In financial year 2019, the state of Victoria had the highest recycling rate per capita in Australia, estimated at approximately 21.5 kilograms per person per year, compared to four kilograms per person per year in the Northern Territory.
Per capita recycling rate of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by state
(in kilograms per person per year)
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (March 12, 2020). Per capita recycling rate of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by state (in kilograms per person per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881748/australia-per-capita-recycling-rate-of-plastic-by-state/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Per capita recycling rate of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by state (in kilograms per person per year)." Chart. March 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881748/australia-per-capita-recycling-rate-of-plastic-by-state/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2020). Per capita recycling rate of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by state (in kilograms per person per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881748/australia-per-capita-recycling-rate-of-plastic-by-state/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Per Capita Recycling Rate of Plastic in Australia in Financial Year 2019, by State (in Kilograms per Person per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881748/australia-per-capita-recycling-rate-of-plastic-by-state/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), Per capita recycling rate of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by state (in kilograms per person per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881748/australia-per-capita-recycling-rate-of-plastic-by-state/ (last visited May 07, 2025)
Per capita recycling rate of plastic in Australia in financial year 2019, by state (in kilograms per person per year) [Graph], Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), March 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881748/australia-per-capita-recycling-rate-of-plastic-by-state/
