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Why use this indicator? Tracking material consumption can facilitate monitoring of material efficiency
and highlight direct costs of materials. This indicator outlines Council’s
contribution to conservation of the global resource base and provides an opportunity
to track our resource consumption.
What is the current situation?
Total consumption of construction materials for 2007-2008 was 51,271 tonnes
2007-2008 is the first year Council has reported on this indicator, so there is no trend.
Data has only been collated on construction materials. Data collation on other consumables is required
for future reports.
What is the desired trend?
A reduction in the level of waste generated and improved data collection on waste
generation.
What does this mean for the Sustainability of Penrith Council?
High levels of waste generation is unsustainable particularly with an increasing
population and decreasing space in landfill sites. Tracking resource consumption
is a key step in investigating opportunities for reducing the quantity
of materials used and recycling and reusing waste products.
Links to other indicators?
EN2, EN22
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