Avoid targets
Avoid targets are measured against waste generation per capita. Progress towards the avoid targets has been variable. There has been a sustained decrease in MSW generation per capita, which has likely driven by the move towards digital media consumption and lighter weight products and packaging. The 2030 waste avoidance target of a 10 per cent reduction in waste generation per capita has been met for the MSW stream.
Waste generation per capita for the C&D and C&I waste streams was greater in 2023-24 than the baseline measurement in 2014-15 and the 2030 avoid targets for the C&I and C&D waste streams are unlikely to be met without significant interventions.
Recycle targets
The overall recycling rate has steadily increased from 42 per cent in 2014-15 to 65 per cent in 2023-24. The increase has been driven by the recovery of C&D waste. The C&D recovery rate now exceeds the 2030 target of 80 per cent. There has been no sustained increase in recycling rates for the C&I waste and MSW streams and the 2030 recycling targets for the C&I and MSW waste streams are unlikely to be met without a significant increase in organics recovery.
By 30 June 2025, 17 of the 33 local governments in the Perth and Peel regions will be providing a 3 bin FOGO service to their residents.
Protect target
There is a sustained decrease in the proportion of waste sent to landfill in the Perth and Peel regions. In 2023-24, 28 per cent of all Perth and Peel waste was disposed of to landfill, down from 49 per cent in 2014-15. With the projected increase in recovery from the roll out of FOGO and the establishment of two waste to energy facilities, we are on track to meet the 2030 protect target of no more than 15 per cent of all Perth and Peel waste landfilled.
Dashboard 2: Targets
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