Tonnes Disposed - Comparison by Waste Stream - 2004 (Perth)
Building and Demolition waste constitutes over 50% of all solid waste disposed at landfills the in Perth Metropolitan Region. This equates to approximately 1 tonne per capita per year.
Commercial and industrial waste in the period July 1998 - December 2004 constituted 15 to 20 per cent of the total solid waste stream. This equates to approximately 0.3 tonnes per capita per year. The primary source of commercial and industrial wastes are commercial establishments and non-biodegradable wastes from industrial and manufacturing processes, particularly packaging processes and the food and hospitality industry.
Municipal waste includes waste collected by councils or their agents from household weekly kerbside waste services, waste delivered to disposal sites by residents' vehicles, waste from council activities such as bulk kerbside collections, street litter collections, waste from parks and waste from sweeping machines. Typically, about two thirds of municipal solid waste is food waste and other green and organic materials, and a further 20 per cent consists of non-separated recyclables. In the period from 1998 to 2004 the municipal waste stream contributed in average 30% of the total solid waste stream in Perth. This equates to approximately 0.54 tonnes per capita per year.
| Municipal | Commercial & Industrial | Building & Demolition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 728,244 | 535,731 | 1,512,595 |
