Hunter Regional Waste Strategy Meeting 30 October 2013 - Minutes
Attendees
Name Council / Organisation
Lindy Hyam (Chair) Singleton Council
Meredith Laing Hunter Council’s Environment Division
Bradley Nolan Hunter Council’s Environment Division
David Simm Maitland City Council
Alice Howe Lake Macquarie City Council
Michael Alexander Cessnock City Council
Gary Thomson Singleton Council
Angelika Hesse Singleton Council
Aaron Malloy Port Stephens Council
Paul Turri Upper Hunter Shire Council
Paul Minett Dungog Shire Council
Darren North City of Newcastle
Gavin Cooksley City of Newcastle
Joann Polsonn Muswellbrook Shire Council
Kylie Watkins Muswellbrook Shire Council
Dan Bugitti Greater Taree City Council
Rob Fergusson Greater Taree City Council
Nick Jones Port Stephens Council
Marc Goodall Port Stephens Council
Michael Neville Wyong Shire Council
Apologies
Roger Lewis Hunter Resource Recovery (HRR)
Action Items from August meeting
Action Progress
Re-send Waste survey to Upper Hunter Shire Completed Council & Port Stephens Council
Lake Macquarie City Council and Port Stephens Outcome to be provided to meeting. Council to discuss which Council may be best placed to host a Lower Hunter RID Squad coordinator
Singleton Council and Muswellbrook Shire Outcome to be provided to meeting. Council to discuss which Council may be best placed to host an Upper Hunter RID Squad coordinator
HCED to forward copies of the RID Squad studies Completed to Neil Pope at Muswellbrook Shire Council for review and consideration.
HCED contact EPA to request information on the EPA has advised that an options paper is expected process to determine the council (and currently being developed and will be released yearly) allocation of the non-contestable Local to Councils in the coming 2-3 weeks. Council funding that was brought in to replace The EPA will be contacting all Regions to the WaSIP funding. 2 questions: nominate 1-2 representatives to attend a full day What is the funding per council? consultation session, where the details of the funding mechanism will be developed. What standards or requirements will councils need to meet to receive the It is expected the consultation will occur in the funding? last week of November. All councils were requested to consider what To date HCCREMS has received comment on this they would like the funding model and action item from the following Councils: Dungog, requirements to be, and to forward these Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens Councils. through to HCED to develop a regional position to put to the EPA.
HCED to seek clarification on Federal and State Completed – see General Business activities and policies on Product Stewardship.
Cessnock City Council to provide copies (to Completed HCED) of the Hunter Waste Board Strategy and Copy of the 1998 Hunter Region Waste Plan the Resource NSW Hunter Strategy for inclusion (from the Waste Board) provided. in the document review.
HCED to develop a schedule of forward meeting Completed dates
Please note the following amendment to the Minutes of the August meeting: The reference to HRR and Mattress Recycling – HRR is not about to commence a trial, but is exploring options for the best method of recovery and recycling of mattresses.
Meeting Discussion
Response to previous Action Items The meeting commenced with a review of the action log from the last meeting. All actions were completed, but councils were reminded they should forward through any comments they have on the desired distribution models for the non-contestable funds to be provided to Councils. The Environment Division will participate in state-wide consultation on this issue, along with representatives from the other funded regions.
Discussion on the Scope and Framework of the Regional Waste strategy It was noted that the EPA had provided a Draft Guideline document to assist regions to develop consistent style and content in strategies developed around the state. It was noted the Guideline was draft and that all Councils were asked to consider any comments they may have on the guideline for submission to the EPA prior to 12 November 2013. The key points of the Guideline were outlined: The Hunter region includes: Upper Hunter, Muswellbrook, Singleton, Maitland, Cessnock Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Port Stephens and Dungog. Wyong Shire Council is determining if they will formalise a request to join the Hunter group. The strategy is to cover the 4 key areas of: o Increasing dry recyclables o Targeting organics o Reducing waste to landfill o Combatting illegal dumping and littering It was also noted that the strategy should be primarily aimed at the Municipal Solid Waste stream, but the C&I and C&D waste streams should be addressed to some extent. The EPA requires the completed Regional Waste Strategy by April 2014. The EPA has provided baseline data on the region for use in future reporting and benchmarking activities. It was noted that some councils did not have a complete dataset particularly in relation to waste composition data. Any council that has data to fill these gaps was requested to provide this to HCED for collation and submission to the EPA for the Strategy reporting purposes. It was noted that consultant assistance would be required for the statistical analysis and waste forecasting activities. LMCC suggested that the EPA should be approached to determine if they have any forecasting or modelling tools they would like to be used / followed to ensure consistency across strategies. Councils were asked to indicate if they had current waste strategies - Cessnock, Maitland, Muswellbrook, and Singleton confirmed that they have, Lake Macquarie has one under development. It was agreed and confirmed that the regional strategy would create an overarching regional framework that acknowledged the diversity within and across region’s Councils and incorporated the local actions and priorities of councils. Lindy Hyam noted that councils would need to ensure waste strategies and targets were consistent with the Community Strategic Plans, and the new NSW Waste Targets.
