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The Official Journal of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS)

Table 7 The direct and indirect economic stimulus per tonnes of waste type (US dollars per tonne)

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

Industry

Current economic stimulus/cost

Food organics

4.46

Garden organics

17.77

Timber (construction/organics)

7.53

Textiles and clothing

4.86

Paper, printing, cardboard

5.75

Plastics

15.40

Rubber

116.13

Glass

44.82

Plaster board

2.83

Cement and construction

3.31

Metal ferrous

12.74

Metal non-ferrous

12.74

Electronic waste

25.34

Other

2.83