Resource Recovery, Waste Minimisation and Management Strategy 2017 - 2021 Warrnambool City Council Resource Recovery, Waste Minimisation and Management Strategy 2017-2021 Resource Recovery, Waste Minimisation and Management Strategy 2017 - 2021 Document Control Warrnambool City Council Document: Resource Recovery, Waste Minimisation PO BOX 198 and Management Strategy 2021 WARRNAMBOOL VIC 3280 Responsible Branch: City Amenity Phone: 5559 4800 Responsible Directorate: City Infrastructure Email: [email protected] Responsible Officer: Director of City Infrastructure Web: www.warrnambool.vic.gov.au Author: Strategic Waste Minimisation Unit Date: May 2017 Review May 1st 2021 Distribution Schedule Version No. Date Distribution Reference 1.1 May 2017 First Draft for Internal Review 2.1 4 Sep 2017 Council meeting report Schedule of Adoption Version No. Date Comment Reference 2.1 4 Sep 2017 Acknowledgements: Council acknowledges the input into the development of this strategy by council staff, community groups, businesses and organisations involved in resource recovery and waste management. Disclaimer: This publication may be of assistance to you, but Warrnambool City Council, its employees, consultants and contractors do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on the information in this publication. Resource Recovery, Waste Minimisation and Management Strategy 2017 - 2021 Contents 1. Executive Summary 2. Overview 2.1 About Warrnambool 2.2 Legislation and Policy 2.3 The Regional Context 2.4 Local Policies and Strategies 2.5 Guiding Principles, Key Objectives and Future Directions 2.6 Measuring Performance 3. Drivers for Change 3.1 The Waste Hierarchy 3.2 Costs 3.3 Reducing Greenhouse Gas 3.4 Population Growth, Development and Future Waste Projection 4. Services Provided by the City and its Partners 4.1 Domestic Waste and Recycling (Kerbside collection) 4.2 Kerbside Recyclables – Transport and Acceptance 4.3 Waste Disposal – Disposal Sites 4.4 Transporting Waste for Disposal 4.5 Street Cleaning 4.6 Stormwater Protection 4.7 Public Place Recycling and Waste Bins 4.8 Commercial Waste 4.9 Detox Your Home 4.10 DrumMuster 4.11 Commercial Waste and Recycling Services 4.12 Receiving and Sorting Material (Waste and Recycling) 4.12.1 Transfer Stations 4.12.2 Reuse and Resource Recovery Facilities and Services 4.13 Managing Past Legacies 5. Managing Other Waste Streams 5.1 Hard Waste or Bulky Items 5.2 E-Waste 5.3 Construction and Demolition Waste 6. Litter and Illegal Dumping 7. Managing Waste Into the Future 7.1 Avoidance and Reuse 7.2 Recycle 7.3 Recycle – managing organics 7.4 Recycle and Disposal – a 21st Century Kerbside Collection 7.5 Recover – New Technologies 7.6 Opportunities for Regional Cooperation and Economies of Scale 7.7 Product Stewardship 7.8 Container Deposit Legislation (CDL) 7.9 Rethink (Avoid) – Plastic Bag Use Reduction or Plastic Bag-Free 7.10 Treat and Dispose – Landfill Bans 8. Education and Awareness Programs 9. What We Will Do Resource Recovery, Waste Minimisation and Management Strategy 2017 - 2021 1. Executive Summary Resource recovery and waste management is a multi-faceted all critical to the plan’s success through their important formal area, involving a web of interrelated issues and challenges. and informal roles in resource recovery. The purpose of this document is to consolidate all the The strategy will be reviewed regularly as constant change related issues and topics in a single document to provide the is occurring in this sector globally and locally. The review will context of waste in our city and chart a way forward for the occur every four years or at least once in the life of the elected Warrnambool community using the principles of the waste council. hierarchy. While this strategy provides vision for the future it is primarily an operational document outlining practical actions Actions will be reviewed annually as part of Council’s budget and steps that will assist in achieving these goals. process and reported on quarterly where an action is Council’s responsibility. The waste hierarchy of avoid and minimise, reuse, recycle, energy recovery and dispose underpins this strategy and “Sustain and enhance the natural environment” is one of provides guidance for decision making. the five pillars of the Council Plan and it is integral now for Council to demostrate this commitment to sustainability by This strategy is impacted by federal and state government providing strong, intelligent and informed leadership, support policies and priorities, government departments with statutory and education. Resource recovery and waste management, responsibilities and regional bodies such as the Barwon South