Strategy Scoping Exercise Councils discussed the vision and goals for the regional waste strategy and gave consideration to what the “end point of the strategy is” and “what would success look like?” While agreeing that further work needed to be undertaken in the final articulation of these, key goals for the strategy were identified as: . Best environmental outcome for the region . An informed and engaged community in the Hunter that wisely uses resources . A cohesive regional waste program with councils working effectively together . A marked attitude change to waste within the regional community . Affordable service provision to the regional community . Maximised reuse and recycling so as to reduce waste to landfill . $0 point of disposal cost through efficient service provision and rating regimes. . Beneficial re-use of all waste generated A number of other fundamental elements of the Regional Strategy framework were discussed: Strategy timeframe – It was determined the strategy would be best designed as long-term strategy with built-in periodical reviews. A timeline of 25 years was proposed as this would: . Enable a review after 4 years as required by the NSW EPA . Enable councils to integrate with their 4 year delivery plans and 10-year Community Strategic Plans and inform the second iteration of these plans . Assist with determining and supporting large commercial contracts, and provide security to private industry of the regional expectations for any new facilities or services. Goals – It was determined that it would be appropriate to include short term, medium term and long term goals in the strategy for the various target areas included. Regional Synergies – The strategy should be developed to identify and support regional synergies and where possible facilitate the regionalisation of facilities and services to provide the greatest value to the councils/communities of the region. Economies of Scale – the strategy should assist councils in determining where economies of scale exist and provide either cost savings opportunities, or opportunities for efficient regionalisation of services (i.e. scale of products provide new treatment and processing opportunities that may future proof the regions waste management requirements). Opportunities for Avoidance – the strategy should support councils to seek out opportunities for waste avoidance or improved waste management and not always consider “waste” as a negative issue or a problem. Consider the commerciality of the council management situation. Councils were asked to present the specific priority elements they would like explored in the regional waste strategy. Council Comment
Upper Hunter Shire Council Opportunities for combined regional contracts
Port Stephens Council In the short term – work together on problem wastes (e.g. chemicals, mattresses, etc.) Increase economies of scale to increase opportunities
Lake Macquarie City Council Waste avoidance and recovery Focus on organics, recyclables, litter, illegal dumping Provide for local employment Regional behaviour change and education activities.
Maitland City Council Marketing of organics – need to work towards understanding and stimulating the market and understanding the business development needed for opportunities to be realised.
Singleton Council Recyclables and recovery – seeking opportunities for income generation through service provision.
Muswellbrook Shire Council Consider the place of waste to energy for the region. How should councils responsibly manage residual wastes?
City of Newcastle Consider the commercial opportunities that Councils can access through the waste they generate and manage.
Dungog Shire Council Organics management
Cessnock Shire Council Organics management
Councils then considered the “What” and “How” of the strategy – What waste issues should be addressed and HOW should we address them? Discussion was also held on the importance of determining the cost benefit of various waste management strategies and ensuring that future activities in the region are commercially “solid”. It was also acknowledged that any final determination of these items/issues requires a clear understanding of the wastes currently being generated.
WHAT HOW
Problem Wastes Allowing cross boundary receipt of waste materials depending on the facility being utilised and the technology or service opportunities being provided. Aligning contracts and services and transport logistics with main routes and areas where waste products are generated or the recycled / recovered products are to be used.
Organics Collection, processing marketing Recyclables Collection, processing marketing
Waste to landfill – capacity issues Aligning contracts and services and transport logistics with main routes and areas where waste products are generated or the recycled / recovered products are to be used.
Waste to landfill – waste treatment Aligning contracts and services and transport logistics opportunities with main routes and areas where waste products are generated or the recycled / recovered products are to be used.
