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Australian Bureau of Statistics wants you
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is in August conducting a survey of the waste management industry, covering the 2009-10 financial year. The results will provide key financial and activity measures on waste management services in Australia and will be used by government and industry analysts to address policy issues relating to the sector. The major objectives of the survey are to:
- collect information about income and expenditure on waste management activities, quantities of waste dealt with, and waste facilities operated
- produce nationally consistent data on waste and recycling activity (most existing data is collected at a state and territory level using different definitions and methodologies); and
- inform the National Waste Policy.
Survey forms will be sent to a sample of businesses and local councils across Australia in mid-August. The information obtained will remain entirely confidential and is collected under the authority of the Census and Statistics Act. The ABS can provide assistance in filling out the survey form where data reporting difficulties arise.
Data from this survey are expected to be released in mid-2011 and will be available free on the ABS website . The data will be released in aggregate form to ensure details of individual contributors cannot be identified.
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