Australia: recycling rate of plastic by polymer type

In financial year 2019, the recycling rate of plastics for PETs across Australia was estimated at around 21 percent followed by PE-HD type plastics at 19.7 percent and PE-LD/LLD type plastics at 17.3 percent.

Recycling rate of plastic in Australia in the financial year 2019, by polymer type

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March 2020

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

financial year 2019

Number of respondents

71 reprocessing facilities

Supplementary notes

Australia's financial years run from July to June of the following year. For example, FY 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.

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