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Table 9: Comparison of reports of illegal rubbish dumping in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
1024
1271
1515
1425
Table 10: Comparison of waste diverted from the landfill in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield
Waste diverted from landfill 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11
Total tonnes diverted
17313
16875
18900
20850 21646
22169
24310
25977
Total % diverted
39.20% 38.20% 41.40% 44.88% 45.20% 44.53% 47.35% 50.00%
% diverted - recycling only
10.97% 11.10% 13.20% 21.9% 22.10% 21.76% 21.47% 21.37%
% diverted - green waste only 28.20% 27.10% 28.30% 22.9% 23.10% 23.34% 26.50% 29.27%
Of waste quantities shown in the above table, an average of 43.84% are diverted from landfill and recycled. Green waste
diversion was stable from 2003/04 to 2005/06 and dropped slightly in 2007/08. The diversion of Green Waste trend then
increased again at an annual average of 1.3% until 2010/11. There is an annual increase of diversion of recyclable waste
from landfill of about 1.3%, with a total increased tonnage of 8,664 from 2003/04 until 2010/11.
A decrease in the tonnage of waste sent to landfill and increase in the tonnage recycled has been recorded over an eight
year period between 2003/04 and 2010/11. In 2003/04 a total 24,376 tonnes was collected (compared with 22,080 in
2010/11), and 4,853 tonnes (11%) was diverted from landfill (compared with 10,945 (21%) in 2010/11).
