WOLLONGONG WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN - MANAGING WOLLONGONG'S RESOURCES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
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WOLLONGONG
WASTE AND RESOURCE
RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022
ACTION PLAN
From the mountains to the sea
MANAGING WOLLONGONG'S RESOURCES FOR A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 1: 1.01 • Meet State Waste Avoidance and • Contract
1.2, A) Develop business case for increased Resource Recovery Strategy development $50K
1.4. recovery of organic resource from 2013-21 Municipal Solid Waste
• Business case $75K
domestic waste targets.
(1.01A only)
Focus 2: Establish a comprehensive business case • Increase rate of material recovery
• EOI development and
2.1, for an advanced waste (or other suitable) without significant impact on
support $100K
2.3. treatment system that will increase the residents.
(1.01B only)
recycling rate and work toward the WARR
Focus 4: Strategy municipal solid waste recycling
4.1, target of 70%. Business case to include
financial, risk and technical analyses.
4.2,
4.3. B) Increase Recovery of Domestic
Resources (Following 1.01 A)
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY Establish an expression of interest for
HIGH an advanced waste or other suitable
treatment system that when implemented
will increase the recycling rate and work
towards the WARR Strategy municipal
solid waste recycling target of 70%.
Focus 1: 1.02 • Ensure all stakeholders are • Procurement project
1.2, 1.4. Facilitate and implement system informed, engaged and able to management $150K
selected in Action 1.01 have a say on how the project • Contract development
Focus 2: is implemented. $350K
NOTE: This Action item would be
2.1, implemented if Action 1.01 results in a • Reduce risk of system misuse. • Supporting audits
and information
2.3. suitable and workable proposal. Council
• Procure in accordance with gathering $150K
will not be obligated to implement a
project with unacceptable levels of risk relevant Council policy. • Services launch,
Focus 4: media and
4.1, based on Actions within this Action Plan. • Minimise risk of system failure. advertising $250K
4.2, After relevant Council approvals are • Ongoing education
4.3. received for Action 1.01, complete support $100K pa
an implementation program for the • Ongoing advertising /
STRATEGIC system selected including all relevant media $25K pa
PRIORITY stakeholder engagement. This will involve • Bin stickers and
HIGH four separate steps MUD signage $80K
- Procurement • At-source
infrastructure to
- Project delivery support service
- Project commissioning $1-4m
- Project operation. • Infrastructure
design, development
Particulars are to be determined when and implementation
specific detail on the chosen path in $5-$20m (system
Action 1.01 becomes clear. dependant) or around
$300/tonne
Note, these costs would
be ascertained through
the process completed in
Action 1.01.
* Please refer to the Wollongong Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2022
** Internal estimate only - requires further investigation and assessment
Information on strategic priorities
High - High contribution to strategic outcomes or may help facilitate other outcomes
Medium (Med) - Moderate contribution to strategic outcomes or may require further development and investigations
2.
Low - Low contribution to strategic outcomes or may need a great deal of further investigation and development
WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 1: 1.03 • Assess the services
1.2, Hard waste collection service contribution to resource
1.4. recovery.
Complete a large scale review of the
Focus 2: Hard Waste (Household Cleanup) • Ascertain the state of the
2.1, Collection Service, including all relevant market in relation to substitute
2.3. stakeholder engagement and statistical services, including establishing
analysis. Complete improvement, or other a conveniently located drop-off
Focus 3: recommendations, if any, including cost
3.1, centre.
3.2, benefit analysis.
• Determine if the service fits the
3.3. The existing service is contracted to at expectations of the community.
least July 2021 and therefore system
Focus 4: • Increase rate of material
4.1, amendments may require contractual
variations. recovery without significant
4.2. impact on residents.
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY
HIGH
Focus 1: 1.04 • Increase convenience for • Design $75K
1.1, Feasibility Study for Resource Recovery the community and facilitate (design funds to
1.2, Centre Development (existing MRF Site) the potential reuse and be sought from
1.3, recovery of materials. Waste Less Recycle
1.4. Establish a comprehensive business case
More grant funding)
for revolve and recycling centre system • Provide participation, training,
Focus 2: / operation that when implemented will up-skilling and employment
2.1, increase the recovery of resources. opportunities for unemployed,
2.2, disadvantage, disabled, youth,
2.3. The Resource Recovery Centre will
CALD and people at risk of
potentially accept reusable items that
isolation or depression in
Focus 3: are directly dropped off at the Centre
positive resource recovery
3.2, or remote Transfer Station/s, collected
3.3. community based activities.
through the Household Kerbside Cleanup,
or possibly surplus materials from Charity • Reinvest revenues from the
Focus 4: Organisations, Op Shops and Charity sale of items back into
4.1, Stores. social enterprise programs.
