2013-14 Local government kerbside recycling report

This 2013–14 report is based on data Sustainability Victoria collected from all 79 Victorian local governments.

Kerbside recycling services provided

Note: commingled means a mix of different recyclable materials. For example glass and paper together.

Container type and collection frequency	Metro	Non-metro	Total no.
120 L commingled weekly	4	2	6
240 L (containers) fortnightly & tied bundle (paper) monthly	0	2	2
240 L commingled fortnightly	26	44	70
240 L commingled weekly	1	0	1
Total	31	48	79

* Some councils offer more than one type of kerbside recycling service. This table shows the predominant/default service.

** 2013–14 was the first year there were no council crate systems for kerbside recycling in Victoria.

*** Mornington Peninsula is now included in metro figures; previously it was non-metro.

Other type of recycling service – 32 councils reported drop-off services.

Total premises/households – 2,611,885

residential – 2,361,190

non-residential – 250,695

Households/premises serviced by recycling collection	Kerbside	Dropoff
Residential	2,264,999	738,679
Non-residential	93,779	66,044
Total	2,358,778	804,723

Annual fee charged for recycling service*

Residential

$120.50 (average)

$82.50 (median)

Non-residential

$125.20 (average)

$84.75 (median)

* Not all councils provided information on this fee.

Annual per-premises cost to council to provide service

Residential*

$29.90

Non-residential

N/A

* Includes residential and non-residential properties serviced

Proportion of households with access to recycling service – 96%

Average participation rate – 88%

The table below shows how much waste was collected. Some waste was suitable for recycling or energy recovery. Energy recovery is the conversion of non-recyclable waste into usable heat, electricity or fuel. Some of the waste was contaminated, or wasn’t suitable for any other use. This waste was sent to landfill. The table shows what happened to the waste.

Table 1: 2013–14, measurements in tonnes

Item	Collected	Recycled	Residual
Total packaging paper	99,241	94,950	4,291
Total non-packaging paper	255,124	238,644	16,480
Total glass	173,052	161,962	11,089
Total plastics	45,859	42,957	2,901
Total aluminium	6,395	5,988	407
Total steel	15,635	14,735	900
Total	595,215	559,103	36,112

Table 2: 2013–14, measurements in tonnes

Item	Collected	Recycled	Residual
Total packaging paper	6,759	6,724	35
Total non-packaging paper	4,542	4,453	90
Total glass	2,298	2,234	63
Total plastics	987	970	18
Total aluminium	484	482	3
Total steel	1,772	1,768	4
Total	16,842	16,629	214

Previous reporting

Note: For annual reporting periods prior to 2011–12, this information was published in the National Environment Protection Council’s (NEPC’s) annual reports. They are available at the NEPC’s website.