Number of Surveyed Items by State	ACT	NSW	NT	QLD	SA	TAS	VIC	WA	National	%
PLASTIC
Bags
chips & confectionary	362	7490	82	2269	3279	443	3743	980	18648	6.3
food	97	1790	13	989	509	107	1419	282	5206	1.7
garbage	92	1670	17	1775	1574	183	1061	321	6693	2.2
supermarket/retail	197	3721.5	57	932	838	238	1067	388	7438.5	2.5
other	0	263	5	107	63	3	29	57	527	0.2
Total Plastic Bags	748	14934.5	174	6072	6263	974	7319	2028	38512.5	12.9
Bottles
automotive oil	15	218	4	52	24	13	46	12	384	0.1
food	19	697	14	283	88	28	328	199	1656	0.6
milk	24	767	4	240	302	33	159	108	1637	0.5
PET	276	4518	40	1584	400	222	2394	587	10021	3.4
laundry/cleaning	2	100	3	60	14	3	60	1	243	0.1
fruit juice	79	1480	16	700	250	158	511	208	3402	1.1
water/soft drink	53	1247	8	252	181	60	713	100	2614	0.9
other	0	96	0	53	64	0	18	21	252	0.1
Total Plastic Bottles	468	9123	89	3224	1323	517	4229	1236	20209	6.8
Miscellaneous
bottle caps & lids	135	4590	119	1774	1975	363	2191	755	11902	4.0
cigarette lighter	65	529	6	285	118	23	162	35	1223	0.4
cling wrap	23	827	46	797	849	71	1069	296	3978	1.3
packaging	57	1913	41	1216	707	107	2173	477	6691	2.2
containers	54	453	2	134	224	72	186	57	1182	0.4
cutlery/cups/utensils	87	804	22	367	318	104	357	153	2212	0.7
disposable nappies	1	138	6	112	77	11	71	28	444	0.1
fishing equipment	4	268	0	154	83	24	101	56	690	0.2
toys & sports equipment	38	347	6	128	64	28	106	49	766	0.3
crates	3	52	0	32	15	3	12	12	129	0.0
rope	8	604	2	117	75	11	133	148	1098	0.4
PVC pipe	112	238.2	3	101.5	64.2	10	64.5	100	693.4	0.2
sanitary pads/surgical dressing	5	152	3	57	11	7	24	7	266	0.1
6 pack rings	4	340	35	169	398	31	364	93	1434	0.5
straws	115	2015	85	1841	778	305	1353	560	7052	2.4
tapes/straps/fastenings	4	510	8	168	171	21	157	97	1136	0.4
other	3	164	0	257	110	15	60	41	650	0.2
Total Miscellaneous Plastic	718	13944.2	384	7709.5	6037.2	1206	8583.5	2964	41546.4	14.0
TOTAL PLASTIC	1934	38001.7	647	17005.5	13623.2	2697	20131.5	6228	100267.9	33.7
POLYSTYRENE
cups / plates	86	961	20	402	317	65	841	119	2811	0.9
fast food containers	77	1491	14	535	597	86	574	170	3544	1.2
packaging	56	670	5	394	433	25	453	218	2254	0.8
pieces	56	2694	54	1255	405	49	1947	294	6754	2.3
other	0	34	0	6	22	0	7	10	79	0.0
TOTAL POLYSTYRENE	275	5850	93	2592	1774	225	3822	811	15442	5.2
GLASS
alcoholic beverage bottles	298	5910.5	84	2405	1177	435	2050	828	13187.5	4.4
food jars	13	308	2	157	85	35	254	47	901	0.3
glass pieces	285	3051	285	3071	3713	1321	1959	911	14596	4.9
soft drink bottles	100	1531	23	664	355	116	941	306	4036	1.4
fruit juice bottles	22	663	11	269	126	48	321	125	1585	0.5
light globes	6	20	0	25	13	2	22	3	91	0.0
other	0	211	0	30	160	0	1	15	417	0.1
TOTAL GLASS	724	11694.5	405	6621	5629	1957	5548	2235	34813.5	11.7
RUBBER
condoms	6	185	5	22	2	3	137	54	414	0.1
gloves	15	1195	13	129	237	8	882	182	2661	0.9
thongs /shoes	11	380	8	263	79	17	72	56	886	0.3
tyres	17	501	1	154	144	23	200	42	1082	0.4
other	0	125	0	81	32	0	10	25	273	0.1
