Organics Collection

Better Practice Manual Victoria Bond Associate Business Director, Waste & Resources WASTE 2012, Coffs Harbour, NSW

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Overview

    Introductions Aims and objectives Why do we need this guidance?

The Manual • Contents List • User guide • Example factsheets  What next? Timeline

Introduction

3      The Australian Government Dept. Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population & Communities, highlighted need for a Better Practice Collections Resource for Local Governments

National Waste Policy: Less Waste, More

Resources – reduce the amount of waste for disposal and improve the use of waste as a resource Food and garden organics; priority material for landfill diversion Guidance required to help Local Government’s achieve this Hyder Consulting were commissioned in February 2012 to develop the manual

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Project Objectives

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To research and produce guidance to

: • Provide councils with a ‘How to’ guide for planning and implementing a collection pilot scheme, and ultimately rolling out a food/green waste collection service to households; • Identify barriers and opportunities, risks and mitigation measures, and staged scheme development milestones, including social aspects; and • Support national consistency in approaches to organics recovery and diversion from landfill.

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Project Outcomes

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A manual advising on best practice for collection of food and green organics, including:

• A user guide • Factsheets • Technical Appendix

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Why do we need this guidance?

       Organics represent 60% of the average Australian Household Bin (by weight) Achieving resource recovery targets Avoiding landfill levies Alleviating or avoiding carbon tax liabilities Reducing greenhouse gas emissions Better use of valuable resources Achieve behaviour change

The Manual

      Part 1: User Guide • The purpose of the guidance and how to use it Part 2: Glossary of Terms Part 3: Factsheets & Case Studies • Planning & Implementing your scheme with real examples Part 4: Electronic Presentations • PowerPoint's for adaptation Part 5: FAQs Appendix: Technical Information & Bibliography

The Factsheets (I)

 • • • • • • • • Planning Your Scheme… 1. Why Collect Organics?

2. Understanding your Waste Stream 3. Understanding the Collection Options 4. Understanding Community Education & Engagement 5. Understanding the Processing Options 6. Understanding the Risks 7. Understanding the Costs & Savings 8. Understanding Monitoring & Evaluation

The Factsheets (II)

 • • • • • Implementing Your Scheme… 9. Conducting & Evaluating a Pilot Trial 10. Scheme Design & Rollout 11. Community Education & Engagement 12. Contamination Management & Compliance Planning 13. Monitoring & Evaluation

18 th August 2008

Next Steps: Timeline

     Work in progress, currently at Draft stage… • Working group currently providing review and feedback Timeline • Final draft: mid-June • Published: August 2012?

Promoted and distributed to all councils…and more widely Working document: ability to add new case studies Suggestions: • Online resource • Field testing – one or more councils to test the guidance materials

If you want to get involved NOW…contact us

Name Robyn Gatehouse Bruce Edgerton John Harley Sian McGhie Zack Thomas Robert Verhey Shenagh Gamble Zoe Tkal Laurence Knight Christine Blanchard Justin Lang Jamie Clarke Kirsten Halstead Rebecca Brown Erin Fuery John McGowan Narelle Barden Organisation

Dept.SEWPaC

ACT EPA LGSA LGANT DERM LGAQ Zero Waste SA EPA Tas Sustainability Victoria WALGA WA DEC WCRA

State

National ACT New South Wales New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Western Australia National

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Remember…

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Thank you

Victoria Bond T. 02 8907 8293 M. 0408 241 524 E. [email protected]

Ylva Engqvist T. 02 8907 8216 E. [email protected]