Waste management information fact sheet.

REFUSE TO LANDFILL¹

Household kerbside collection

56,609

60,841

63,298

69,803

73,381

75,046

74,359

63,769

Annual inorganic collection

6,386

7,419

8,250

8,929

9,185

11,316

11,509

11,842

Public area collections

1,844

1,735

2,035

2,241

2,099

1,987

1,974

1,865

Recycling waste

159

333

193

163

240

264

273

1,109

TOTAL REFUSE - TONNES

65,998

70,328

73,776

81,136

84,932

88,613

88,115

78,585

RECYCLING¹

Kerbside recycling collection²

Plastic

720

946

920

993

1,019

1,142

1,302

1,389

Glass

5,126

5,941

6,220

6,881

7,446

8,287

9,093

11,505

Paper

7,439

7,821

9,317

10,596

11,079

10,636

10,218

14,592

Tin cans

575

468

441

455

439

448

530

573

Aluminium cans

53

48

44

55

65

75

103

90

Annual inorganic collection

Metal

362

436

1,079

643

395

5

26

26

Tyres

120

134

104

127

93

64

69

133

Hazmobile collections

49

61

76

80

66

56

68

19

TOTAL RECYCLE - TONNES

14,395

15,794

18,125

19,750

20,536

20,713

21,409

28,327

Recycling/recovery diversion rate

18%

18%

20%

20%

20%

19%

20%

26.5%

City population (usually resident)

307,300³

317,500³

326,100³

332,900³

347,100³

354,700³

361,900³

368,500³

March 01, 06 Census

283,203

328,968

City households (Targeted refuse rate)

85,698⁴

89,809⁴

90,871⁴

92,672⁴

95,445⁴

97,751⁴

100,138⁴

100,873⁴

March 01, 07 Census

83,829

95,121