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SoE2015: Household waste landfilled
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The amount of domestic kerbside waste sent to landfill decreased from about 1.28 million tonnes in 2012-2013 to about 1.21 million tonnes in 2014-2015. -
SoE2017: Vehicle kilometres travelled
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Total motor vehicle travel (cars, trucks, buses), expressed as total vehicle kilometres travelled, shows continued and sustained growth over time. -
SoE2015: Commercial and industrial waste landfilled
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The 1.518 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste landfilled in 2014-15 was similar to the amounts reported in previous years. -
SoE2015: Number of litter items for different site types
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The average number of litter items is higher in Queensland than Australia across all site types particularly shopping centres, retail areas and highways. -
SoE2017: Fugitive emissions sector greenhouse gas emissions
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Total fugitive emissions increased 79% between 2005 and 2016 in line with growing coal and gas production. -
SoE2015: Carbon monoxide concentrations
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Carbon monoxide levels have continued to decline over the past decade with levels in the last four years less than 20% of the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM)... -
SoE2017: Construction and demolition waste recovered or recycled
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The amount of construction and demolition waste recovered increased by 133%, rising from about 949,000t in 2011–12 to about 2.212 million tonnes in 2016–2017. -
SoE2015: Construction and demolition waste recovered or recycled
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The amount of construction and demolition waste recovered rose from about 949,000 tonnes in 2011-2012 to about 1,807,000 tonnes in 2014-2015. -
SoE2017: Trackable waste landfilled
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Solid and sludge wastes requiring special handling, categorised as high-level waste, made up 58% of trackable waste disposed to landfill in Queensland in 2015–2016. -
SoE2015: Main material types littered
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Cigarette butts are the most common type of litter although they make up only a very small fraction of the total volume of litter. -
SoE2017: Total annual greenhouse gas emissions
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
While Queensland’s greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by 15% between 2005 and 2016, the state was the largest source of emissions in 2016 of all Australian... -
SoE2020: Main material types littered
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
In 2018–19, plastic items replaced cigarette butts as the most common littered items in Queensland. However, cigarette butts continue to be a significant litter load in... -
SoE2020: Particulate concentrations
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Particle concentrations have exceeded National Environment Protection (Ambient Air Quality) Measure 24-hour average PM10 and PM2.5 standards of 50µg/m3 and 25µg/m3... -
SoE2020: Visibility-reducing particles
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
While the past 2 decades have seen a downward trend in the number of days with reduced visibility (defined as a visual distance less than 20km) throughout Queensland, there were... -
SoE2017: Household waste landfilled
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
The amount of domestic kerbside waste sent to landfill increased from about 1.21 million tonnes in 2014–2015 to about 1.26 million tonnes in 2016–2017. -
SoE2020: Interstate household waste received
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
In 2018–19, about 67,400 tonnes of household waste generated interstate was transported to Queensland for disposal. -
SoE2017: Sulphur dioxide concentrations
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Sulphur dioxide levels in all regions except for Mount Isa have met the National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards. Occasional 1-hour and 24-hour... -
SoE2020: Industrial processes sector greenhouse gas emissions
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
In 2018, emissions from the industrial processes sector contributed 5.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e), or 3% of Queensland’s total emissions.... -
SoE2015: Particulate concentrations
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Particle concentrations have exceeded National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) Air Quality Standards since monitoring began in 1986. -
SoE2017: Main material types littered
Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Cigarette butts, while contributing a very small fraction to litter volume, are the most common type of litter. Glass is the least prevalent litter type. Plastic waste items are...