Illegal dumping RID or equivalent local system
Behaviour change Common messages Regional education campaigns and communications
Waste Avoidance (decrease ?? resource consumption)
The above “WHAT” issues that will form the main focus areas of the strategy, were then ranked by Councils based on their current priorities: 1. Organics 2. Waste to landfill (Capacity and waste treatment opportunities) 3. Behaviour Change 4. Problem Wastes 5. Recyclables 6. Illegal Dumping 7. Waste Avoidance Councils were requested to consider the discussions and come to the next meeting with firm thoughts regarding the Vision, Goals and Targets for inclusion in the strategy.
Strategy Subgroups
A number of sub-groups were established to meet and progress thinking on what were considered to be the most important components of the strategy: . Data . Waste Strategy . Organics Strategy . Behavioural Change The subgroups are required to produce a short paper on the issues for consideration in the strategy and to nominate a sub-group chair to keep HCED informed of all meetings and meeting outcomes.
The Data Sub-Group members are:
Name Council
Bradley Nolan Hunter Councils Environment Division
Aaron Malloy Port Stephens Council
Alice Howe Lake Macquarie City Council
Angelika Hesse Singleton Council
David Simm Maitland City Council
The Waste Strategy Sub-Group members are:
Name Council
Bradley Nolan Hunter Councils Environment Division
Kylie Watkins Muswellbrook Shire Council
David Simm Maitland City Council
Darren North City of Newcastle
The Organics Strategy Sub-Group members are:
Name Council
David Simm Maitland City Council
Michael Alexander Cessnock City Council
Aaron Malloy Port Stephens Council
Gavin Crooksley City of Newcastle
The Behaviour Change sub-group members are:
Name Council
Alice Howe* Lake Macquarie City Council
Michael Neville Wyong Shire Council
Kylie Watkins Muswellbrook Shire Council
Darren North (or CoN substitute) City of Newcastle
* Noted that the Regional Waste Educators Group should be included in the discussion.
Next Meeting: 10.00am: 20 November 2013 at the Local Government Training Institute, 4 Sandringham Ave THORNTON Please note this is a change from the previously advised meeting date due to a number of clashes for members. Meeting Schedule: Meeting 6 – Tuesday February 8 Meeting 7 – Tuesday April 8 Meeting 8 – Tuesday June 10
Action Items from October meeting
Action Status
All councils were requested to consider what To date HCCREMS has received comment on this they would like the funding model of the non- action item from the following Councils: Dungog, contestable fund to be, and to forward these Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens Councils. through to HCED to develop a regional position to put to the EPA.
All Councils to review the Regional Waste Strategy Guideline and provide any feedback to HCED prior to 12 November for collation and submission to the EPA prior to the finalisation of the guideline materials.
HCED to consider the development and implementation of an online portal where all files related to the Regional Waste Strategy can be housed for council’s access as needed.
HCED to provide all Councils with the regional Provided with minutes benchmarking data supplied by the EPA for use in the Waste Strategy
All Councils to review the baseline data provided for use in the Waste Strategy and raise any issues or concerns with HCED if there are errors or omissions. Councils with data gaps were requested to provide datasets for use as benchmark figures for the reporting purposes.
HCED to contact the EPA to determine what waste forecasting models or tools may be able to be supplied for use in the regional waste strategy development. All Councils were asked to send electronic copies of their waste strategies to HCED for reference in the waste strategy development
All councils to further consider the wording for inclusion in the strategy vision
Sub-group report – Data
Sub-group report – Waste Strategy
Sub-group report – Organics
Sub-group report – Behaviour Change
Aaron Malloy to provide a report to the next meeting on the issues and waste products considered “Problem wastes”. All councils required to provide details of what products they consider to be “Problem” wastes.
Lake Macquarie City Council to provide the submission on the repeal of the Carbon Price Mechanism to HCED for distribution to the group.
General Business
Carbon repeal legislation Lake Macquarie City Council and a number of the Lower Hunter Councils are providing a paper to GMAC on the repeal of the Carbon Legislation and the impacts on councils (and waste management facilities). The paper once endorsed will be used as a submission to the government on the repeal.
Data Gathering The NSW EPA has provided detailed data on waste disposal throughout the region, along with baseline data required for use as a future reporting tool. This information will be reviewed along with the council survey data already collected.