however, are not challenges for local government alone, they West Waste and Resource Recovery Group. impact all organisations and residents regardless of age or background. The strategy also documents the major role that private enterprise plays in the delivery of the strategy and its The decisions and actions of all individual objectives. It acknowledges the integral role these businesses residents of and visitors to Warrnambool play in this sector within our community. will ultimately determine the direction of the future sustainability of Warrnambool. Not-for-profit groups, volunteer organisations and schools are Wash Against Waste team at Warrnambool’s Sustainable Living Festival. Resource Recovery, Waste Minimisation and Management Strategy 2017 - 2021 2. Overview 2.2 Legislation and Policy (a) Federal 2.1 About Warrnambool The National Waste Policy sets Australia’s waste management and resource recovery direction to 2020. The Warrnambool municipality is 120 sqkm in size and is The policy has six key areas: situated in the Great South Coast Region of Victoria, 263 km 1. Taking responsibility. south –west of Melbourne. 2. Improving the market. 3. Pursuing sustainability. It contains the urban area of Warrnambool and the nearby 4. Reducing hazard and risk. towns of Allansford, Bushfield and Woodford. 5. Tailoring solutions. The city has a population of 34,000 and this figure is forecast 6. Providing the evidence. to approach 50,000 by 2035. The policy also complements other government action to Warrnambool serves as a centre for a regional population of deliver greenhouse gas emission reductions, reduce energy approximately 120,000 people. and water use, support jobs and invest in future long term It contains a Deakin University campus, a TAFE college and a economic growth. base hospital. The major employment sectors are health care and social A strategy arising from the policy is the Product Stewardship assistance, retail trade, manufacturing, education and training, Framework legislation. accommodation and food services and construction. The Great South Coast region features some of Australia’s The Product Stewardship Act 2011 provides the framework most fertile agricultural land much of which is dedicated to to effectively manage the environmental, health and safety dairy and beef production. Three major dairy manufacturers impacts of products and in particular those impacts and a large meat processor are situated in and around associated with the disposal of products. The framework Warrnambool providing a major source of employment. includes voluntary, co-regulatory and mandatory stewardship. Resource Recovery, Waste Minimisation and Management Strategy 2017 - 2021 Initiatives to date include: 1 August 2014 as an amalgam of the two previous Barwon • National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme Region and South Western Region Waste Management Groups. • Product stewardship for end of life tyres • Product stewardship for mercury containing lamps – The BSWWRRG is one of seven Waste and Resource FluoroCycle. Recovery Groups that cover regional Victoria. The groups now also have the responsibility of commercial and industrial waste (b) State (C&I), construction and demolition (C&D) as well as municipal solid waste (MSW). The Local Government Act 1989 assigns responsibility to councils for providing (either directly or through contractors) The region takes in the south west coast of Victoria covering the collection, transport and reprocessing or disposal to landfill an area in excess of 32,340 square kilometres and a of municipal solid waste for their communities. (This does not population of approximately 398,600.It is anticipated that this require local government to manage disposal facilities such as will increase to some 462,000 by 2030. The region comprises nine local government authorities. landfills) The group has developed a Regional Waste and The Environment Protection Act 1970 is important state Resource Recovery Implementation Plan (RWRRIP), approved legislation relevant to this Strategy. by the Minister on 29 th June, 2017. The plan proposes 12 priority actions to improve recycling rates, reduce waste The Victorian Government has also developed various to landfill and plan for the region’s future sustainability and documents to provide strategic direction and promote the infrastructure needs. recovery of resources from the waste stream over the next thirty years. The overarching strategic document is the State These actions impact the City’s Resource Recovery Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan (SWRRIP) and Waste Management Plan and are essential to the which was released by the