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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?
Council used 55,032 tonnes of construction materials during 2010-11. Similar to the previous year, about a quarter of this consisted of materials reused from other construction projects (12,000 tonnes) or purchased recycled materials (1,860 tonnes).
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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