Australia's financial year runs from July of one year to June of the following year; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017
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Waste sent to landfill Australia 2017, by material category
This statistic shows the volume of waste sent to landfill in Australia in financial year 2017, broken down by material category. The material category with the most volume sent to landfill in 2017 were organics, which was estimated to be about thousand metric tons. Followed by masonry materials and hazardous materials, with and thousand metric tons respectively.
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Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (November 19, 2018). Volume of waste sent to landfill from Australia in 2017, by material category (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Volume of waste sent to landfill from Australia in 2017, by material category (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. November 19, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). (2018). Volume of waste sent to landfill from Australia in 2017, by material category (in 1,000 metric tons). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia). "Volume of Waste Sent to Landfill from Australia in 2017, by Material Category (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 19 Nov 2018, /statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), Volume of waste sent to landfill from Australia in 2017, by material category (in 1,000 metric tons) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Volume of waste sent to landfill from Australia in 2017, by material category (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia), November 19, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/990306/australia-volume-of-waste-by-category-sent-to-landfill/