4.2.
The Revolve Centre could be based on • Establish strategic
STRATEGIC a Social Enterprise Model to provide partnerships with organisations
PRIORITY opportunities for disadvantaged or at-risk to support the centre.
HIGH groups to become involved in training
• Provide readily accessible
programs, refurbishment, repair, resale
processing facilities as an
and social programs at the Centre.
alternative to landfill.
The hazardous waste disposal component
• Ensure appropriate disposal
should consider acceptance of a broad
of potentially hazardous waste.
range of domestic household products
that are identified as being potentially • Improve WH&S management at
hazardous, susceptible to illegal dumping the landfill.
and / or creating toxicity issues within
• Reduce the toxicity of materials
the landfill or the environment. It is
discarded to landfill.
envisaged that materials collected would
be temporarily stored on site and removed • Protect the environment.
regularly by a licensed contractor. Many
of the listed hazardous wastes may be • Reduce illegal dumping.
considered dangerous goods, and it may be
difficult to include all these waste types in
planning approvals.
3.
WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 1: 1.05 • Increase convenience for the • Procurement project
1.1, Resource Recovery Centre development community and facilitate management $75K
1.2, (existing MRF Site) the potential reuse
1.3, • Contract
Based on the outcome of 1.04, and and recovery of materials
1.4. development
following relevant Council approvals, • Provide participation, training, $100K
Focus 2: develop a frontline operation to the up-skilling and employment
2.1, • Construction
general public. This site will accept small opportunities for unemployed,
2.2, $500K (opportunity
vehicles and visitors, and provide the disadvantaged, disabled, youth,
2.3. to receive additional
following services: CALD and people at risk of
infrastructure
• Hazardous waste isolation or depression in
Focus 3: funding from
3.2, acceptance and disposal positive resource recovery
Waste Less Recycle
3.3. community based activities.
More funding)
• Reusable goods acceptance
• Reinvest revenues from the
Focus 4: and resale (including • Advertising and
sale of items back into
4.1, opportunity for refurbishment media $100K
social enterprise programs.
4.2. workshop)
• Establish strategic • Promotion and
STRATEGIC • General waste acceptance education – ongoing
partnerships with organisations
PRIORITY (transfer to Whytes Gully) awareness $20K/year
to support the centre.
HIGH
• Recyclable materials
• Provide readily accessible
acceptance.
processing facilities as an
This Action item would be implemented alternative to landfill.
if Action 1.04 results in a suitable and
• Ensure appropriate
workable proposal. Council will not be
disposal of potentially
obligated to implement a project with
hazardous waste.
unacceptable levels of risk based on
Actions within this Action Plan. • Improve WH&S
management at the landfill.
• Reduce the toxicity of
materials discarded to landfill.
• Protect the environment.
• Reduce illegal dumping.
Focus 1: 1.06 • Increase the supply of private • Investigation $50K
1.1, Construction and demolition waste sector funded resource
1.2. macro environment appraisal and recovery capacity.
market forces analysis
• Provide readily accessible
Focus 3: Undertake a comprehensive study of processing facilities as an
3.2, the handling (collection, transport, alternative to landfill to the
3.3. recovery and disposal) of construction private sector collection service
and demolition waste in the region, providers.
Focus 4: with due consideration of a regional
4.1, approach to the issue. Include detailed • Provide alternative builders
waste processing facilities once
4.2, consideration and recommendation/s
on how the LGAs in the region should existing private sector landfills
4.3, close.
4.4. react to the findings of the study.
• Reduce demand for
STRATEGIC disposal of non-putrescible
PRIORITY materials at the Whytes Gully
HIGH Putrescible Landfill.
4.
WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 1: 1.07 • Reduce the demand for • Dependant on the
1.1, Construction and demolition waste disposal of non-putrescible outcome of Action
1.2. strategic direction materials at the Whytes Gully 1.05
Putrescible Landfill.
Pending the outcome of Action 1.08,
Focus 3: Council should adopt a strategic • Ensure that Wollongong’s
3.2, pathway for delivery of a suitable residents have means to
3.3. recommendation for the handling of dispose of builders waste.
construction and demolition waste in
the region. • Minimise illegal dumping of
Focus 4: builders wastes.
