Council data
Sustainability Victoria has been producing comprehensive waste data reports since 2001–02. Sustainability Victoria annually surveys local councils about their:
household garbage collection and disposalhousehold commingled recyclables collection and sortinghousehold organics collection and processinglitter bin and litter trap collection and disposallitter clean-up services including illegally dumped rubbish and roadside litterstreet sweeping costshard waste collection servicesa count of landfill and resource recovery centres / transfer station operations.
These survey results inform the Victorian Local Government Annual Waste Services Report. This report provides information about the amount and costs relating to waste services, with a focus on the three main household kerbside waste services; garbage, recyclables and organics collection.