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STEEL CAN RECYCLING AROUND AUSTRALIA
SO HOW DOES EACH STATE IN AUSTRALIA COMPARE WHEN IT COMES TO STEEL CAN RECYCLING?
Every year the Steel Can Recycling Council monitors how local councils are doing and how the recycling of steel cans varies from state to state. These figures are correct at December 2005.
STEEL CAN RECYCLING – PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION WITH ACCESS BY STATE
94% of Australians have access to steel can recycling. This graph shows the percentage of householders in each state that have access to steel can recycling
POPULATION WITH ACCESS TO STEEL CAN
RECYCLING – YEAR ON YEAR
Every year more householders get access to steel can recycling through council kerbside or drop-off services. This graph shows how access to steel can recycling has increased from year to year.
NUMBER OF AUSTRALIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WITH STEEL CAN
RECYCLING – YEAR ON YEAR
Local Government plays a crucial role in the steel can recycling loop. This graph shows how local councils have joined the effort, over recent years, by offering steel can recycling services, either through kerbside collections or drop-off points.
This table shows the number and percentage of local councils within each state that offer steel can recycling services, as of June 2006.
| State | No. of councils | No. of councils recycling steel cans | % of councils recycling steel cans |
| ACT | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| NSW | 163 | 118 | 72 |
| NT | 68 | 2 | 3 |
| QLD | 134 | 60 | 45 |
| SA | 68 | 44 | 65 |
| TAS | 29 | 24 | 83 |
| VIC | 78 | 78 | 100 |
| WA | 143 | 56 | 39 |
| TOTAL | 684 | ||