4.1,
4.2,
4.3,
4.4.
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY
MED/HIGH
Focus 1: 1.08 • Ensure Wollongong continues • $50M until 2022
1.1, Provide putrescible landfill capacity at to have an uninterrupted ability
1.2, the Wollongong Waste and Resource to dispose of municipal
1.3. Recovery Park and commercial putrescible
solid waste streams.
Complete the approvals process and
Focus 4: progressively develop a new landfill cell • Solidify Council’s base site to
4.1, at the Wollongong Waste and Resource enable strategic improvement
4.2, Recovery Park which will provide the opportunities.
4.4. city with approximately 40 years landfill
capacity (under a current technology
STRATEGIC scenario).
PRIORITY
HIGH
Focus 1: 1.09 • Maintain the ability of • Transactional
1.1, Augment / upgrade / replace Leachate Whytes Gully to function as a management
1.3. Biological Treatment Plant at the waste disposal site. including contract
Wollongong Waste and Resource development $250K
Recovery Park • Improve leachate
STRATEGIC management and cater for • Bench scale
PRIORITY Improve the leachate management all leachate generation and analysis and
HIGH system at Whytes Gully including treatment contingencies. concept design
the existing sequential batch reactor $100K
biological treatment plant. The plant • Reduce the risk of
is required to alter the chemical environmental breaches. • Construction $2M
composition of the liquid that drains
from the landfill and make it suitable for • Ongoing operations
disposal to the sewer system. $300K pa
After bench scale analysis and the
resulting concept design, consider
a design, build, operate, maintain
and transfer ongoing contractual
relationship.
5.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 1: 1.10 • Establish a business model • Establish a business
1.1. Establish an ongoing active landfill gas that best suits the needs and model $75K
1.4. extraction system at the Wollongong future directions of
• Contract
Waste and Resource Recovery Park Wollongong City Council.
Focus 4: development $75K
4.1. Further develop a landfill gas extraction • Minimise the negative
• Annual income
and management system that minimises environmental effects of
$100K
STRATEGIC environmental and safety risks, and landfill gas generated at
PRIORITY addresses climate change and carbon Whytes Gully.
HIGH pricing liabilities through the capture
• Minimise the impact of a
and positive treatment of landfill gas.
carbon price on customers.
This could include generating green
renewable electricity from landfill gas. • Beneficially use the landfill gas
for improved environmental
outcomes.
• Establish an ongoing and
continuously developing gas
extraction system.
Focus 4: 1.11 • Minimise the negative • 2014/15 $4M
4.1. Rehabilitate the Helensburgh Waste environmental effects of the
• $50K pa (continuous
Disposal Depot former landfill site.
STRATEGIC environmental
PRIORITY Complete best practice environmental • Take responsibility for the monitoring and
HIGH rehabilitation of the Helensburgh remediation of the former support)
Waste Disposal Depot site, including commercial facility.
ongoing environmental monitoring and
• Determine long term use of site.
stewardship.
Focus 4: 1.12 • Provide direction for the • Community
4.1. Develop future directions for former landfill site after engagement
Helensburgh Waste Disposal Depot environmental stability is $20K
STRATEGIC site post environmental rehabilitation determined.
PRIORITY • Develop and
LOW Upon receipt of satisfactory analytical assess future
results from continuous environmental use options
monitoring completed under Action $25K Approvals
1.11 for the site, Council to consider
the long term plan for the former
Helensburgh tip site. This may include
divesting ownership of the site for
alternative use.
6.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 2: 1.13 • Maximum resource recovery. • Review of
2.1, Complete review of public place recycling existing system
2.3. • Minimise the cost impost of
and waste bins to increase resource and investigation
multiple bin systems for public
recovery and reduce litter of future
Focus 4: place litter and waste.
4.1, directions $150K
Prepare a comprehensive business case
4.2, assessment for implementation of a two or
• Maximise the efficiency
• Operating costs
4.3, and cost effectiveness of Council
4.4. three bin public place recycling and waste to be indentified in
provided collection services.
collection system for Wollongong. the review.
STRATEGIC • Adopt a value for money
Material collected in public place source
PRIORITY service delivery approach.
separation systems is historically known
MED
to have high contamination rates, which
often results in it going to landfill despite
separation and resource recovery attempts.
