In 2023-24, 2.5 million tonnes of waste was disposed of to landfill in WA. This is a decrease of 0.03 million tonnes from the previous year. Sixty-seven per cent of this waste was generated in the Perth and Peel regions. The remaining 33 per cent was from outside these areas.
At least 0.06 million tonnes of this waste was used for a beneficial purpose at landfill, such as the use of crushed C&D waste in the construction of internal roads.
The waste strategy protect target is for no more than 15 per cent of the Perth and Peel regions’ waste to be disposed to landfill by 2030. In 2023–24, 28 per cent – 1.5 million tonnes – of the regions’ waste was landfilled. There has been a steady decline in the disposal rate, which is anticipated to accelerate with two waste‑to‑energy plants expected to be operating in the Perth region by the end of 2025.
Dashboard 6: Waste disposal
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