- Refers to waste sorted to landfill for disposal only.
- Refers to waste contracted with the intent of being recycled.
- Includes waste sorted to landfill for energy recovery.
- Includes waste subject to treatment and other disposal.
Source: ABS (2020b)
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Figure 31 Waste management categories, 2016–17 to 2018–19
Figure 32 Resource recovery and recycling rates by jurisdiction, 2018–19
ACT = Australian Capital Territory; NSW = New South Wales; NT = Norther Territory; Qld = Queensland; SA = South Australia; Tas = Tasmania; Vic = Victoria; WA = Western Australia
Source: Pickin et al. (2020)
Figure 33 (a) Regional plan boundaries, as of June 2018, and (b) end dates for regional plans, 2020–50
Figure 34 Forecast of the economic cost of extreme events, 2015–50
Figure 35 The Darwin Living Lab
Source: CSIRO (2019a). © CSIRO Australia
Figure 36 Percentage of jobs that can be reached in 45 minutes by car in Sydney, 2011
Figure 37 Waste hierarchy
Figure 38 Educational material supporting tree cover, Melbourne
Sources: left – Frasers Property (Greenlife Industry Australia & Hort Innnovation 2020); right – Google
Figure 39 Greater Sydney Plan performance indicators
Figure 40 IKALC seasons of Western Sydney, based on weather and time of year