NSW Waste Legislation Review On 17 October 2013, members of the EPA Waste Strategy and Innovation Team presented on the changes to the POEO Act (new Illegal Waste Disposal Act Amendment) and Regulation to GMAC and the Regional Waste Strategy Advisory Committee. The presentation provided details on: the Amended legislation the expected process for consulting on the Regulation General update on the Waste Less Recycle More strategy (Please note: The presentation made by the EPA is attached to this report). POEO (Illegal Waste Disposal) Act 2013 The objectives of the EPA in regulating waste are: Protection of the environment and human health from the inappropriate use of waste To facilitate waste avoidance and resource recovery in NSW Changes to the POEO Act and Waste Regulation are designed to reduce incidents of illegal behaviour and fraud throughout the waste industry, but does provide a focus on the waste transporters and waste recycling industry. New provisions in the Act and Regulation are as follows: 1. New offence for knowingly providing false or misleading information about waste 2. New provisions to impose custodial sentences for repeat waste offenders 3. New powers to enable the EPA to seize and impound vehicles 4. Development of a protocol for monetary benefit orders 5. Application of the waste levy to all scheduled waste facilities These provisions came into effect on 1 October 2013, with the Regulation expected to be approved in the latter part of 2014 (delayed due to the completion of the NSW Planning Act revision).
New Penalties Existing offence in s144AA for supplying false or misleading information about waste retained New offence for knowingly supplying false or misleading information about waste (s144AA) o Up to 18 months gaol time o Maximum of $500,000 – corporation o Maximum of $250,000 – individual o Can only be instituted by the EPA in the Land and Environment Court New Provision New provision for repeat waste offenders (s144AB) o Applies to s120, 142A, 143 and 144 offences o Convicted for an offence, repeats within 5 years of conviction o Up to 2 years imprisonment o Can only be heard in the Land and Environment Court New Seize and Impound Powers The EPA can seize any vehicle or vessel that it believes has been used to commit a repeat waste offence o The Land and Environment Court can order the forfeiture of a motor vehicle or vessel seized if repeat offender convicted Pollution S144 use of a place as a waste facility without authority The Act changes the word "land" to "place" to cover all possible areas under the law, including bodies of water Monetary Benefit Order s149 provides for the court to order an MBO as an additional penalty Enables a monetary benefits calculation model to be prescribed by regulation Used by the courts to calculate the size of any monetary benefit orders Makes the recouping of the monetary benefits that an offender has gained by avoiding the cost of complying with environmental protection legislation easier Waste Levy Reforms Changes to the waste levy have also been included in the revision of the Act and Regulation. These changes will now create a Waste Levy liability at the receival gate of all scheduled waste recycling facilities. The changes to how and when the levy is applied have been made to stop illegal activity surrounding large stockpiles, illegal landfills and in efficient recovery methodologies. The changes will also ensure all waste recycling facilities will now be required to submit monthly data on materials received to the facility – meaning a greater level of data will now be able to be collected in NSW. The new rules will: Mean scheduled waste recycling facilities will incur a levy liability upon materials receival. The levy liability will only be realised when/if: o Materials stay on site for more than 12 months (not be passed on to recycling or recovery activities) o When the materials leave the site for landfilling. The EPA believes that the new rules will not impact on the business activities or cost flow of well run, legitimate recycling facilities. The only change to the process is the requirement for monthly tonnage reporting through to the EPA on materials throughput.
National Product Stewardship The Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) recently held a webinar on e-Waste, with the major discussion item being the Australian Government’s Product Stewardship position. A copy of the presentation is attached to this report for your reference. A summary is below. Product Stewardship The Product Stewardship Act 2011 recognises that all participant’s throughout a product’s life cycle share responsibility for that products environmental impacts. The Act provides a regulatory environment for how this responsibility is managed. TV’s and computers are the first products to be covered under the co-regulatory provisions of the Act. The Act enables product stewardship to be managed through 3 separate regulatory frameworks: Voluntary Co-regulatory (there is currently a Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulation 2011). Mandatory (it is noted that no products currently have a mandatory product stewardship arrangement). The TV and Computer scheme is government regulated, but industry run National scheme for recycling of these products. The scheme is funded by importers and manufacturers of the products and is designed to increase the National recycling rates and provide free of charge drop off points across Australia by the end of 2013. The exact details of these arrangements are detailed in the attached presentation. To provide the required recycling rates (as stated in the Regulation) a number of Agreements must be made with recyclers. These arrangements are required to provide the following: Metro areas must have arrangements for one service per 250,000 people Inner Regional Areas must have at least one service within 100km of every town of 10,000 people or more Outer Regional Areas must have at least one service within 150km of every town of 4,000 people or more Remote Areas must have at least one service within 200km of every town of 2,000 people or more at a frequency of at least once every 2 years. The agreements also require 90% of the materials collected to be recovered through recycling systems. There are currently 5 agreements approved. The Australian Government does not have any firm plans for other Product Stewardship Regulations, but has acknowledged that their industry consultation has selected the next most likely products that may have regulations created to be: Paint Batteries Tyres (although would likely be a voluntary scheme) Fluorescent Globes (although would likely be a voluntary scheme)
NSW Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2013-21 The EPA Released the new Waste Strategy last week which includes the targets for waste recovery and landfill avoidance through to 2021. The strategy includes six key result areas: Key Result Area 1: Avoid and reduce waste generation Target - By 20122-2, reduce the rate of waste generation per capita. The target will be measured by adding all waste to landfill, and all waste to recycling facilities, and normalised with population growth.
