Reducing Waste to Landfill
In 2009-10 South Australia’s recycling industries reported 2.76 million tonnes of material were diverted to resource recovery. This is an increase of 8.2% on the 2.56 million tonnes reported for 2008-09. During 2009-10 waste accepted by South Australia landfills decreased to 1.04 million tonnes (a drop of 3.5% from 2008-09). These factors have combined to increase the diversion rate for South Australia to 72.7% (up from 70.4% in 2008-09).