The infrastructure and ongoing operational
costs to provide public place recycling
should be considered.
Historical investigations have shown a
low rate of available tonnage for recovery
from public bins. It was then decided that
the one-off capital cost and significant
ongoing operational costs to recover
small quantities of material was not
a sound investment of Council funds.
Moreover, the significant costs may
achieve more through another action e.g.
a new advanced waste treatment system.
On the other hand, Focus 2 provides for
creating opportunities for the community
to contribute to sustainable waste
management, and recycle rather than
waste materials.
7.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 3: 1.14 • Improve resource recovery • Strategy
3.1, Review the State of the Environment of potential of recycling charity development $75K
3.2, Charity Waste Generation and Disposal, organisations.
and develop a Charitable Waste • $25K pa three
3.3. • Assist in growing markets for
Reduction Strategy years for illegal
reusable and second hand dumping research,
Focus 2: Engage and connect with regional charity materials – promotion / development and
2.2. organisations to investigate options education required. support
to reduce charity waste generation
Focus 4: and improve resource recovery. Give • Reduce the amount of materials
4.1, consideration to a charity waste discarded by recycling charity
4.2, reduction incentive scheme where fee organisations.
4.3, exemptions for disposal are capped. • Reduce the incidence of illegal
4.4. Work with charitable organisations dumping at recycling charity
to develop a charity waste strategic drop-off facilities through
STRATEGIC plan setting obligations for waste promotion and /education.
PRIORITY
minimisation targets.
LOW • Increase the supply of private
Ensure due consideration is given sector funded resource recovery
to a regional approach to the capacity.
issue. Include detailed
recommendation/s on how the region • Identify and address existing
should react to the investigation findings. barriers and constraints that the
charity sector face.
Work with Charity Organisations who
recover and recycle clothing and
household items through Clothing Bin
Stations and Charity Store Drop-Off
points to maximise their effectiveness;
assist to grow their markets within and
outside the region; share information on
opportunities and mechanisms to recycle
various materials; assist to educate the
public on what charities accept, and
establish quality thresholds to assist in
managing the current second hand items
oversupply issues.
8.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 1: 1.14 • Communicate and promote • Capital expenditure
1.1, Continue and Expand Pricing Incentives waste pricing polices and outlays as technology
1.2, for Support of Source Separation strategies to businesses develops and
1.4. and the community through resource recovery
Continue to promote differential waste potential expands
promotion and education.
pricing at the Wollongong Waste and
Focus 2: Resource Recovery Park that reflects • Provide financial incentives
2.1, the true cost of accepting various types for source separation of
2.2, of materials. Foster pricing organics.
2.3. mechanisms incentivise waste
generators to source separate • To charge the full sustainability
Focus 4: materials (organics and recyclables). or true cost of waste to landfill
4.1, Charge a higher rate for those who price for organic/recyclable
4.2, elect not to source separate rich waste materials.
4.3. (particularly C&I and C&D waste). This • Develop waste pricing
sends appropriate pricing/financial mechanisms that don’t
STRATEGIC signals to transition behaviour and unnecessarily escalate
PRIORITY covers the full cost of managing mixed contract costs to Council
HIGH waste which is greater than managing and the community.
source separated waste.
• Shape business and
Constantly review the marketplace community knowledge and
and continue to develop new and understanding on future
expanded onsite facilities that will allow waste management practices
expansion of the types and quantities through strategically targeted
of materials that can be effectively policies.
recycled.
• Foster and promote a culture
within our businesses and
community that understands
that certain materials are not
suitable for landfill disposal
without creating unacceptable
environmental risks.
• To eliminate the disposal of
resource laden waste in landfill
and materials that increase
the landfill’s long-term toxicity
or significantly reduces
compaction/asset utilisation
rates.
9.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 3: 1.15 • Ensure that Council’s • Operational
3.2. Improve Council’s planning controls development controls expenditure outlays
related to waste management reflect contemporary best to develop in house
Focus 2: • Strengthen and realign the existing practice waste management controls and policy
2.1. Waste Chapter of Council’s and resource recovery
Development Control Plan to requirements, and that they
accommodate and promote source keep pace within a rapidly
Focus 4: separation and to respond to changing waste industry.
