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- Indicator 18
Sustainable consumption and production
19. Household waste per person
(a) arisings (b) recycled or composted, 1991-2 to 2008-9
| Waste arisings since: | 1991-2 |
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2003 |
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| Recycled or composted since: | 1991-2 |
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2003 |
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- Between 2003-4 and 2008-9 household waste per person decreased by 6 per cent, with each person on average generating less than half a tonne in 2008-9.
- The percentage of waste recycled or composted has increased, and accounted for 37 per cent of household waste in 2008-9.
- There has been a year on year decrease in the kilograms of non-recycled waste per person over the last seven years. It is now at the lowest level since estimates were first made in 1983-4 - most of this went to landfill.
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Updated: 30 July 2010