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GRAMPIANS CENTRAL WEST WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY GROUP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN CONSULTATION DRAFT Grampians Central West Regional Implementation Plan © Grampians Central West Waste and Resource Recovery Group Victoria 2016 Authorised and Published by the Grampians Central West Waste and Resource Recovery Group (GCW WRRG) 5 East Street North Bakery Hill VIC 3350 You are free to copy, distribute and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the work to Grampians Central West Waste and Resource Recovery Group Disclaimer 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 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 anything contained in this publication. 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GRAMPIANS CENTRAL WEST WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY GROUP 2 CONTENTS PAGE CONTENTS 3 List of Figures 5 List of Tables 6 Foreword from the Chair 7 Executive Summary 8 ONE – INTRODUCTION 10 1.1 Purpose 11 1.2 The Victorian Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Planning Framework 11 1.3 Grampians Central West Waste and Resource Recovery Group 11 1.4 How this Regional Implementation Plan Consultation Draft has been developed 12 1.5 How to get involved 12 TWO – ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE OBJECTIVES 14 2.1 Goals, Priority Actions and Action Plan 15 2.1.1 Priority Actions for Grampians Central West 16 2.1.2 Action Plan 17 THREE – THE STATE OF WASTE IN THE GRAMPIANS CENTRAL WEST REGION 23 3.1 Overview of the Region 24 3.1.1 Regional Demographics 24 3.1.2 Regional Information 25 3.2 Waste Generated and Managed in the Region 26 3.2.1 Material Stream Summary 29 3.2.2 Waste Flows Into and Out of the Region 31 3.3 Future Projections of Waste to be Managed 35 3.4 Litter and Illegal Dumping 35 FOUR – THE WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEM IN THE GRAMPIANS CENTRAL WEST REGION 37 4.1 Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure and Services 38 4.2 Resource Recovery Infrastructure – Strategic Assessment 40 4.2.1 Collection Systems 40 4.2.1.1 Municipal Kerbside Collection 40 4.2.1.2 Commercial Sector Collection 40 4.2.1.3 Hard Waste Collection 41 4.2.2 Resource Recovery Centres / Transfer Stations (RRC / TS) 41 Hepburn Hot Trash 44 Yarriambiack Tip Treasure Hunt 44 4.2.3 Materials Recovery Facilities 45 4.2.4 Reprocessing and Recycling Facilities 49 4.2.4.1 Organics 49 4.2.4.2 Plastics 49 4.2.4.3 Paper and Cardboard 49 Community Resource Recovery and drumMUSTER Campaign 49 4.2.4.4 Aggregates, Masonry and Soil 50 4.2.4.5 E-Waste 50 4.2.4.6 Glass 50 4.2.4.7 Rubber (Tyres) 50 REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - CONSULTATION DRAFT 3 PAGE 4.2.4.8 Metals 51 4.2.4.9 Textiles 51 4.2.5 Energy from Waste 51 Beaufort Hospital Bioenergy Project 52 Kaniva Biodiesel Project 52 Berrybank Farm, Windermere 52 4.2.6 Asbestos 53 4.3 Landfill Infrastructure 53 4.4 Waste and Resource Recovery Hubs 59 4.5 Financial and Environmental Performance of Infrastructure 61 4.6 Land Use Planning and the Transport Network 64 4.6.1 Land Use Planning 64 4.6.2 The Transport Network 66 4.7 Market Sounding (Request for Information) and Infrastructure Scheduling 68 FIVE – RISK AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING 69 5.1 Contingency Planning – Landfill 70 5.2 Risks – Resource Recovery 70 5.3 Contingency Planning – Resource Recovery 71 SIX – INFRASTRUCTURE SCHEDULE 72 Part A – Resource Recovery and Consolidation Infrastructure 73 Part B – Landfill Infrastructure Schedule 80 SEVEN – APPENDICES 92 Appendix One – Abbreviations & Acronyms 93 Appendix Two – References 94 Appendix Three – Data Sources 95 Appendix Four – Legislation and Policy Context 96 Appendix Five – Statewide Environmental and Financial Factors 103 Appendix Six – Infrastructure Scheduling Process 117 Appendix Seven – Maps 118 Appendix Eight – Collaboration Process and Outcomes 127 Appendix Nine – Glossary 129 Appendix Ten – Local Government Snapshots 134 Notes 149 GRAMPIANS CENTRAL WEST WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY GROUP 4 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE NO. PAGE Figure 1 Process for Preparing the Grampians Central West Implementation Plan 13 Figure 2 Strategic Plan for Waste and Resource Recovery in the Region 15 Figure 3 Map of the Grampians Central West Region 24 Figure 4 Resource Flows in Victoria’s Circular Economy 26 Figure 5 Source Sector Projections for Materials Generated and Managed 2015 – 2045 (Business as Usual) 28 Figure 6 Projected Waste Generated