Key Result Area 2: Increase recycling Target - By 2021-22, increase recycling rates for: Municipal solid waste from 52% (201-11) to 70% Commercial and industrial waste from 57% (in 201-11) to 70% Construction and demolition waste from 75% (in 2010-11) to 80%
Key Result Area 3: Divert more waste from landfill Target - By 201-222, increase the waste diverted from landfill from 63% (in 2020-11) to 75%
Key Result Area 4: Manage problem wastes better Target - By 2021-22, establish or upgrade 86 drop-off facilities or services for managing household problem wastes state wide.
Key Result Area 5: Reduce Target - By 2016-17, reduce the number of litter items by 40% compared with 2011-12 levels and then continue to reduce litter items to 2021-22
Key Result Area 6: Reduce illegal dumping Target - From 2013-14, implement the NSW Strategy to Combat Illegal dumping to reduce the incidence of illegal dumping state wide. By 2016-17: Reduce the incidence of illegal dumping of waste detected in Sydney and the Illawarra, Hunter and Central Coast regions by 30% compared with 21010-11 Establish baseline data to allow target setting in other parts of the State.
Regional Waste Strategy Development The EPA have recently released a consultation draft strategy guidance document (attached) which provides practical advice for groups of local councils and Regional Organisation of Councils (ROC’s) on developing Regional Waste Strategies. Comments on the guidelines are welcomed until 29 November 2013 and should be sent to [email protected] As part of the on-going support being provided to councils, we are offering a free 1 day training course on Strategic Waste Management and alternative waste treatment infrastructure and a walk through of the guidance document. There will also be an opportunity to provide feedback on the regional strategy guidance document and to communicate what other support you require to develop regional strategies. The course will be a full day training from 8.30 am - 5.00pm. The course will be facilitated by Dr. Darren Perrin (SKM) with the support of Chris Purchas (SKM). Darren recently designed and facilitated the WMAA/SKM training course over the past 18 months, and delivered similar training in New Zealand and the UK. The course has been approved by the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA). A preliminary agenda for the course is set out below. A training manual will be provided. Two dates are available: Monday 18th November - SKM Sydney office, 100 Christie St, St Leonards, Sydney 2065 Tuesday 19th November - Location to be confirmed. Sydney CBD Places are limited so please RSVP Nicola ASAP with your preferred date to: [email protected]
Regional Baseline Data The EPA have supplied Hunter Councils with the baseline data to be used to measure outcomes of the regional waste strategy against, these are attached for your reference.
Population and demographic information
11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 Socio Economic Index ABS Council Name Re DL Population Projected Number of % SUDs % MUDs Ranking within State (High gio G ABS 2021 Individual Rank, Decile, % = Good n Gr (30 June 10) Population Households ou p No . Rank Decile Percentile 1720 Cessnock E 4 52,493 23,711 93% 7% 33 3 22 2700 Dungog R 10 8,547 3,591 99% 1% 100 7 65 4650 Lake Macquarie E 5 195,909 74,587 93% 7% 108 8 71 5050 Maitland E 4 69,646 25,915 100% 0% 106 7 69 5650 Muswellbrook R 11 16,322 5,683 91% 9% 76 5 50 5900 Newcastle E 5 154,896 60,353 83% 17% 107 7 70 6400 Port Stephens E 4 67,058 29,753 75% 25% 93 7 61 7000 Singleton R 4 23,456 9,422 100% 0% 118 8 77 7620 Upper Hunter R 11 14,206 5,245 92% 8% 94 7 62 Hunter - 9 602,533 - 238,260
