In May 2014, EnviroCom Australia undertook an assessment of the commercial waste generated by businesses within the Sunshine Coast Council municipality. The aim of this assessment was to determine the composition of commercial waste being presented to landfill.

The composition of commercial waste in a Council landfill is often overlooked due to a focus on the composition of municipal waste.  From a waste minimisation perspective, commercial contributions can represent a potentially significant degree of a region’s net presentation of waste. When investigated in combination with municipal solid waste, and construction/demolition waste, such information can be of vital importance to Councils in order to obtain a holistic understanding of the waste being managed.

Such knowledge subsequently assists in facilitating the development of informed strategic directives which support efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective waste management solutions for the client.