4.1, changing waste processing
4.2. infrastructure. • Improve resource recovery
from the construction and
• Specifically review requirements
STRATEGIC building sector.
and scope for:
PRIORITY • Increase resource recovery
MED - demolition and deconstruction
activities of recyclables and organic
materials from multi-unit
- requirements on tracking dwellings.
and accountability of
construction and demolition • Ensure that new commercial
waste developments are designed
- waste management for multi- to allow the provision of
story unit developments. waste and recycling services.
- mixed residential and • Ensure that all stakeholders
commercial development within the planning and
requirements development industry have
-commercial development a high level of awareness
waste management services of and support contemporary
to accommodate three bin waste and resource recovery
systems, and DA requirements practices.
to provide information on
planned external and internal
collection and storage facilities
- a clean fill management
system where those generating
fill can locate developments/
sites that require fill
• Ensure that DA approval
processes require Council’s Waste
Services Branch to review DAs for
MUDs and mixed residential and
commercial developments, to ensure
adequate services can be provided
to residents once the development is
occupied.
• Engage with and educate planners,
architects, builders, developers, peak
bodies, and the like, in DCP waste
requirements and contemporary
waste management and resource
recovery practices.
• Ensure that construction and
demolition industry and waste
collection service providers have
adequate awareness, knowledge
of, and access to, local resource
recovery and waste processing
services.
10.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 2: 1.16 • Foster and promote • Education and
2.1, Strengthen Household Sustainable sustainable resource usage promotion $50K
Consumption and Minimising Waste patterns within our community.
2.2.
Generation Program
• Encourage the community to
Focus 4: • Provide residents with information avoid creating waste in the
and support tools to move towards
4.1, more sustainable consumption
first place.
4.2. patterns. Develop a range of web • Provide practical advice
based information and use media and information on
STRATEGIC to promote sustainable consumption behavioural change that
PRIORITY concepts and guidelines. will contribute to sustainable
MED resource usage and waste
• Use information that demonstrates
that over 45% of household garbage avoidance best practice.
bins contain food waste and that
by changing our behaviours we can
make a real difference to the amount
of waste we generate in the first
place.
• Promote more sustainable food
purchasing, consumption and
disposal.
Focus 2: 1.17 • Provide comprehensive • Document creation
2.1, Develop / Strengthen Wollongong information on readily available $100K
Recycling and Resource Recovery waste and recycling services
2.2, • Ongoing
Directory within our region.
2.3. management
Develop and promote a Wollongong • Provide specific information
Recycling and Resource Recovery on the general community’s “… $25K pa
Focus 3: Directory that provides details on local, what do I do with….” and “…
3.2, regional and state based recycling where can I take my….”
3.3, companies and where a broad range questions.
3.4. of waste items can be taken to be
recycled. The public want up to
date information on “…what do I do
Focus 4: with…?” and “…where can I take my…?
4.1, questions.
4.2,
4.3,
4.4.
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY
LOW
11.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 2: 1.18 • Avoid high cost impost of • Policy development
2.1, Sustainable waste management at multiple bin systems for public $30K
2.2, public / special events or special events.
• Ongoing facilitation
2.3. • Develop a Public/Special Event • Recover standard recyclable $40K pa
Waste Management Policy that materials and either recover or
Focus 4: allows for either: stabilise organics from public
4.1, - mixed waste processing or special events.
4.2, through the mixed waste line • Provide clear policy and
4.3, of a suitable AWT, to recover regulatory approval processes
4.4. standard recyclables and to for event organisers.
recover or stabilise organics; or
STRATEGIC
- event organisers to elect to
PRIORITY
implement a two or
LOW
three bin source separation
system.
• The Policy should require that all
events over a nominated size (eg
5,000 persons) provide waste,
recycling, litter and cleanup services
as part of event management
operations. Details of the planned
waste management systems should
be documented in the Event
Management Plan that is submitted
to Council for approval. The policy
should contain details on minimum
standards required to be addressed
to gain Council’s approval.
• For fixed venues that regularly attract
a large number of patrons per event,
these venues should be encouraged
to install standard recycling systems
using a two bin approach for
standard comingled recyclables
and mixed general waste. Where a
site generates significant recyclable
materials or facilitates large events,
Council will either provide
appropriate standard recycling
systems or require that any leasee’s
approvals require the organiser or
landowner to provide such services.
• Council will adopt one of the many
readily available Public or Special
Event Guidelines documents and
place this on its website to provide
advisory services to event organisers
that choose to implement a two or
three bin collection system and
manage back of house operations.