Region 152 NSW 7,210,352 2,780,869 38 SMA 4,097,200 1,482,150 13 ERA 1,356,107 556,026 21 RRA 768,906 325,305 80 Rest of the State 988,139 417,388
Waste and resource recovery tonnage data
Recovery Data
11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 Total Domestic Generation ABS Council Name Regi DLG Population Number of Total Total Total Recovery Generation Generation per Recyclabl Organics Residual Waste on Grou ABS Individual Recovered Disposed Domestic Rate (%) per Capita HH es p No. (30 June 10) Households Generation
Collected Recovered Disposed Collected Recovered Disposed Collected Recovered Disposed 1720 Cessnock E 4 52,493 23,711 5,929 23,439 29,368 20.2% 10.8 23.8 4,897 4,788 109 1,141 1,141 - 23,330 - 23,330 2700 Dungog R 10 8,547 3,591 1,665 1,987 3,652 45.6% 8.2 19.6 1,241 1,207 34 400 400 - 2,011 58 1,953 4650 Lake Macquarie E 5 195,909 74,587 21,721 73,882 95,603 22.7% 9.4 24.6 18,670 18,235 435 3,486 3,486 - 73,446 - 73,446 5050 Maitland E 4 69,646 25,915 7,255 37,862 45,118 16.1% 12.5 33.5 6,852 6,712 140 4,745 543 4,202 33,520 - 33,520 5650 Muswellbrook R 11 16,322 5,683 6,894 5,064 11,958 57.7% 14.1 40.5 2,196 2,138 58 4,756 4,756 - 5,006 - 5,006 5900 Newcastle E 5 154,896 60,353 35,206 44,956 80,162 43.9% 10.0 25.5 13,725 12,909 816 24,416 21,850 2,566 42,021 447 41,574 6400 Port Stephens E 4 67,058 29,753 20,382 19,027 39,409 51.7% 11.3 25.5 6,805 6,458 347 2,438 2,438 - 30,167 11,487 18,680 7000 Singleton R 4 23,456 9,422 3,750 9,930 13,680 27.4% 11.2 27.9 2,954 2,825 129 925 925 - 9,801 - 9,801 7620 Upper Hunter R 11 14,206 5,245 3,512 7,882 11,395 30.8% 15.4 41.8 2,301 2,118 183 1,395 1,395 - 7,699 - 7,699 Hunter - 9 602,533 238,260 106,315 224,028 330,343 32.2% 10.5 26.7 # 59,641 57,389 2,252 43,702 36,934 6,768 227,001 11,992 215,009
Region 152 NSW 7,210,352 2,780,869 1,656,880 1,865,963 3,522,843 47% 9.4 24.4 780,246 722,571 57,675 726,886 702,956 23,929 2,015,712 231,353 1,784,358 38 SMA 4,097,200 1,482,150 935,288 863,719 1,799,007 52% 8.4 23.3 418,978 385,217 33,761 350,643 344,413 6,229 1,029,387 205,658 823,729 13 ERA 1,356,107 556,026 309,793 430,831 740,625 42% 10.5 25.6 154,127 146,047 8,080 155,696 148,632 7,064 430,802 15,114 415,688 21 RRA 768,906 325,305 222,074 230,088 452,162 49% 11.3 26.7 104,185 97,572 6,613 121,636 114,191 7,445 226,342 10,312 216,030 80 Rest of the State 988,139 417,388 189,724 341,324 531,049 36% 10.3 24.5 102,956 93,735 9,222 98,911 95,720 3,190 329,181 269 328,912
Kerbside Data
11/12 11/12 Dry Dry Recycling Organics Organics Residual Waste Residual Waste Recycling ABS Council Name Re DLG Population Number of Total Number Predominant Frequency Tonnes Per Per Capita Total Number Predominan Frequency Tonnes Per Per Capita Number of Predominan Frequency Tonnes Per Per Capita gio Grou ABS Individual Households BIN Size Collected Household kg/ca/wk Households t BIN Size Collected Household kg/ca/wk Households t BIN Size Collected Household kg/ca/wk n p No. (30 June 10) Households in LGA with a kg/hh/wk in LGA with kg/hh/wk receiving kg/hh/wk Kerbside Kerbside Domestic RECYCLING ORGANICS Waste service service Service
