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Table 6 Economic stimulus per tonne treated (US dollars per tonne) listed as direct and indirect effects for the waste treatment sectors (the column sums of \(\pmb{\mathbf{T}_{12}}\) sections from Tables 2 and 3 )

From: A Waste Supply-Use Analysis of Australian Waste Flows

Industry

Direct effects (column sums in \(\mathbf{T}_{12}\) section from Table 2)

Direct and indirect effects (column sums in \(\mathbf{T}_{12}\) section from Table 3)

Landfill

1.17

2.53

Glass (recycling)

30.31

65.66

Paper and cardboard (recycling)

3.60

7.81

Plastics (recycling)

26.99

58.48

Metal (recycling)

6.46

14.00

Organics composting

21.87

47.37

Construction & demolition (recycling)

1.76

3.82

Electronic waste (recycling)

106.45

230.64

Leather & textiles (recycling)

10.13

21.95

Tyres & other rubber (recycling)

309.67

670.91