SoE2015: Commercial and Industrial Waste Recovery in Queensland, 2014-2015

Queensland data from 2014-2015 reports 1.069 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste was recovered or recycled. This represents a decrease of about 241,000 tonnes from the amount reported in the previous year, 2013-2014. The dataset is provided by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze year-over-year trends in waste recovery based on the reported tonnage figures.
• Model waste diversion rates for commercial and industrial sectors based on the recovery data.
• Benchmark regional or sectoral waste performance using the reported tonnage metrics.

Strengths

• Specific tonnage figure of 1.069 million tonnes for the 2014-2015 period.
• Explicit comparison point showing a 241,000-tonne decrease from the prior year, 2013-2014.
• Clear provenance from a government department, Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

[email protected], Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation

Time Range

2014-2015, with comparison to 2013-2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 14:43:36.998540; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Queensland, Australia