Indicator: Environmental Indicators

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What the data indicates about Mildura
ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS
The Mildura Rural City Council has established a series of environmental objectives based on accepted best practices. The objectives for 2005-06 are in the table below. The measures chosen in this report are those where community participation is able to make an impact on the local environment. The measures chosen are the Community Kerbside Recycling Service, the number of Tonnes of green waste diverted from Landfill and the Service Eco-Recycle.
The Community Kerbside Recycling Service has obtained in 2005 a monthly average participation rate of 80%. This is an increase upon the rate from the previous year of 63%.
The average amount of green waste diverted from the Mildura Landfill for the period was 550 tonnes per month with some seasonal decline in the winter period and corresponding increase in late Spring and early Summer.

COMMUNITY KERBSIDE RECYCLING SERVICE PARTICIPATION RATE
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TONNES OF GREEN WASTE DIVERTED FROM MILDURA LANDFILL
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SERVICE ECO-RECYLE BEST PRACTICE TARGET
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	Upward trend			Progress away from desired direction
	Downward trend
	No observable trend		Progress towards desired direction
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Last Updated: Tuesday, 6 February 2007