Sustainability data
NSW Resource Recovery Industries Survey
Recovering materials for reprocessing and/or reuse is a key action that contributes to sustainability. Levels of recovery also provide an indicator on progress towards the recycling targets set out in the NSW Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy.
The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) undertakes a state wide survey of recovery industries to obtain financial year data on the estimated quantities of specific materials being collected, reprocessed and reused across NSW. The following Fact Sheets provide information gathered through the DECCW survey.
DECCW also supports the collection of reprocessing and reuse data on additional materials by external organisations. Links to external reports are provided below. Reports containing data from DECCW surveys carried out in 2003/04 and 2005/06 are provided further down the page.
Fact sheets 2008-09
Download the Paper Reprocessing Fact Sheet 2008-2009 (09779PaperRecovery08_09.pdf 65kb)
Download the Organic Reprocessing Fact Sheet 2008-2009 (10534OrganicsReprocessing08_09.pdf 105kb)
Download the Glass Reprocessing Fact Sheet 2008-2009 (10212GlassReprocessing08_09.pdf 91.3kb)
Fact sheets 2007-08
Download the Paper Reprocessing Fact Sheet 2007-2008 (09132paperreprocessing.pdf 213kb)
Fact sheets 2006-07
Download the Paper Reprocessing Fact Sheet 2006-2007 (08585paperreuse.pdf 83kb)
Download the Organics Reprocessing Fact Sheet (08584organicsRecovery.pdf 62kb)
Download the Textiles Reprocessing and Reuse Fact Sheet (08587TextileRecovery.pdf 65kb)
Download the Rubber Reprocessing and Reuse Fact Sheet (08586RubberRecovery.pdf 65kb)
Links
Building materials
The Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW) engaged the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) to undertake a survey for the 2006-07 financial year on recycling and recovery within the NSW Construction & Demolition industry. To access key NSW recycling and reprocessing building material data, view the WMAA Construction and Demolition Resource Recovery Industry Survey report for the financial year ending 30 June 2007 which is located on the WMAA website.
Plastics
The Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association (PACIA) carry out the National Plastics Recycling Survey to capture data related to the recycling and reprocessing of plastics in Australia. The Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW) supports the collection of plastics data by PACIA on a yearly basis. PACIA provides DECCW with key data related to plastics reprocessing activity in NSW. The following links provide access to NSW recycling and reprocessing plastics data located on the PACIA website:
View the 2008 National Plastics Recycling Survey.
View previous reports on the National Plastics Recycling Survey
Reports
2005-06 NSW Resource Recovery Industries Survey Report
The following report outlines the results of a survey on reprocessing and reuse activity in NSW for the 2005-2006 financial year.
Download the NSW Resource Recovery Industries Survey 2005-2006
(200834ResRecSurvey05_06.pdf 446kb)
2003-04 NSW Reprocessing Industries Survey Report Resource Recovery Industries Survey Report
The following report outlines the results of a survey on reprocessing activity in NSW for the 2003-2004 financial year.
Download the Reprocessing Industries Survey NSW (2003-2004)
(200670_SPD_ReprocessRpt2004.pdf 914Kb)
Sydney Business Waste Survey - April/May 2004
In 2004, over 4000 businesses across the Sydney Metropolitan area were surveyed about how they dealt with their waste and what materials they recycled.
Disposal-based Commercial and Industrial Waste Survey - May, July 2003
During May and July 2003, a survey was undertaken to measure commercial and industrial waste disposed of at Class 1 and Class 2 landfill facilities across the Sydney Metropolitan Area. The report presents the overall results.
Note:
This page includes materials published by the former Resource NSW. Enquiries regarding Resource NSW, its programs or publications should be directed to the Sustainability Programs Division.
Page last updated: 27 February 2011