• Council will further develop and
encourage community and social
enterprise groups who are seeking to
provide Public Event Waste
Management Services to event
organisers.
12.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 3: 1.19 • Prevent, control and mitigate • Strategy development
3.1, Illegal Dumping Strategy illegal dumping and $100K
3.2, • Develop / review a Wollongong irresponsible disposal of
3.3, Illegal Dumping Strategy that waste materials within our
3.4. will strengthen existing initiatives community.
and assist in minimising illegal • Engender a culture where
Focus 4: dumping incidents, and the impacts people take responsibility for
of those incidents which do take the waste they generate and its
4.1, place.
4.2, proper management.
4.3. • The Strategy development process
• Improve waste services in a
should include: stakeholder
way that will minimise
STRATEGIC engagement; identify and examine
incentives for people to illegally
PRIORITY the local and site specific causes
of illegal dumping; identify who dump waste.
MED
is dumping illegally and why; •Promote successful results
identify illegal dumping hot spots; to encourage behaviour change.
develop an illegal dumping spatial
database that allows tracking of
incident sites, quantities and types
of materials cleaned up, cleanup
costs etc.
• The Strategy should also consider a
broad range of responses to illegal
dumping including access to and
signage at lands prone to illegal
dumping; surveillance tools and
programs; prosecution actions and
responsibilities; education,
promotion and media activities;
promoting community ownership and
culture that considers illegal
dumping as unacceptable linking
Council’s Development Application
and DCP Waste Chapter waste
tracking requirements to
construction and demolition based
illegal dumping prevention
programs; work with specific
stakeholder groups such as Charity
Organisations to address sector
specific issues; develop cleanup
programs for areas already impacted
by illegal dumping.
• The Illegal Dumping Strategy should
most importantly consider how
dumping can be significantly
minimised in the first place by
removing incentives to dump and
providing services that take away any
reasons to dump.
• Continue to work cooperatively with
the Southern Councils Group, the
NSW EPA and other relevant
landowners and stakeholders who
are being impacted by illegal
dumping activities, and to facilitate
stakeholder coordination where
required.
13.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 2: 1.20 • Minimise littering in public • Education and
2.1. Litter management places through the provision promotion $50K
of effective education and
• Continue to undertake periodic collection services. • Market review $25K
Focus 3: public education and promotion
3.1, campaigns targeting anti-littering
3.3, behaviours.
3.4.
• Provide and service public
Focus 4: place and street litter bin services
4.1, to ensure the public can
4.2, responsibly dispose of materials
4.3. while out and about.
• Process mixed general waste
STRATEGIC
collected from public place street
PRIORITY
MED litter bins to recover standard
recyclables and organics.
• Review future household kerbside
collection bin asset types with a
view to transitioning to bins that
have a lid lock or catch that prevents
contents from spilling out if blown
over in high winds or by other
means. The bin lock or catch
would need to be compatible
with Council’s outsourced
collection fleet.
14.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 2: 1.21 • Ensure that adequate data is • Program
2.1, Data Management, Reporting and available to meet statutory development $100K
Research Program reporting requirements for
2.2, • Ongoing data
2.3. • Establish a data management waste and resource recovery
program to collect, analyse, assess services and activities. collection and
and report on Council’s waste and management $80K pa
Focus 4: resource recovery systems and
• Ensure that Council’s
4.1, their performance. business systems for waste
4.2, data are able to deliver
• Develop appropriate business requirements.
4.4. systems to support the data
management program. • Ensure that adequate data is
STRATEGIC available to meet contractual
PRIORITY • Meet the Commonwealth and
and procurement needs and
MED State Government’s legislative and
regulatory data management and requirements.
reporting requirements. • Undertake public reporting
• Undertake regular waste activities to promote
composition and analysis audits transparency for Council and
across collection and processing the community’s waste
services. management and resource
• To undertake regular community recovery performance.
surveys targeting both the domestic • Stay abreast of best practice
and business sectors in order to in order to remain innovative
gain insight into community
and flexible.
satisfaction levels, changing
community needs and requirements
and participation levels.
• Undertake an annual resource
recovery and recycling industry data
survey in partnership with the
Wollongong Department of
Environment, Climate Change and
Water.
• Ensure that adequate data and
information is readily available to
enable sound decision making
processes for financial
management purposes and to
support services contracts into the
future.
• Provide an Annual Public Progress
Report on Waste and Resource
Recovery and publish information on
Council’s website.
