway coffee cups - represents what Australians send to landfill every half-hour. Photo: Ben King/ABC
Like most Australians, this man was surprised to learn the plastic lining inside takeaway coffee cups means they end up in landfill. Photo: Ben King/ABC
Like most Australians, this man was surprised to learn the plastic lining inside takeaway coffee cups means they end up in landfill. Photo: Ben King/ABC

Most Melburnians groan at the sight of a crowded tram. But this one – its passengers pressed against the windows – provokes curious smiles. Not least because The Chaser's Craig Reucassel is hanging out the side, yelling into a bullhorn.

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