❓ Hon. Sally Talbot asks the Minister for Environment about the amount of glass collected for recycling by local governments in WA, and how much was sent interstate, recycled locally, or disposed of in landfill. The Minister's response indicates a lack of specific data for local government glass collection and landfill disposal.
AnsweredQoN 1445Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
GLASS —
RECYCLING
1445. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
minister representing the Minister for Environment:
(1) How much
glass was collected by local government waste recycling in 2013, 2014 and 2015
to date?
(2) For each of these years, how much glass was —
(a) sent interstate for recycling;
(b) recycled in WA; and
(c) disposed of in landfill?
RECYCLING
1445. Hon SALLY TALBOT to the
minister representing the Minister for Environment:
(1) How much
glass was collected by local government waste recycling in 2013, 2014 and 2015
to date?
(2) For each of these years, how much glass was —
(a) sent interstate for recycling;
(b) recycled in WA; and
(c) disposed of in landfill?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The
Minister for Environment has provided the following response —
(1) No separate data is available for local government glass
collection.
(2) (a) Data
from the Waste Authority's recycling activity report for 2013–14
shows that 3 820 tonnes of recycled glass was sent interstate for recycling. No
data is yet available for 2014–15.
(b) In 2013–14, 30 280
tonnes of recovered glass was sold in Western Australia.
The data for (a) and (b) includes
glass sourced from the municipal sector and the commercial and industrial
sectors.
(c) Estimates of glass disposed to
landfill are not available.
Minister for Environment has provided the following response —
(1) No separate data is available for local government glass
collection.
(2) (a) Data
from the Waste Authority's recycling activity report for 2013–14
shows that 3 820 tonnes of recycled glass was sent interstate for recycling. No
data is yet available for 2014–15.
(b) In 2013–14, 30 280
tonnes of recovered glass was sold in Western Australia.
The data for (a) and (b) includes
glass sourced from the municipal sector and the commercial and industrial
sectors.
(c) Estimates of glass disposed to
landfill are not available.
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