Description: This dataset estimates the location and mass in dry tonnes at 0% moisture content (MC) and in tonnes at post-ginning 5% MC of cotton gin trash across NSW, Australia. This information was originally collated for the Australian Biomass for Bioenergy Assessment (ABBA) project and has been updated several times. It is available for use in the NSW BioSMART tool (Biomass Spatial and Modular Assessment of Resources Tool - https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/science/forest-carbon/biomass-for-bioenergy/nsw-biosmart) and on the National Map (https://nationalmap.gov.au/) platform.
The boundary features were extracted from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS 2016) digital boundaries [Copyright Commonwealth of Australia administered by the ABS]. This dataset is mapped at the Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2).
Each SA2 region shows the annual average tonnes of cotton gin trash post-ginning for the period July 2011 to June 2021 (average of 10 years). The SA2 residues were derived using the ‘parent’ SA4 region residue totals (calculated using ABS ASGS Agricultural Commodities, Australia, cat. no. 7121.0 data cubes and from research carried out by the NSW Forest Science unit, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - Forestry) and by applying calculated percentages of each crop production from the ABS 2015-16FY SA2 agricultural survey data to determine the distribution of residues at this level. Please note the location of residues for the SA2 maps is based on the 2015-16FY crop production distribution (and in some cases the 2020-21FY crop production distribution). Also, the location of gins was taken into consideration and all cotton gins occur within the same regions as the crop was grown.
The SA4 residue totals were calculated using information gathered from literature which indicates that harvested cotton contains approximately 50% cottonseed, 40% cotton fibre (lint) and 10% trash. This separation has been used to calculate the cotton gin trash component.
Note: Some SA2 regions were merged and the results were combined. Most commonly merged regions were built up areas contained wholly within the same regional area (i.e. Goulburn and Goulburn Region were merged). Some small regions along the coast were also merged with adjacent regions for clearer mapping.
For more information on the derivation of the residue volumes please contact the NSW Forest Science unit (https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/science/forest-carbon/abba) and look at:
Cotton Australia (Accessed May 2019) 'Globally Cotton Fact Sheet', Cotton Australia - https://cottonaustralia.com.au/uploads/resources/Cotton_Australia_fact_sheets_COMBINED_lo.pdf
Cotton Australia (Accessed May 2019) 'Processing, exporting and marketing', Cotton Library, Fact Sheets, Cotton Australia - https://cottonaustralia.com.au/cotton-library/fact-sheets/processing-exporting-and-marketing
Cotton Australia (Accessed May 2019) 'Cotton Education Kit', Cotton Australia- https://cottonaustralia.com.au/uploads/resources/Cotton_Australia_Education_Kit_-_Secondary.pdf
CRDC (Accessed May 2019) 'Converting waste to energy: does trash stack up? (9 Jan 2019)', GRDC - https://www.crdc.com.au/content/converting-waste-energy-does-trash-stack-9-jan-2019
Southern Cotton (Accessed May 2019) 'Moisture management a must', Southern Cotton - https://www.southerncotton.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Moisture-management-2017.pdf
Cotton Australia (Accessed May 2019) 'Chapter 7 - Processing: from Gin to Fabric - The Ginning Process', Cotton Australia - https://cottonaustralia.com.au/uploads/resources/CEK_Chap_7_Processing_From_Gin_To_Fabric.pdf
Gordon S et al. (2010) 'Ginning & Fibre Quality Series: Moisture in cotton - the fundamentals', The Australian Cotton grower, Green Mount Press - http://www.greenmountpress.com.au/cottongrower/Back%20issues/307djcot09/32_moisture.pdf
Last updated in October 2024.
Copyright Text: NSW Forest Science, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - Forestry
Description: This dataset estimates the location and mass in dry tonnes at 0% moisture content (MC) and in tonnes at post-ginning 5% MC of cotton gin trash across NSW, Australia. This information was originally collated for the Australian Biomass for Bioenergy Assessment (ABBA) project and has been updated several times. It is available for use in the NSW BioSMART tool (Biomass Spatial and Modular Assessment of Resources Tool - https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/science/forest-carbon/biomass-for-bioenergy/nsw-biosmart) and on the National Map (https://nationalmap.gov.au/) platform.
The boundary features were extracted from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS 2016) digital boundaries [Copyright Commonwealth of Australia administered by the ABS]. This dataset is mapped at the Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4).
Each SA4 region shows the annual average, minimum and maximum tonnes of cotton gin trash post-ginning for the period July 2011 to June 2021 (average of 10 years). The SA4 residues were calculated using ABS ASGS Agricultural Commodities, Australia, cat. no. 7121.0 data cubes and from research carried out by the NSW Forest Science unit, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - Forestry. Note: Literature indicates that harvested cotton contains approximately 50% cottonseed, 40% cotton fibre (lint) and 10% trash. This separation has been used to calculate the cotton gin trash component.
For more information on the derivation of the residue volumes please contact the NSW Forest Science unit (https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forestry/science/forest-carbon/abba) and look at:
Cotton Australia (Accessed May 2019) 'Globally Cotton Fact Sheet', Cotton Australia - https://cottonaustralia.com.au/uploads/resources/Cotton_Australia_fact_sheets_COMBINED_lo.pdf
Cotton Australia (Accessed May 2019) 'Processing, exporting and marketing', Cotton Library, Fact Sheets, Cotton Australia - https://cottonaustralia.com.au/cotton-library/fact-sheets/processing-exporting-and-marketing
Cotton Australia (Accessed May 2019) 'Cotton Education Kit', Cotton Australia- https://cottonaustralia.com.au/uploads/resources/Cotton_Australia_Education_Kit_-_Secondary.pdf
CRDC (Accessed May 2019) 'Converting waste to energy: does trash stack up? (9 Jan 2019)', GRDC - https://www.crdc.com.au/content/converting-waste-energy-does-trash-stack-9-jan-2019
Southern Cotton (Accessed May 2019) 'Moisture management a must', Southern Cotton - https://www.southerncotton.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Moisture-management-2017.pdf
Cotton Australia (Accessed May 2019) 'Chapter 7 - Processing: from Gin to Fabric - The Ginning Process', Cotton Australia - https://cottonaustralia.com.au/uploads/resources/CEK_Chap_7_Processing_From_Gin_To_Fabric.pdf
Gordon S et al. (2010) 'Ginning & Fibre Quality Series: Moisture in cotton - the fundamentals', The Australian Cotton grower, Green Mount Press - http://www.greenmountpress.com.au/cottongrower/Back%20issues/307djcot09/32_moisture.pdf
Last updated in October 2024.
Copyright Text: NSW Forest Science, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - Forestry