Ordish Road Precinct Waste and Resource Recovery Hub Plan
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Ordish Road Precinct Waste and Resource Recovery Hub Plan Ordish Road Precinct - Waste and Resource Recovery Hub Plan 1 Creative Commons Contents This publication is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. In essence, you are free to copy, distribute and adapt the work, as long as you Executive summary 2 attribute the work and abide by the other license terms. To view a copy of this license, visit www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au Introduction 4 Ordish Road Resource Recovery Centre 6 Strategic context 16 Disclaimer Policy context 23 This publication is for general information purposes only. The State of Victoria does not guarantee that this publication is comprehensive, without flaw or appropriate for Hub plan 29 your needs. You should make your own inquiries or seek independent professional advice before relying on anything in this publication. The State of Victoria disclaims all liability for any error, loss or damage that may arise as a result of you relying on Appendix 1 - Waste and resource recovery businesses 30 anything contained in this publication. Accessibility Appendix 2 - Risk Assessment 31 If you would like to receive this publication in an accessible format, such as large print, Appendix 3 - Scheduled activities in the precinct other than waste and 37 telephone the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group on (03) 8698 9800 resource recovery or email [email protected] Published October 2018 Ordish Road Precinct - Waste and Resource Recovery Hub Plan 1 Executive Summary The Ordish Road Waste and Resource Recovery Consultation with businesses operating within the Precinct (hereafter referred to as Ordish Road) in Role precinct highlighted a number of issues associated Dandenong South is one of 22 waste and resource Ordish Road is a major hub for a range of resource with operating waste and resource recovery recovery hubs of state importance in Victoria and one recovery and waste management activities including operations within the precinct. The most common of 14 within metropolitan Melbourne. commingled recyclable sorting and reprocessing of responses included: organics, aggregates, masonry and soil. It is one of Ordish Road is one of only three sites in Victoria ∞ large number of trucks using the precinct and only three sites in Victoria zoned Industrial 2 which zoned Industrial 2, a zone reserved for heavy and/ the risk of accidents involving vehicles carrying is reserved for heavy and/or offensive industries or offensive industries requiring extensive buffer hazardous materials requiring extensive buffer zones and is considered zones and is considered state significant industrial state significant industrial land. ∞ hazardous materials transported in and out of the land. The Statewide Waste and Resource Recovery precinct Infrastructure Plan (SWRRIP)1 and Metropolitan Waste and resource recovery activities operating Waste and Resource Recovery Implementation Plan within the precinct are diverse ranging from ∞ litter spreading across the precinct (MWRRIP)2 recommend the preparation of hub plans consolidation of residual waste, processing of organic ∞ encroachment into the precinct of light to ensure that the operation and viability of important waste and incineration through to conversion of manufacturing and warehousing which should be WRR infrastructure is recognised and protected by chemical wastes. Businesses operating within the accommodated in more appropriately zoned areas. appropriate land use planning measures. precinct receive waste from across metropolitan Most operators consider being located with similar Melbourne, Melbourne’s south east corridor and the The Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery businesses to be beneficial. However, there is a Gippsland region. A few operators also receive material Group (MWRRG) has commissioned preparation of this concern that one poorly managed facility causing off from the Geelong region. A number of businesses hub plan which aims to: site impacts could jeopardise all businesses within the specialise in processing prescribed industrial waste for precinct. ∞ develop a shared vision for Ordish Road which there are no other processors in Australia. ∞ identify preferred future uses for the hub There are significant synergies in the mix of businesses Strategic and policy context ∞ identify risks to the operation and viability of the hub operating within the precinct with material moved between business. In addition to waste and resource State and local plans and strategies provide strong ∞ recommend a suite of planning tools and other recovery and heavy manufacturing, there are also light strategic support to Ordish Road as a waste and actions that will support preferred uses and address industrial and manufacturing businesses and bulky resource recovery precinct and identify it as a hub risks. goods retail within the precinct of state importance and part of a state significant industrial precinct. The current state and local planning policy context provide strong support for waste and resource recovery services within the Ordish Road precinct and minimises the risk of off site impacts. Ordish Road Precinct - Waste and Resource Recovery Hub Plan 2 Actions Action 5: MWRRG to work with City of Greater Hub plan Dandenong and EPA to ensure that Ordish Road Vision The following suite of actions are recommended to continues to be a hub of choice for waste and resource achieve the vision and strategic objectives. recovery businesses including: The Ordish Road Waste and Resource Recovery Hub Action 1: Sustainability Victoria and MWRRG work ∞ encouraging businesses generating off site impacts is recognised as a hub of state importance within together to have hubs of state importance recognised (e.g. residual waste receival, rubble crushing, Melbourne’s waste and resource recovery network in the State Planning Policy Framework. incineration, composting) to meet best practice and providing an essential community service utilising best mitigate impacts e.g. install technology to minimise Action 2: City of Greater Dandenong to work with practice management. odour generation such as in-vessel composting, MWRRG to ensure that Ordish Road is considered monitoring equipment, infrastructure to capture in Action 99 of Plan Melbourne: Determine the Strategic objectives and manage pollutants from exhaust systems; capacity of existing landfill and resource recovery The hub plan establishes the following strategic creating bunding and planting trees; staggering facilities and undertake forward planning for new or objectives for Ordish Road which will underpin operating hours to minimise cumulative noise levels expanded waste facilities to ensure Melbourne has the preparation of detailed implementation actions: and truck movements infrastructure it needs in the right locations. ∞ ensure the importance of Ordish Road to ∞ improving traffic management and addressing Action 3: MWRRG continue to provide input Melbourne’s waste network is recognised in policy traffic risks to Planning Panel reviews of planning scheme and safeguarded in the interests of the current and ∞ ensuring emergency procedures for a major amendments impacting land in the vicinity of Ordish future population of Melbourne incident are communicated to and understood by Road. ∞ encourage investment in expansion and upgrade of businesses Action 4: MWRRG and Environment Protection waste services and co-location of complementary ∞ encouraging industries that may introduce sensitive Authority Victoria (EPA) provide support to City of infrastructure receptors to the hub, to establish and operate in Greater Dandenong to prevent land use change and ∞ leverage opportunities including proximity to more suitable locations development that would lead to encroachment of the significant population growth and major transport hub buffer. Action 6: EPA to continue to drive industry best infrastructure. practice and liaise with industry on significant changes to operations arising from new environmental protection legislation, particularly as it relates to a general prevention duty. Action 7: City of Greater Dandenong, EPA and other State Government agencies establish a working group or advisory committee to promote and enhance benefits across businesses of a circular waste and resource recovery economy; leverage opportunities arising from a circular economy approach; and improve industry social licence to operate. Ordish Road Precinct - Waste and Resource Recovery Hub Plan 3 Introduction Background Approach The Ordish Road Waste and Resource A Project Control Group comprising Recovery precinct (hereafter referred to as representatives of MWRRG and Sustainability Ordish Road) in Dandenong South is one of Victoria oversaw development of the hub plan. 22 waste and resource recovery hubs of state The plan was prepared in five steps: importance in Victoria and one of 14 within ∞ Desktop review and data collection metropolitan Melbourne. including a review of the policy and Ordish Road is one of only three sites in strategic context, area visit and compilation Victoria zoned Industrial 2, a zone reserved of available data and information. for heavy and/or offensive industries requiring ∞ Consultation with key stakeholders to extensive buffer zones and is considered scope the hub plan and collect information. state significant industrial land. The Statewide This included meetings with: City of Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Greater Dandenong and a meeting with Plan (SWRRIP)3