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Wastes are increasing
- Construction waste in Australia grew by 19%, followed by Manufacturing waste(14%) since 2016-17.
- As much as 12.3 million tonnes of waste attributed to Electricity, gas, water & waste services.
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How much do we generate electronic wastes?
- About 60% (323400 Million tonnes) generated by Metal in 2018-2019
- Plastics account for a third of e-wastes(156310 tonnes ~ 29%)
Which category of waste can be recovered most?
Reference
- Australian Bureau of Statistics 2018-19, Waste Account, Australia, Experimental Estimates, ABS, viewed 2 December 2022, https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/environment/environmental-management/waste-account-australia-experimental-estimates/latest-release.
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- Plastic recovery rate steadily increased by 6.3% since 2016-2017
- Up to 81% of all masonry wastes are recovered in 2018-2019