conversely, as low at 9% (RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES). Office-based industries attain a recycling rate up to 57% (but sometimes much lower), largely due to paper recovery. There is likely to be additional opportunities for improving recovery in these divisions (e.g. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY, FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES, RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES). The high waste generation divisions are: Retail trade and Accommodation and food services which together account for about half of all C&I waste considered for this study. The Manufacturing division produces a significant amount of waste overall and has good recycling across a very diverse range of sub-divisions. Table 8: Landfill and recycling performance for each industry division studied (targeted are highlighted in green) Industry division Total Landfilled Recycled/ Recycling (tonnes) (tonnes) recovered rate (%) (tonnes) MANUFACTURING 3 858 200 1 466 300 2 391 900 62% ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD 2 163 800 1 472 300 691 500 32% SERVICES: Food and Beverage Services RETAIL TRADE: Excl. Food Retailing 1 975 200 1 048 200 927 100 47% RETAIL TRADE: Food Retailing 860 600 456 700 403 900 47% WHOLESALE TRADE 738 100 384 800 353 300 48% ARTS AND RECREATION SERVICES 571 100 422 400 148 700 26% HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE 564 700 443 600 121 100 21% 391 500 266 400 125 100 32% ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES: Excl. Food Service TRANSPORT POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING 369 900 50 300 319 600 86% RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE 287 100 262 300 24 800 9% SERVICES EDUCATION AND TRAINING 233 500 177 400 56 100 24% PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND 223 900 157 300 66 600 30% TECHNICAL SERVICES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY 221 900 158 400 63 500 29% FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES 70 200 30 300 39 900 57% ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT 54 500 23 600 30 900 57% SERVICES Total 12 584 200 6 820 300 5 764 000 46%* *Average recycling rate, not the total for the column Figure 5: Waste to landfill and recycling from each industry division
conversely, as low at 9% (RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES). Office-based industries attain a recycling rate up to 57% (but sometimes much lower), largely due to paper recovery. There is likely to be additional opportunities for improving recovery in these divisions (e.g. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY, FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES, RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES). The high waste generation divisions are: Retail trade and Accommodation and food services which together account for about half of all C&I waste considered for this study. The Manufacturing division produces a significant amount of waste overall and has good recycling across a very diverse range of sub-divisions. Table 8: Landfill and recycling performance for each industry division studied (targeted are highlighted in green) Industry division Total (tonnes) Landfilled (tonnes) Recycled/ recovered (tonnes) Recycling rate (%) MANUFACTURING 3 858 200 1 466 300 2 391 900 62% ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES: Food and Beverage Services 2 163 800 1 472 300 691 500 32% RETAIL TRADE: Excl. Food Retailing 1 975 200 1 048 200 927 100 47% RETAIL TRADE: Food Retailing 860 600 456 700 403 900 47% WHOLESALE TRADE 738 100 384 800 353 300 48% ARTS AND RECREATION SERVICES 571 100 422 400 148 700 26% HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE 564 700 443 600 121 100 21% ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICES: Excl. Food Service 391 500 266 400 125 100 32% TRANSPORT POSTAL AND WAREHOUSING 369 900 50 300 319 600 86% RENTAL, HIRING AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES 287 100 262 300 24 800 9% EDUCATION AND TRAINING 233 500 177 400 56 100 24% PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES 223 900 157 300 66 600 30% PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY 221 900 158 400 63 500 29% FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES 70 200 30 300 39 900 57% ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICES 54 500 23 600 30 900 57% Total 12 584 200 6 820 300 5 764 000 46%* *Average recycling rate, not the total for the column Figure 5: Waste to landfill and recycling from each industry division
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