2 June 2009 WASTE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ......WASTE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2009-2012...

E C O - C I T Y C O M M I T T E E R E P O R T Agenda Item 5.1 2 June 2009WASTE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2009-2012

Division Sustainability and Regulatory Services

Presenter Geoff Robinson, Manager Engineering Services

Purpose

1. To seek approval of the draft Waste Management Implementation Plan 2009 -2012.

Recommendation from Management

2. That the Eco City Committee approves the draft Waste Management Implementation Plan 2009-2012 for adoption.

Background

3. Waste management within the City of Melbourne has a number of elements. These include core contractual arrangements such as:

3.1. waste services (residential kerbside collection, litter bin collection, public place recycling bin collection and transportation of waste to landfill). These services are undertaken by CityWide Service Solutions through the Waste Services Contract;

3.2. street sweeping (including servicing cigarette butt infrastructure and road cleansing) as undertaken by CityWide and Spotless as part of the Street Cleaning Services Contracts; and

3.3. receipt of collected materials (including dry recyclables, green waste and residual waste) to SKM Recycling, SITA Environmental Solutions and Wyndham Landfill respectively. These services are managed through the Metropolitan Waste Management Group contracts.

4. The City of Melbourne’s Waste Management Strategy, published in November 2005, provides a long term vision for waste management over a period of 15 years.

5. It is a requirement of the Waste Management Strategy that a four-year implementation plan be developed. The Implementation Plan is to align with the four-year Council term for each Council. A draft four year plan can be found at Attachment One. It includes targets to measure the effectiveness of actions undertaken as part of the Waste Management Strategy.

6. The timing of the presentation of this implementation plan coincides with the development of the Council Plan.

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Key Issues

7. The main challenges for the City of Melbourne in waste management over the next four years are to successfully:

7.1. reduce the amount of material going to landfill. Landfill is the main form of disposal for the City’s rubbish. This rubbish holds a high organic component that in turn leads to greenhouse gas emissions in the form of landfill generated methane;

7.2. increase participation in recycling while reducing contamination levels. In 2006/2007, although the City of Melbourne had the lowest rates of waste generation within the State, it was ranked bottom of the metropolitan Council recycling rates table. This is largely due to the high number of residents living in multi unit developments that have little or no recycling infrastructure; and

7.3. reduce the amount of dumped rubbish and litter. Dumped rubbish and litter contributes to problems such as vermin and odour and poor presentation of municipal laneways.

7.4. improve the efficiency of waste collection in the City to ensure that our CO² emissions are reduced to a minimum.

8. The draft implementation plan addresses these issues by :

8.1. brokering arrangements with companies which deliver alternative waste technologies, encouraging them to build these facilities in or near to the City of Melbourne. The implementation plan commits Council to:

8.1.1. reviewing available alternative waste technologies and their applicability to the Recycling & Waste Transfer Station in Dynon Road;

8.1.2. establishing a commercial organic waste collection program. This will depend upon both processing plant availability and cost;

8.2. establishing waste service standards in the CBD. If adopted by Council, it is intended that these will be enforced through amendments to the Environmental Local Law;

8.3. lobbying Government to expand the range of materials able to be recycled by residents. example, E-waste (eg. Computers and televisions) will be a high priority category. The implementation plan emphasises the need for Council to continue to work with the State Government and other organisations to advocate for legislative change and for the need for local government funding to support program delivery;

8.4. recommending changes to the Melbourne Planning Scheme such that all developments (high and low rise) are required to provide effective recycling infrastructure;

8.5. introducing a variable scale of charges for ratepayers as a means of encouraging waste reduction. These charges would be based on bin size and frequency of collection; and

8.6. empowering people to do more with less by avoiding the creation of waste in the first place. This involves engaging with the community to change their behaviour.

9. Targets have been established to measure the success of the plan. These will contribute to achieving the Toward Zero Waste targets set by the State Government. These targets may appear modest but they take account of continued population growth and the need to turn around an existing trend towards greater waste production within the municipality.

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Attachment: 1. Waste Management Implementation Plan 2009-2012

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Consultation

10. A broad consultation process was undertaken to develop the Waste Management Strategy in 2005. In support of the development of the Waste Management Implementation Plan, meetings were held with representatives from Sustainability Victoria and the Metropolitan Waste Management Group. Both organisations have confirmed that the City of Melbourne’s’ Waste Management Implementation Plan is consistent with their State and Metropolitan strategies respectively.

Relation to Council Policy

11. The Waste Management Implementation Plan is consistent with the objectives outlined in the Future Melbourne Strategy and the Zero Net Emissions by 2020 Strategy. These strategies emphasise the need for the City of Melbourne to become a resource efficient city.

Government Relations

12. The Waste Management Implementation Plan is aligned with the objectives of the two major Victorian Government waste management Strategies. These are:

12.1. towards Zero Waste Strategy which sets targets for municipal, commercial and industrial and construction and demolition waste in Victoria. By 2014, Victoria is required to have a State recovery rate for municipal waste of 65 per cent. In 2006/2007, the recovery rate was 41 per cent. While State targets have not been apportioned to individual Councils, the City of Melbourne has an important role to play in supporting these targets; and

12.2. the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Strategic Plan (the Metro Plan) lists actions which deliver some of the key targets of the Towards Zero Waste Strategy. The Metro Plan emphasises the need to reduce the number of landfills in Melbourne and increase the amount of waste processed at alternative waste treatment facilities.

Finance

13. Funding will be sought in the 2009/2010 budget for implementing waste service standards and a program to make high rise recycling more effective.

