The waste and recycling sector has been identified as a green industry and, as such, jobs within this sector may be classed as ‘green jobs’. Many governments have seen green jobs as a way of increasing employment, particularly during the global financial crisis. However, the methods used to define and quantify green jobs directly affect the quantification of these green jobs. In December 2010, Queensland introduced a waste strategy that stated intent to increase green jobs within the waste sector. This article discusses the milieu and existing issues associated with quantifying green jobs within Queensland’s waste and recycling sector, and provides a review of the survey that has sought to quantify the true size of the Queensland industry sector. This research has identified nearly 5500 jobs in Queensland’s private waste management and recycling sector, which indicates that official data do not accurately reflect the true size of the sector.
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