TOTAL RUBBER	49	2386	27	649	494	51	1301	359	5316	1.8
PAPER / CARDBOARD
bags	77	728	48	440	1135	168	679	242	3517	1.2
boxes	40	706	17	318	512	65	387	223	2268	0.8
cigarette packets	85	1285	39	749	860	166	984	350	4518	1.5
cups	68	467	8	200	258	5	319	94	1419	0.5
drink cartons	85	725	60	500	334	37	595	211	2547	0.9
milk cartons	24	576	18	174	385	18	155	174	1524	0.5
egg cartons	5	236	2	32	72	5	20	10	382	0.1
fast food packaging	90	1716	24	999	608	118	1294	657	5506	1.8
napkins / tissues	64	684	38	402	513	61	856	298	2916	1.0
newspapers / books / magazines	20	1113	48	285	364	51	1751	241	3873	1.3
large paper pieces (>A4)	29	374	11	83	177	7	675	74	1430	0.5
small paper pieces	159	3029	59	3789	2508	163	4235	1714	15656	5.3
wine cask boxes	8	81	60	35	68	5	12	17	286	0.1
other	5	35	0	13	503	4	32	121	713	0.2
TOTAL PAPER / CARDBOARD	759	11755	432	8019	8297	873	11994	4426	46555	15.6
METAL / ALUMINIUM
Can
aerosol	30	270	1	191	100	10	155	27	784	0.3
alcoholic beverage	148	3248	346	1890	732	311	2639	629	9943	3.3
soft drink	175	3461	103	2017	830	147	2222	754	9709	3.3
food	2	386	0	178	84	13	640	65	1368	0.5
other	0	3	0	0	23	2	6	6	40	0.0
Total Metal / Aluminium Cans	355	7368	450	4276	1769	483	5662	1481	21844	7.3
Miscellaneous
appliances	2	59	1	36	13	3	11	11	136	0.0
bottle caps	79	1976	76	1109	1140	151	1182	427	6140	2.1
construction material	16	698	8	331	110	9	145	57	1374	0.5
foil / confectionery wrappers	126	1880	30	988	704	232	1678	622	6260	2.1
205lt / 44 Gallon drums	0	18	0	9	17	5	5	0	54	0.0
paint tins	2	85	0	8	40	6	33	5	179	0.1
large metal pieces	5	196	1	151	154	9	62	47	625	0.2
pipe	2	115	0	7	40	5	30	20	219	0.1
small metal pieces	1	342	0	207	199	12	381	164	1306	0.4
wire	9	372.45	1	262	35	0	291	110	1080.45	0.4
other	2	79	0	47	30	1	9	60	228	0.1
Total Miscellaneous Metal / Aluminium	244	5820.45	117	3155	2482	433	3827	1523	17601.45	5.9
TOTAL METAL / ALUMINIUM	599	13188.45	567	7431	4251	916	9489	3004	39445.45	13.2
WOOD
construction material	97	487	1	205	163	16	166	148	1283	0.4
ice cream sticks	67	931	16	295	373	151	574	440	2847	1.0
wood pieces	19	413	4	217	146	27	174	82	1082	0.4
bottle corks	7	127	4	92	106	0	127	8	471	0.2
other	0	337	0	18	97	0	34	16	502	0.2
TOTAL WOOD	190	2295	25	827	885	194	1075	694	6185	2.1
MISCELLANEOUS
batteries	6	107	4	37	34	4	56	12	260	0.1
car / machinery parts	7	305	3	82	56	14	130	75	672	0.2
carpet	2	275	0	235	33	4	132	31	712	0.2
cigarette butts	208	9483	249	11086	5745	1045	6599	8508	42923	14.4
clothing	31	368	7	199	258	30	262	173	1328	0.4
food scraps	3	326	19	165	321	1	864	95	1794	0.6
furniture	0	115	0	46	12	2	27	37	239	0.1
ceramics	14	166	2	61	122	1	101	53	520	0.2
shopping trolleys	4	106	9	34	92	1	39	41	326	0.1
syringes	24	125	2	48	41	4	96	73	413	0.1
other	6	202	6	99	80	5	48	35	481	0.2
TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS	305	11578	301	12092	6794	1111	8354	9133	49668	16.7
GRAND TOTAL	4835	96748.65	2497	55236.5	41747.2	8024	61714.5	26890	297692.85	100.0