Cairns recorded the lowest landfill rates in almost a decade and continued to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in the 2021/22 financial year. The 2022 State of Environment report was tabled at the Council's Planning and Environment Committee Meeting today, detailing the condition of the local natural and built environment, pressures on it and Council's response to those pressures. The 16 th report recorded the first full year of operation for the $16 million Materials Recovery Facility which can handle up to 30,000 tonnes of recycling each year, and last year achieved an 81% recovery rate – a 30% increase on the previous facility.

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