This statistic shows the volume of waste sent to landfill in Australia in financial year 2017, broken down by material category. The material category with the most volume sent to landfill in 2017 were organics, which was estimated to be about 6,710 thousand metric tons. Followed by masonry materials and hazardous materials, with 4,871 and 3,731 thousand metric tons respectively.
Volume of waste sent to landfill from Australia in 2017, by material category (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (November 19, 2018). Volume of waste sent to landfill from Australia in 2017, by material category (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Volume of waste sent to landfill from Australia in 2017, by material category (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. November 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2018). Volume of waste sent to landfill from Australia in 2017, by material category (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Volume of Waste Sent to Landfill from Australia in 2017, by Material Category (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), Volume of waste sent to landfill from Australia in 2017, by material category (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Volume of waste sent to landfill from Australia in 2017, by material category (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), November 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/