Figure 1: Number of operating landfills and tonnage of solid waste to landfill
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Source: Landfill Census 1995, 1998, 2006 and Landfill Review and Audit 2002
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Year |
Number of operating landfills |
Estimated annual solid waste to landfill (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|
1983 |
Not measured |
2,030,000 |
1991 |
Not measured |
3,330,000 |
1994 |
Not measured |
2,700,000 |
1995 |
327 |
3,180,000 |
1998 |
209 |
2,765,020 |
2002 |
115 |
3,022,000 |
2003 |
Not measured |
3,074,837 |
2004 |
Not measured |
3,185,995 |
2006 |
60 |
3,156,000 |