and Managed Per Capita by Council Area 2015 – 2045 (Business as Usual) 29 Figure 7 Material Managed in the Region: Recovered and Landfilled Resource Material by Type (2013/2014) 30 Figure 8 Projected Growth of Reprocessed Materials 2015 – 2045 31 Figure 9 Cross Regional Flows of Reprocessed Materials in the Grampians Central West Region 33 Projected Waste and Recovered Resources 2015 – 2045 excluding Cross Regional Flows (Business as Figure 10 36 Usual) Figure 11 VLAA Best Practice Model for Litter Prevention and Management 36 Figure 12 Landfills Used by Each Council 54 REGIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN - CONSULTATION DRAFT 5 LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO. PAGE Table 1 Rationale for Priority Actions for Waste and Resource Recovery 16 Table 2 Short-term Actions, Leads, Stakeholders and Timeframes 18 Table 3 Local Government Area Population Projected 2015/2016 – 2030/2031 25 Table 4a Sector Breakdown of Material Generated and Managed in the Region (tonnes) and Recovery Rate 27 Sector Breakdown of Material Managed in the Region (tonnes) and Recovery Rate excluding Maddingley Table 4b 27 Brown Coal (Cross Region Solid Inert Receivables) Table 5 Material Streams Reprocessed (Tonnes) in the Region 2013/2014 30 Table 6 Estimate of Cross Regional Flows of Recovered Materials 2013/2014 34 Table 7 Summary of Major Products Produced from Recovered Materials 34 Table 8 Summary of Operational Infrastructure Types in each Council Area (in 2015/2016) 38 Summary of Reprocessing Infrastructure Types in the Region (in 2015) and Associated tonnages and Table 9 39 Capacity from 2013/2014 Table 10 Council Managed Resource Recovery Facilities 42 Table 11 Number of Council Managed Resource Recovery Centre Facility by Categories 43 Table 12 Materials Recovery Facilities 45 Table 13 Reprocessing or Recycling Facilities 48 Table 14 Operating Landfills in 2015/2016 55 Table 15 Scenarios Modelled for Landfill Projections 55 Table 16 Private (Own Waste) Landfills in the Region 58 Table 17 Waste and Resource Recovery Hubs 60 Table 18 Financial Factors Affecting Performance of Infrastructure 63 Table 19 Strategic Implications for New and Existing Infrastructure 65 Table 20a Infrastructure Scheduling Application Process – Recommended Proposals 68 Table 20b Infrastructure Scheduling Application Process – Recommended Proposals to service the region 68 Table 21 Grampians Central West Implementation Plan Risk Register 71 Table 22 Existing Resource Recovery and Reprocessing Infrastructure 73 Table 23 Future Resource Recovery and Reprocessing Infrastructure 79 Table 24 Existing Landfills 81 Table 25 Landfills and Projected Life 2016 – 2045 83 Table 26 Rehabilitation Status of Closed Landfills 84 Table 27 Explanation of Landfill Rehabilitation Status 91 GRAMPIANS CENTRAL WEST WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY GROUP 6 FOREWORD FROM THE CHAIR I am pleased to present the consultation draft of the Grampians Central West Waste and Resource Recovery Implementation Plan (Regional Implementation Plan) for public consultation. The Regional Implementation Plan provides a roadmap to inspire change and shape the region’s waste and recycling infrastructure for the next ten years. The Regional Implementation Plan has been developed in collaboration with our waste and resource recovery stakeholders in Councils, industry and the community. Importantly, this plan has also recognised the principle of environmental justice, to ensure involvement from the entire community in delivering the optimum waste management outcomes for the Grampians Central West region. The development of the Regional Implementation Plan has considered and reflects an expectation of our communities to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and to ensure waste and resource recovery facilities provide positive economic, community, environment, public health benefits and ultimately minimise environmental impacts from climate change. We know that our region still has some challenges to improve the level of resource recovery, recognising that there are materials that can be viably recovered before going to landfill. We are aware that disposing of materials to landfill is a limited solution and while landfill is always likely to be required, easily accessible landfill space is finite. Landfills have social and environmental consequences and need to be well-managed to minimise their impact on the community. The challenge is to get the best outcomes from our waste. The waste and recycling infrastructure within the region provides the capacity to manage current waste volumes. However, there is a need