SoE2017: Commercial and Industrial Waste Recovery in Queensland, 2015-2017

Queensland data on the amount of commercial and industrial waste recovered or recycled. Between 2015–2016 and 2016–2017, the recovered or recycled amount increased by 1,500 tonnes (0.1%) to 1.319 million tonnes. The dataset is provided by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

Use Cases

• Analyzing year-over-year changes in waste recovery rates based on the reported tonnage figures.
• Modeling waste diversion trends for commercial and industrial sectors based on the described time period.
• Assessing the effectiveness of recycling policies using the reported recovery tonnage data.

Strengths

• Specific tonnage figures are provided for the 2016–2017 period (1.319 million tonnes).
• A precise year-over-year change is quantified (increase of 1,500 tonnes, 0.1%).
• Data is sourced from a government department (Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 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

2015–2016 to 2016–2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 14:34:51.656157; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Queensland, Australia