• Ensure that Council’s Waste Services
Branch keeps abreast of
contemporary best practice waste
management and resource recovery
practices, technologies and industry
trends.
• Undertake a formal review of the
Waste Strategy every five years
and the Action Plan every two years.
15.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 2: 1.22 • Operational and
2.1, Regional council alliances and capital expenditure
2.2, strategic partnerships outlays as
2.3. Where possible and advantageous,
opportunities develop
Focus 4: form alliances and partnerships with
4.1, other councils that form the Southern
4.2, Councils Group to pursue available
4.3, synergies for collaborative and
4.4. cooperative waste and resource recovery
initiatives.
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY
HIGH
Focus 4: 1.23 • $10K pa student
4.1, Seek academic alliances scholarship
4.2, Establish links with University of
4.3, Wollongong to foster local research
4.4. and student placement opportunities
related to waste management and
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY resource recovery.
LOW Provide influence for relevant course
contents to focus on the waste and
recycling industry to promote the
development of local graduates with
waste skills and experience.
Focus 4: 1.24 • Operational and
4.1, Commercial waste partnerships capital expenditure
4.2, Establish links with relevant local
outlays as
4.3, industry and organisations that may
opportunities develop
4.4. provide future opportunities to consume
(also potential
capital expenditure)
or utilise significant quantities of
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY waste derived resources, or be directly
LOW involved in the management of waste in
a positive manner.
Focus 2: 1.25 • Operational and
2.1, Council Waste Reduction Program REDUCE OR AVOID WASTE capital expenditure
2.2, Investigate Council’s operations with
outlays as
REUSE WASTE
2.3. a view to implementing programs
opportunities develop
Focus 4: that focus on decreasing waste and RECYCLE WASTE
4.1, achieving waste hierarchy goals.
RECOVER ENERGY
4.2.
TREAT WASTE
STRATEGIC DISPOSE OF WASTE
PRIORITY
LOW
16.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 2: 1.26 • Develop and implement • Operational and
2.1, Buildings and facilities effective policy and services capital expenditure
2.2, • All of Council’s main administrative provision measures to affect outlays as
2.3. buildings and facilities that receive resource recovery from Council’s opportunities develop
a regular weekly waste service will operations. and to conduct
Focus 4: be required to adopt a two bin source review
separation system, including garbage • Undertake internal
4.1, education and engagement • Capital expenditure
and recyclables.
4.2. activities to ensure that to facilitate
• Each building should have
appropriate, point of generation, operational areas within Council alternative service
STRATEGIC take-up and effectively arrangements
PRIORITY source separation bins/receptacles
and also one or more centralised implement he required waste (pending result of
MED
waste, recyclables and organics bulk management and resource review)
storage systems that facilitate recovery approaches.
regular collection services.
• Where cleaning contracts exist
that inhibit the adoption of the above
approach, these contracts will be
varied where possible or amended
before future contract arrangements
are established. Such contractual
amendments to should occur within a
three year period from the
commencement of this Waste
Strategy.
• Where Council provides buildings
or facilities to others, by way of
lease or other arrangements,
agreements with these parties
should be amended over time to
incorporate requirements for
source separation collection systems.
• Council will also develop its own
internal E-Waste Recycling Policy
to ensure that it is responsibly
managing all of its own E-Waste,
in a sustainable manner.
• Where Council is to undertake
construction activities, building
refurbishments or fit outs, it will
develop a Waste Management
Plan for each such activity that
will promote waste minimisation of
readily recyclable materials.
The plan will detail the activity to be
undertaken, the types and likely
quantities of materials that will be
generated, and how these wastes will
be effectively managed with the
aim of increasing resource recovery
rates.
17.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 2: 1.27 • Develop and implement • Transport and
2.1, Parks, gardens and sports ovals effective policy and services reprocess $150K
2.2, • Council will ensure that any
provision measures to affect
2.3. garden waste generated from
resource recovery from Council’s
operations.
from parks, gardens, sports
Focus 4: ovals or other horticultural • Undertake internal
4.1, activities will be separated and education and engagement
4.2. transported to local composting activities to ensure that
operations. operational areas within Council
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY take-up and effectively
• Where a site generates
LOW implement he required waste
significant recyclable materials
management and resource
(100 tonnes per event) or facilities
recovery approaches.
events for over 5,000 people, Council
will either provide appropriate
standard recycling systems or
require that any leases or approvals
provide for such services (see Action
1.18).
