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Municipal recycling performance in Victoria, Australia: results from a survey of local government authorities
Australasian Journal of Environmental Management ( IF 2.617 ) Pub Date : 2020-05-26 , DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2020.1765423
Priya Agarwal 1 , Tim T. Werner 2 , Ruth Lane 3 , Julia Lamborn 1
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ABSTRACT In Australia, local government authorities play an essential role in diverting waste from landfill, including through domestic waste recycling. To date, the effectiveness of these recycling operations in Australia has not been thoroughly investigated. This study assessed recycling performance in the state of Victoria through a survey of all 79 municipal councils. This survey identified key challenges affecting successful domestic waste management, primarily relating to contamination in recycling streams, stemming from residents’ inability to differentiate between recyclable and non-recyclable materials. Councils were concerned about inconsistent waste management practices between councils, and highlighted that revising Australian Standard AS4123.3 to standardise bin lid colours could reduce community confusion. Many councils faced information gaps, which could be resolved by including more performance indicators in the Local Government Performance Reporting Framework. Drivers of recycling performance were also considered through multiple regression, using data from the survey, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and other government sources. This analysis supported the councils’ identification of high service costs and residents’ inability to differentiate between recyclable and non-recyclable materials as key issues. An extension of this quantitative approach to other Australian jurisdictions exposed significant data gaps, indicating the need for a more consistent national data collection policy.

中文翻译:

澳大利亚维多利亚州的市政回收性能:对地方政府当局的调查结果

摘要在澳大利亚,地方政府当局在从垃圾填埋场转移废物方面,包括通过家庭废物回收,发挥着至关重要的作用。迄今为止,尚未对澳大利亚这些回收业务的有效性进行彻底调查。这项研究通过对所有79个市政委员会的调查评估了维多利亚州的回收利用绩效。这项调查确定了影响成功的家庭废物管理的主要挑战,主要与居民无法区分可回收材料和不可回收材料有关,这主要涉及回收流中的污染。理事会对理事会之间不一致的废物管理做法表示关注,并强调指出,修订澳大利亚标准AS4123.3以标准化箱盖颜色可以减少社区混乱。许多理事会面临信息空白,可以通过在地方政府绩效报告框架中加入更多绩效指标来解决。还使用调查,澳大利亚统计局和其他政府来源的数据,通过多元回归来考虑回收性能的驱动因素。这一分析支持了议会对高服务成本的识别,以及居民无法区分可回收材料和不可回收材料的关键问题。将这种定量方法扩展到其他澳大利亚辖区暴露出了巨大的数据空白,表明需要更一致的国家数据收集政策。还使用调查,澳大利亚统计局和其他政府来源的数据,通过多元回归来考虑回收性能的驱动因素。这一分析支持了议会对高服务成本的识别,以及居民无法区分可回收材料和不可回收材料的关键问题。将这种定量方法扩展到其他澳大利亚辖区暴露出了巨大的数据空白,表明需要更一致的国家数据收集政策。还使用调查,澳大利亚统计局和其他政府来源的数据,通过多元回归来考虑回收性能的驱动因素。这一分析支持了议会对高服务成本的识别,以及居民无法区分可回收材料和不可回收材料的关键问题。将这种定量方法扩展到其他澳大利亚辖区暴露出了巨大的数据空白,表明需要更一致的国家数据收集政策。这一分析支持了议会对高服务成本的识别,以及居民无法区分可回收材料和不可回收材料的关键问题。这种量化方法扩展到其他澳大利亚辖区暴露出巨大的数据空白,表明需要更一致的国家数据收集政策。这一分析支持了议会对高服务成本的识别,以及居民无法区分可回收材料和不可回收材料的关键问题。将这种定量方法扩展到其他澳大利亚辖区暴露出了巨大的数据空白,表明需要更一致的国家数据收集政策。
更新日期:2020-05-26
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