11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 1720 Cessnock E 4 52,493 23,711 19,436 240L Split (P/C) F'nightly 4,445 4.4 1.6 No Service - - NA - 19,436 240L Weekly 18,110 17.9 6.6 2700 Dungog R 10 8,547 3,591 3,166 240L F'nightly 815 5.0 1.8 No Service - - NA - 3,166 240L Weekly 1,140 6.9 2.6 4650 Lake Macquarie E 5 195,909 74,587 74,587 240L Split (P/C) F'nightly 18,052 4.7 1.8 No Service - - NA - 74,587 240L Weekly 62,938 16.2 6.2 5050 Maitland E 4 69,646 25,915 26,809 240L Split (P/C) F'nightly 6,096 4.4 1.7 No Service - - NA - 26,793 240L Weekly 21,970 15.8 6.1 5650 Muswellbrook R 11 16,322 5,683 5,566 240L F'nightly 1,398 4.8 1.6 5,071 240L F'nightly 1,695 6.4 2.0 5,566 140L Weekly 3,104 10.7 3.7 5900 Newcastle E 5 154,896 60,353 60,353 240L F'nightly 12,452 4.0 1.5 60,353 240L F'nightly 12,208 3.9 1.5 60,353 140L Weekly 37,288 11.9 4.6 6400 Port Stephens E 4 67,058 29,753 29,853 240L F'nightly 6,360 4.1 1.8 No Service - - NA - 29,853 240L Weekly 24,601 15.8 7.1 7000 Singleton R 4 23,456 9,422 8,322 240L F'nightly 2,414 5.6 2.0 No Service - - NA - 8,434 240L Weekly 6,470 14.8 5.3 7620 Upper Hunter R 11 14,206 5,245 4,848 240L F'nightly 819 3.2 1.1 No Service - - NA - 4,861 240L Weekly 2,621 10.4 3.5 Hunter - 9 602,533 238,260 232,940 - - 52,852 4.4 1.7 65,424 - - 13,903 4.1 0.4 233,049 - - 178,242 14.7 5.7
Dry Recycling Organics Residual Waste Region Tonnes Per Per Capita Tonnes Per Per Capita Tonnes Per Per Capita Collected Household kg/ca/wk Collected Household kg/ca/wk Collected Household kg/ca/wk kg/hh/wk kg/hh/wk kg/hh/wk 152 NSW 7,210,352 2,780,869 2,617,430 - - 700,468 4.8 1.9 1,594,569 - - 508,025 3.5 1.4 2,672,980 - - 1,630,504 11.3 4.3 38 SMA 4,097,200 1,482,150 1,464,325 - - 401,061 5.2 1.9 986,275 - - 323,775 4.2 1.5 1,476,012 - - 920,044 11.9 4.3 13 ERA 1,356,107 556,026 540,547 - - 136,281 4.7 1.9 299,378 - - 90,236 3.1 1.3 540,531 - - 344,302 11.9 4.9 21 RRA 768,906 325,305 301,278 - - 83,105 4.9 2.1 184,613 - - 65,844 3.9 1.6 303,213 - - 154,527 9.1 3.9 80 Rest of the State 988,139 417,388 311,280 - - 80,020 3.7 1.6 124,303 - - 28,170 1.3 0.5 353,224 - - 211,631 9.8 4.1
Recycling
Kerbside Recycling Bin Drop off Recycling Cleanup Recycling Total Total Total Recycling Recycling Recycling Recycling Materials Collected Recovered Disposed Recovery Rate (%) ABS Council Name Collected Recovered Disposed Collected Recovered Disposed Collected Recovered Disposed 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 1720 Cessnock 4,445 4,336 109 452 452 - - - - 4,897 4,788 109 97.8% 2700 Dungog 815 781 34 426 426 - - - - 1,241 1,207 34 97.3% 4650 Lake Macquarie 18,052 17,619 434 565 564 1 53 53 - 18,670 18,235 435 97.7% 5050 Maitland 6,096 5,956 140 756 756 - - - - 6,852 6,712 140 98.0% 5650 Muswellbrook 1,398 1,340 58 750 750 - 48 48 - 2,196 2,138 58 97.4% 5900 Newcastle 12,452 11,642 810 1,177 1,177 - 96 90 6 13,725 12,909 816 94.1% 6400 Port Stephens 6,360 6,016 344 444 442 3 - - - 6,805 6,458 347 94.9% 7000 Singleton 2,414 2,287 127 509 507 2 31 31 - 2,954 2,825 129 95.6% 7620 Upper Hunter 819 636 183 1,469 1,469 - 13 13 - 2,301 2,118 183 92.0% Hunter - 9 52,852 50,612 2,240 6,548 6,541 6 241 235 6 59,641 57,389 2,252 96.2%