• Council will also develop a
Service Level Policy for public
place collection systems
to ensure that adequate numbers
of street litter bins are provided
for existing and new
developments.
• Where Council requires the use of
soil improvement materials, the
procurement of such materials
should include consideration of
the use of product developed from
Wollongong’s own waste stream to
close the loop for organic recycling.
18.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 2: 1.28 • Develop and implement • Conduct review $50K
2.1, Caravan & Tourist Parks Program effective policy and services
• Capital expenditure
2.2, provision measures to affect
2.3. • Where Council’s Caravan and Tourist pending outcome of
resource recovery from Council’s
Parks currently have a single mixed review
operations.
Focus 4: garbage waste system in place.
4.1, There is significant opportunity • Undertake internal
4.2. for these venues to adopt a multi education and engagement
bin approach with recycling stations activities to ensure that
STRATEGIC strategically located throughout these operational areas within Council
PRIORITY facilities. In addition, these facilities take-up and effectively
LOW
produce significant quantities of implement he required waste
garden waste that can be separated management and resource
for recovery. recovery approaches.
• Council will develop and implement
a Caravan & Tourist Park Program
where an over-arching strategy is
developed, followed by a site specific
review of each Caravan and Tourist
Park. The site specific waste
management plans should
promote the separation of standard
recyclables, organics and general
waste using either kerbside or MUDs
style services and to additionally
develop systems to manage bulk
garden wastes, reusables and general
wastes.
• Council’s Waste Services Branch
already provides bulk waste collection
services to these premises. Council
will adopt a policy to require that a
three bin source separation approach
should be implemented. This could be
a two-staged approach with a
transition to services that include
standard recyclables and garden
waste separation now and a further
transition to an organics collection
when these services are available in
the future.
19.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 2: 1.29 • Establish appropriate materials • Conduct review $50K
2.1, Works Depots source separation policies
for Council’s operational • Capital expenditure
2.2, • Ensure that all works crews pending outcome of
2.3. activities.
and gangs undertake appropriate review
source separation of standard • To Raise awareness of Waste
Focus 4: recyclables and garden waste from
Depot Pricing Policy impacts
4.1, on Council’s and individual
general waste disposed of to
4.2. project budgets if source
landfill. Ensure all works staff have separation opportunities are not
a high awareness of operational policy undertaken.
STRATEGIC
requirements related to source
PRIORITY • Foster the establishment of
LOW separation of targeted materials
appropriate private sector
and the impacts of Waste Depot resource recovery operations for
Pricing Policies if materials are not processing mixed construction
separated. and demolition wastes.
• Investigate and establish appropriate • Develop materials specific
mixed waste processing infrastructure programs to facilitate resource
at Works Depots, or utilise existing recovery opportunities.
(or future) Council / private sector • Develop Environmental
mixed construction and demolition Management Plans.
waste resource recovery services
that can process mixed construction
and demolition type wastes. Such
operations can recover readily
recyclable materials and can result
in up to 90% recovery rates for a
cheaper rate of around $150/tonne,
and less than landfilling costs.
• Develop a specific asphalt recycling
program that takes road millings
and chippings and develops products
or materials that can be beneficially
reused. This project would not only
look at processing but market
development opportunities.
• Develop a specific street sweeping
waste materials recycling program
that takes materials collected
containing high quantities of organics
and dirt materials and composts or
remediates that material and allows
for its recycling rather than disposal
to landfill.
20.WASTE & RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2022 ACTION PLAN
Strategic*
Alignment Actions Objectives INDICATIVE COST**
Focus 1: 1.32 • Operational
1.3 Emergency management - Waste exp enditure to
Management Strategy facilitate and plan
Focus 2: multidisciplinary
• Ensure that waste generated as a
2.1.
result of disasters is managed approach
Focus 3: efficiently and with minimal impact
• Potential cost for
3.2, on community and business activity
and the environment, and does strategy development
3.3.
not negatively disturb Council’s $50K
Focus 4: routine waste operations and
4.1, strategic goals.
4.2.
STRATEGIC
PRIORITY
HIGH
All 1.33 • Minimise costs to the community • Operational
Take advantage of grant opportunities as by taking advantage of available expenditure as
STRATEGIC they arise grants. opportunities develop
PRIORITY • Assess any available grant • Improve ability of Council to
HIGH opportunities. deliver actions.
• Should grant funding become
available, action priorities should be
adjusted.
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