4602.0.55.002 - Environmental Issues: Waste Management and Transport Use, Mar 2009

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Introduction and main findings
Introduction
Main Findings
Waste Management
Motor vehicle and bicycle ownership
Use of transport
Household waste management
Introduction
Household waste recycling and reuse
Types of items recycled/reused by households
Ways households recycle waste
Frequency of collection or drop-off of recycling
Reasons why households do not recycle waste
Disposal of hazardous waste items
Ways households disposed of hazardous waste
Awareness of, and reasons for not using, hazardous waste disposal facilities in local area
Motor vehicle and bicycle ownership
Introduction
Ownership of Motor Vehicles
Factors Considered in buying a vehicle
Types of Fuel Used
Frequency of servicing
Households with bicycles
Use of Transport
Introduction
Average distance usual trip to place of work or full-time study
Transport use
Driving to work or full-time study
Public transport use
Walking and Cycling