A new report has shown that West Australians produce the most waste per capita in the nation but recycles the least. The State of the Cities report by Infrastructure Australia provides a snapshot of the 17 largest cities in the country with the aim of improving the liveability, sustainability and productivity of each one.
The report found that Western Australia produced almost 2500 kilograms of waste per person.
It also found that Western Australia has the worst recycling rates in the country with just 33 per cent of total waste being recycled from 2006 to 2007.
Bill Mitchell from the WA Local Government Association says the data does not provide an accurate representation of household recycling in WA which he says is the best in the country.
He says the state's construction and demolition industry has the worst rate of recycling in the country, and that drags WA's average down.
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