South Korea, Sweden and the United Kingdom are innovating in their recycling industries, leaving Australia to play catch up.
"I know that Australia has a background of maybe not being the most well-known country for good behaviour when it comes to the environment," Mr Andersson said.
In 1995, South Korea was one of the worst countries in the world for food waste, recycling just 2 per cent of its waste. "After laying a foundation for the system, the government did lots of public relations work and educated citizens with the local governments and civic groups," said Juchang Yi, director of South Korea's Waste-to-Energy division in its Ministry of Environment.
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