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10% of the total waste to Kate Valley Landfill from Christchurch City year ending June 2009 was plastic waste. That would be plastic that has probably been contaminated so can’t be recycled or a grade of plastic that is as yet unrecyclable. 10% is 22,269 tonnes of plastic.
The positive about this statistic is that it is down 41.55% compared to the year end June 2008 possibly due to an increase in better recycling with less contamination (like the Christchurch City 3 bin recycling system).
**Source – Christchurch City Council, based on % breakdowns of waste sent to landfill as sourced from the Christchurch City Council’s 2008 solid waste survey conducted between July and December 2008. The figures are indicative only.
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