The Waste and Resource Recovery Act 2022 (the Act) is dedicated legislation underpinning a long-term approach by government to improve waste management and resource recovery in Tasmania and support the move towards a strong circular economy.
In addition to establishing the landfill levy, the Act and Regulations outline operational and data reporting requirements for waste movements into and out of landfill and resource recovery facilities.
Why do we collect waste data?
By understanding how much waste is generated, where it comes from and what it contains, we are able to make better decisions about how to manage it, including how to reduce, re-use and recycle it. Accurate and timely data on waste helps government to formulate policy and the private sector to make informed investment decisions.
Each state and territory in Australia, including Tasmania, also contributes data to the National Waste Report, which is released every two years and provides a broad picture of waste management across Australia. A National Standard is being progressively adopted by each jurisdiction to allow data comparisons to be made across the country. Tasmania's waste classification system has been designed with this standard in mind, with adjustments made when required for consistency.
What is a waste facility?
There are two types of waste facility under the Act:
A Landfill Facility is a facility or place where waste is disposed of into or onto land. There are currently 21 Landfill Facilities reporting monthly waste movement data.
A Resource Recovery Facility (RRF) is a facility or place where resource recovery takes place. Resource recovery is recycling, re-use, energy (or other resource) recovery or sorting or preparation for any of these activities. 21 “Class A" resource recovery facilities are currently reporting monthly waste data. These facilities each process over 10,000 tonnes of waste per year. “Class B" resource recovery facilities process between 1,000 and 10,000 tonnes per year and commenced reporting waste data on 1 July 2024.
How is waste categorised?
The monthly waste movement data reported to NRE Tas is categorised into different material types according to the Waste Material Classification table, available below.
Waste Material Classification Table (PDF 173Kb)
How often will the data be updated?
Data published to the website is currently updated annually.
2024-25 Waste Data
The below graphs show the reported waste movements into landfill and resource recovery facilities from July 2024 to June 2025.
Current limitations of the data include:
- Lack of compositional data for waste reported as mixed materials
- Lack of source stream for waste reported as mixed waste or other waste facility
- Reliance on accurate reporting by landfills and resource recovery facilities, and
- Being subject to change due to corrections.
It is also important to note that resource recovery facility figures represent inbound waste volumes, not the proportion subsequently recovered or recycled.
Waste received by waste category
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Waste received by source stream
Accessibility
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