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Volume of plastics recycled in Australia FY 2010-2019
In financial year 2019, approximately *** thousand metric tons of plastics were recycled across Australia. This was higher than the previous year in which the volume of recycled plastic amounted to *** thousand metric tons.
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (March 12, 2020). Volume of plastics recycled in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/881489/australia-volume-of-plastic-recycled/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Volume of plastics recycled in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. March 12, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/881489/australia-volume-of-plastic-recycled/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2020). Volume of plastics recycled in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/881489/australia-volume-of-plastic-recycled/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Volume of Plastics Recycled in Australia from Financial Year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Mar 2020, /statistics/881489/australia-volume-of-plastic-recycled/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), Volume of plastics recycled in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/881489/australia-volume-of-plastic-recycled/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Volume of plastics recycled in Australia from financial year 2010 to 2019 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), March 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/881489/australia-volume-of-plastic-recycled/
