Transcript Sustainability in Action: Towards Zero Waste Strategy

Victoria’s Towards Zero Waste Strategy
and Waste Management Reform
SA Local Government Waste Forum 10 February
2006
Jenny Pickles
Manager Strategy & Regional
Programs
Towards Zero Waste Strategy …
• Sits under Our Environment,
Our Future: Victoria’s
Environmental Sustainability
Framework
• Focus: solid waste arising from
households and
business/industry activities
that are non-hazardous and
non-prescribed
Strategy context …
Local government achievements …
• 95% of households with access to
kerbside recycling
• More than 400,000 tonnes collected
(>150% increase since early 90’s)
• Average recycling service cost of
$32 per hh pa ($30 metro; $36 rural)
• Greenhouse savings through
recycling of 240,000 tonnes of CO2
(equivalent to taking 40,000 cars off
the road)
Local government achievements (contd.)
• Network of
>220 drop
off facilities
in Victoria –
diverting
>180,000
tpa
• Closure of
>120
unlicensed
landfills
Local government achievements (contd.)
Wodonga Resource Recovery and Waste Transfer Facility
Strategy targets …
By 2014:
• 1.5 million tonne less solid
waste generated
• 75% of solid waste
recovered for reuse,
recycling and/or energy
generation
• 25% improvement in
littering behaviours
Sectoral targets …
2002/03
2008/09
target
2013/14
target
Municipal (household) waste
35%
45%
65%
Commercial & industrial waste
59%
65%
80%
Construction & demolition waste
57%
65%
80%
All solid waste streams
51%
60%
75%
Recovery rate (by weight):
What it will mean for Victoria …
What does it mean for local government?
• Improved waste management systems and
infrastructure :– for garden and food organics (and residual
wastes)
– for recycling services to small to medium
enterprises
– at landfills and transfer stations to expand
resource recovery AND improve community
access to services in remote areas
– for public place and event recycling
What does it mean for local government?
• Product stewardship arrangements for other
priority household wastes (hard and chemical
wastes) eg:
– household and farm chemicals (including paint
and oils)
– TVs, computers and IT equipment, electrical
products
– consumer packaging
– tyres
– batteries
Key challenges for local government …
• Costs and
uncertainties re new
waste management
technologies
• Local government
role - waste
management
planning and
infrastructure siting
Eg - Global Renewables mixed MSW
facility at Eastern Creek
Metropolitan Review …
• Initiated by metropolitan CEOs
• Ministerial Working Party - November 2004
• Aim – develop agreed implementation approach
for TZW in metropolitan Melbourne
• Focus - strategy implementation and efficient
metropolitan planning and delivery arrangements.
• Participants: DSE, EPA, Sustainability Victoria,
metropolitan council (CEOs), MAV, VLGA,
Regional Waste Management Group Directors
(councillors)
Metropolitan Review (contd.)
Key Outcomes (March 2005)
• A single Metropolitan WMG (instead of 4) – role to
facilitate metro wide waste management service delivery
and economies of scale.
• Local Government Forum (30 councils) to ensure broad
local government engagement - reporting to Metro
WMG.
• Strengthened contracting arrangements including risk
management and due diligence – potential public/private
partnerships (Metro Group and DTF)
FUNDED THROUGH LANDFILL LEVY
Metropolitan Review (contd.)
Key Outcomes (March 2005)
• One 25 year?? Metropolitan Waste and Resource
Recovery Plan (instead of 4) – for municipal and
industrial wastes (Sustainability Victoria)
• Stronger linkages between Metro Plan, Victorian
Planning Provisions and metropolitan Local Planning
Schemes (DSE/SV/Local Government)
• No changes to non-metropolitan arrangements
(remaining 12 RWMGs will continue to plan for and
deliver regional services for municipal wastes)
Metropolitan Review - Progress
• Legislation currently being drafted to go before
Parliament in Autumn Session 2006
• Metro WMG:
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interim Board established
first meeting in February 2006
manage transition process to new Group to 1 July 2006
establish arrangements for local government forum
• Metro Plan – Sustainability Victoria will shortly
commence preliminary work on the plan
Further details ….
www.sustainability.vic.gov.au
[email protected]