❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks detailed data on waste generation, recycling, and landfill disposal in the Perth metropolitan area, highlighting data gaps and the need for improved waste management strategies.
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(1) What is the estimated tonnage of waste generated within the Perth metropolitan area?
(2) Of this amount, what are the estimated tonnages of domestic (municipal), construction and demolition, and commercial and industrial wastes?
(3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, what are the estimated tonnages that are -
(a) recycled via kerbside schemes;
(b) recycled via other schemes; and
(c) green waste (in total) and green waste that is composted or mulched?
(4) What proportion of the total waste generated in the Perth metropolitan area is estimated to be disposed of to landfill?
(2) Of this amount, what are the estimated tonnages of domestic (municipal), construction and demolition, and commercial and industrial wastes?
(3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, what are the estimated tonnages that are -
(a) recycled via kerbside schemes;
(b) recycled via other schemes; and
(c) green waste (in total) and green waste that is composted or mulched?
(4) What proportion of the total waste generated in the Perth metropolitan area is estimated to be disposed of to landfill?
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29 October 2003
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Minister for the Environment
Response time
48 days
(b) recycled via other schemes; and (c) green waste (in total) and green waste that is composted or mulched?
(c) green waste (in total) and green waste that is composted or mulched?
Total waste to landfill in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 2,342,516 tonnes Total waste recycled in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 131,352 tonnes Total waste generated in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 2,473,868 tonnes (2) Of this amount, the estimated tonnages of domestic (municipal), construction and demolition, and commercial and industrial wastes are: Municipal Waste: 933,732 tonnes Construction and Demolition Waste: 1,166,613 tonnes Commercial and Industrial Waste: 373,523 tonnes (3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
Total waste recycled in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 131,352 tonnes Total waste generated in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 2,473,868 tonnes (2) Of this amount, the estimated tonnages of domestic (municipal), construction and demolition, and commercial and industrial wastes are: Municipal Waste: 933,732 tonnes Construction and Demolition Waste: 1,166,613 tonnes Commercial and Industrial Waste: 373,523 tonnes (3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
Total waste generated in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 2,473,868 tonnes (2) Of this amount, the estimated tonnages of domestic (municipal), construction and demolition, and commercial and industrial wastes are: Municipal Waste: 933,732 tonnes Construction and Demolition Waste: 1,166,613 tonnes Commercial and Industrial Waste: 373,523 tonnes (3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(2) Of this amount, the estimated tonnages of domestic (municipal), construction and demolition, and commercial and industrial wastes are: Municipal Waste: 933,732 tonnes Construction and Demolition Waste: 1,166,613 tonnes Commercial and Industrial Waste: 373,523 tonnes (3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
Municipal Waste: 933,732 tonnes Construction and Demolition Waste: 1,166,613 tonnes Commercial and Industrial Waste: 373,523 tonnes (3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(c) green waste (in total) and green waste that is composted or mulched?
Total waste to landfill in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 2,342,516 tonnes Total waste recycled in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 131,352 tonnes Total waste generated in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 2,473,868 tonnes (2) Of this amount, the estimated tonnages of domestic (municipal), construction and demolition, and commercial and industrial wastes are: Municipal Waste: 933,732 tonnes Construction and Demolition Waste: 1,166,613 tonnes Commercial and Industrial Waste: 373,523 tonnes (3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
Total waste recycled in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 131,352 tonnes Total waste generated in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 2,473,868 tonnes (2) Of this amount, the estimated tonnages of domestic (municipal), construction and demolition, and commercial and industrial wastes are: Municipal Waste: 933,732 tonnes Construction and Demolition Waste: 1,166,613 tonnes Commercial and Industrial Waste: 373,523 tonnes (3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
Total waste generated in Perth Metropolitan Area for 2001/2002: 2,473,868 tonnes (2) Of this amount, the estimated tonnages of domestic (municipal), construction and demolition, and commercial and industrial wastes are: Municipal Waste: 933,732 tonnes Construction and Demolition Waste: 1,166,613 tonnes Commercial and Industrial Waste: 373,523 tonnes (3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(2) Of this amount, the estimated tonnages of domestic (municipal), construction and demolition, and commercial and industrial wastes are: Municipal Waste: 933,732 tonnes Construction and Demolition Waste: 1,166,613 tonnes Commercial and Industrial Waste: 373,523 tonnes (3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
Municipal Waste: 933,732 tonnes Construction and Demolition Waste: 1,166,613 tonnes Commercial and Industrial Waste: 373,523 tonnes (3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(3) Of the domestic (municipal) waste total, the estimated tonnages that are - (a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(a) Recycled via kerbside schemes - 62,621 tonnes (b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(b) Recycled via other schemes - 7,654 tonnes. (c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(c) The amount of domestic greenwaste recycled by local government as reported in Resource Recovery Rebate Scheme claims - 61,077 tonnes. (4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
(4) It is not possible to provide an accurate answer to this question because data on the amount of waste recycled by industry is not available. The need for better data has been identified as a priority action in the recently released Strategic Direction for Waste Management in Western Australia.
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