Region 152 NSW 700,468 645,878 54,590 69,462 67,800 1,662 10,316 8,892 1,424 780,246 722,571 57,675 92.6% 38 SMA 401,061 368,113 32,947 11,462 11,410 52 6,455 5,694 762 418,978 385,217 33,761 91.9% 13 ERA 136,281 128,425 7,856 16,209 16,174 34 1,637 1,448 189 154,127 146,047 8,080 94.8% 21 RRA 83,105 77,613 5,492 19,503 18,776 727 1,576 1,182 394 104,185 97,572 6,613 93.7% 80 Rest of the State 80,020 71,726 8,294 22,288 21,440 849 648 569 79 102,956 93,735 9,222 91.0%
Organics
Kerbside Organics Bin Drop off Organics Cleanup Organics Total Total Total Organics Organics Organics Organics Material Collected Recovered Disposed Recovery Rate (%) ABS Council Name Collected Recovered Disposed Collected Recovered Disposed Collected Recovered Disposed 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 1720 Cessnock - - - 1,141 1,141 - - - - 1,141 1,141 - 100.0% 2700 Dungog - - - 400 400 - - - - 400 400 - 100.0% 4650 Lake Macquarie - - - 2,269 2,269 - 1,217 1,217 - 3,486 3,486 - 100.0% 5050 Maitland - - - 4,745 543 4,202 - - - 4,745 543 4,202 11.4% 5650 Muswellbrook 1,695 1,695 - 3,055 3,055 - 6 6 - 4,756 4,756 - 100.0% 5900 Newcastle 12,208 10,925 1,283 - - - 12,208 10,925 1,283 24,416 21,850 2,566 89.5% 6400 Port Stephens - - - 2,234 2,234 - 204 204 - 2,438 2,438 - 100.0% 7000 Singleton - - - 925 925 - - - - 925 925 - 100.0% 7620 Upper Hunter - - - 1,395 1,395 - - - - 1,395 1,395 - 100.0% Hunter - 9 13,903 12,620 1,283 16,164 11,962 4,202 13,635 12,352 1,283 43,702 36,934 6,768 84.5%
Region 152 NSW 508,025 497,578 10,447 185,008 174,691 10,317 33,853 30,688 3,165 726,886 702,956 23,929 96.7% 38 SMA 323,775 319,148 4,626 19,094 19,008 85 7,775 6,257 1,518 350,643 344,413 6,229 98.2% 13 ERA 90,236 88,657 1,579 44,152 39,950 4,202 21,308 20,025 1,283 155,696 148,632 7,064 95.5% 21 RRA 65,844 62,272 3,572 51,956 48,083 3,873 3,836 3,836 - 121,636 114,191 7,445 93.9% 80 Rest of the State 28,170 27,500 670 69,806 67,650 2,157 934 570 364 98,911 95,720 3,190 96.8%
Residual Waste
Kerbside Waste Bin Kerbside Drop Off Clean up Total Disposed to Landfill ABS Council Name Collected Recovered Disposed Recycling Organics Bin Recycling Organics Waste Recycling Organics Waste Disposed (AWT) Bin Disposed Disposed Disposed Disposed Disposed Disposed Disposed
11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 11/12 1720 Cessnock 18,110 - 18,110 109 - - - 5,220 - - - 23,439 2700 Dungog 1,140 - 1,140 34 - - - 647 - - 166 1,987 4650 Lake Macquarie 62,938 - 62,938 434 - 1 - 4,530 - - 5,979 73,882 5050 Maitland 21,970 - 21,970 140 - - 4,202 11,550 - - - 37,862 5650 Muswellbrook 3,104 - 3,104 58 - - - 1,812 - - 90 5,064 5900 Newcastle 37,288 - 37,288 810 1,283 - - 3,243 6 1,283 1,043 44,956 6400 Port Stephens 24,601 11,487 13,114 344 - 3 - 4,374 - - 1,192 19,027 7000 Singleton 6,470 - 6,470 127 - 2 - 3,217 - - 114 9,930 7620 Upper Hunter 2,621 - 2,621 183 - - - 5,078 - - - 7,882 Hunter - 9 178,242 11,487 166,755 2,240 1,283 6 4,202 39,670 6 1,283 8,584 # 224,028
Region 152 NSW 1,630,504 221,397 1,409,107 54,590 10,447 1,662 10,317 232,957 1,424 3,165 142,295 # 1,865,963 38 SMA 920,044 197,213 722,831 32,947 4,626 52 85 1,281 762 1,518 99,617 # 863,719 13 ERA 344,302 14,497 329,805 7,856 1,579 34 4,202 54,888 189 1,283 30,995 # 430,831 21 RRA 154,527 9,602 144,925 5,492 3,572 727 3,873 63,311 394 - 7,794 # 230,088 80 Rest of the State 211,631 85 211,546 8,294 670 849 2,157 113,477 79 364 3,889 # 341,324