Perfil do país

Austrália

Waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and policy statistics for Austrália.

Ano do indicador 2021Ásia Oriental e PacíficoRendimento elevado

Municipal waste generated540kg per person · 2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Cobertura da recolha98%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · population coverage

Municipal recycling rate36.2%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—Sem valor publicado

Deposição a céu aberto—Sem valor publicado

Aterro sanitário57.9%2021 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Composição dos resíduos

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported material shares

Alimentos e orgânicos38.6%

Resíduos de jardim e verdes34.8%

Metal9.8%

Vidro7.7%

Papel e cartão4.2%

Plástico1.8%

Madeira1.6%

Outros materiais1.5%

Têxteis0.1%

Borracha e couro0%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2021 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Aterro sanitário57.9%

Reciclagem no conjunto de tratamento36.2%

Compostagem5.7%

Outro tratamento0.2%

Incineração0.0%

National waste lawSim

National waste planNational Waste Policy Action Plan 2019

Responsible institutionThe Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Responsabilidade alargada do produtorSim

EPR operating statusLegally-binding regulations in place

Deposit-return systemSim