Around fifty waste experts from metropolitan Adelaide were invited to participate in the online survey which was open from August 2012 to October 2012. 24 waste experts (n = 24) from nineteen city councils and local government authorities responded to this questionnaire survey. The response rate was 48%. 71% of respondents were male and 29% female. 13% of respondents were aged 18–35 years old, 79% were aged 35 to 65 and 8% were over 65.