Sources of Organic Waste across Western Australia
The Organic waste stream is one which can be processed into other products for resource recovery. It is composed of waste such as paper and cardboard, food, green and garden waste, animal waste and biosolids (treated sludge) and raw sludges.
Organic waste is usually generated as a component of most waste streams, and is the single largest component contained within it. In Perth alone, approximately 1.2 million tonnes of organic waste was generated in 1996 (Waste 2020, 2001). 25% of this waste originated from green (or garden) waste with other main contributors to this waste stream being manures and sludges (20%), food wastes (18%) and paper and cardboard waste (15%).
To view a list of locations across Western Australia that process, recover and supply recovered types of organic waste please click on the links below.
- 4/5 Star Hotel approximate organic waste: 2008-09
- Central locations of organic raw material – Green Waste from local government areas: 2007 – 08
- Compost and Green Waste processing facilities – Perth and Surrounds: 2009
- Organic raw material – Alternative waste treatment (AWT) digestate: 2009
- Organic raw material – Biosolids: 2007- 08
- Organic raw material – State Pine residues: 2008 - 09
- Organic raw material – State Pine plantation residues & Compost facilities: 2008
- Organic raw material – Untreated Timber: 2008 - 09
- Overview of Organic raw material – Greenwaste from Local Government areas: 2007 – 08