Conflict of Interest

14. No member of Council staff, or other person engaged under a contract, involved in advising on or preparing this report has declared a direct or indirect interest in relation to the matter of the report.

Legal

15. The recommendation of this report is within the objectives and functions of the Council.

Sustainability

16. The implementation plan details initiatives which will improve waste management practice within the municipality. This will contribute to making the municipality more sustainable.

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Attachment 1 Agenda Item 5.1

Eco-City Committee 2 June 2009

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Waste Management Strategy Implementation Plan

2009 - 2012 Introduction The City of Melbourne’s Waste Management Strategy (2005) commits Council to:

• Reducing the amount of waste going to landfill from all sectors;

• Increasing participation in recycling while reducing contamination levels;

• Reducing the amount of dumped rubbish and litter; and

• Supporting people working, visiting and living in the City to do more with less by avoiding the creation of waste.

The Strategy approaches waste management using the idea of four ‘sustainable experiences’ – sustainable living, sustainable working, sustainable visitor and sustainable Council. For each of the four sustainable experiences, the Strategy establishes a vision, a set of objectives and strategies.

This attached 4-year implementation plan details a series of actions that operationalise the Waste Management Strategy. Specific targets have been set to ensure that actions are monitored, measured and improved. These targets are at Appendix 1.

Improved waste management and recycling will contribute to reducing Melbourne’s greenhouse gas emissions by delivering significant energy and water savings and conserving non-renewable virgin resources.

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WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY – IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2009 TO 2012 The Sustainable Council Experience This section details how the City of Melbourne will set an example to the rest of the community in the way it manages waste, conserves resources and embraces sustainable practices.

Objectives: • To avoid waste and maximise recycling from Councils operations and services to local communities; • To play a lead role in the development of product stewardship opportunities to support recycling and sustainable resource use, and;

Sustainable Council Experience Strategic Focus Item Action Timeframe

1. Process all municipal waste for resource recovery before landfill.

1.1 Undertake a review of available alternative waste technologies and their applicability to the Recycling & Waste Transfer Station in Dynon Road.

2009/10

2.1 Continue to support the CoM Green program and achieve waste-wise accreditation.

On going 2. Avoid waste, improve recycling and embrace sustainable consumption across Council’s own operations. 2.2 Promote City of Melbourne’s waste reduction and sustainable achievements to

the local business community and residents. On going

3.1 Continue to improve the sustainability criteria that is built into Council’s purchasing and contracts processes.

2010 3. Reduce the environmental impact of Council’s purchasing and contracting activities. 3.2. Develop a process for ensuring that Council employs contractors who meet triple

bottom line requirements for their own operations and purchasing. 2012

4. Investigate opportunities for long-term gains in waste reduction and recycling through support for new legislation.

4.1 Continue to work with State Government organisations to advocate for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation and for funding to Local Government to support program delivery.

On going

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The Sustainable Living Experience Establish strategies that improve household participation in sustainable consumption and resource recovery.

Objectives: • To minimise the amount of residential waste sent to landfill; • To provide convenient and efficient waste and recycling services to the City of Melbourne’s diverse and growing residential population; • To foster sustainable consumption and waste management practices within the community, and; • To reduce littering and the dumping of rubbish.

Sustainable Living Experience Strategic Focus Item Action Timeframe

1.1 Recommend changes to the Melbourne Planning Scheme so that all multi unit developments are required to provide effective recycling infrastructure.

2009/10 1. Improve the capacity for recycling in residential apartments

1.2 Work with building managers and residents to improve levels of recycling within apartments, through approaches that include one-on-one engagement and the development of best practice education tools.

2010

2.1 Introduce a variable scale of charges based on bin size. Eg. 80 litre, 120 litre and 240 litre waste bins for ratepayers as a means of encouraging waste reduction and increasing recycling.

2010 2. Improve participation in household recycling services

2.2 Improve diversion of organics to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through composting, worm farms and other processes

On-going

3.1 In partnership with the State Government and CityWide, investigate opportunities to introduce a workable recycling service to public housing within the City of Melbourne

2011

3.2 Continue to support Resource Smart - WasteWise programs in primary and secondary schools within the municipality and encourage local schools to include sustainability within their curriculum

On-going

3.3 Undertake projects with Sustainability Victoria and other bodies that focus on the sustainable use of resources, in line with the Victorian Government’s Towards Zero Waste Strategy and the Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Strategic Plan.

On-going

3. Encourage the community to reduce waste, recycle and practice sustainable consumption

Review the communication tools used to foster behavioural change in waste management practice.

2010

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The Sustainable Working Experience Assist businesses in the City of Melbourne to minimise waste and progress towards sustainable production and consumption.

Objectives: • Business to limit the amount of waste sent by the business sector to landfill and maximise recycling; • To encourage a growth in the number of businesses within the City of Melbourne that supply eco-efficient products and services; and • To reduce littering and dumping of rubbish.

Sustainable Working Experience

Strategic Focus Item Action Timeframe 1.1 Develop and implement new ‘Waste Service Standards’ through amendment to

the Environment Local Law in relation to Commercial waste and recycling collections in the CBD. Assess and report on the effectiveness of these standards.

2009 2010

1.2 Establish a commercial organic waste collection program in the municipality. (Subject to availability of processing plant and cost).

2012

1.3 Work in partnership with the State Government and relevant sectors of business to monitor industry waste generation and recycling trends across the City of Melbourne.

2010

1. Educate and motivate businesses to reduce waste, increase recycling and practice sustainable production and consumption

1.4 Work with Melbourne’s Waste Wise Business Network to assist businesses to adopt sustainable waste management practice and greener purchasing policies.

On-going

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The Sustainable Visiting Experience – Enable visitors to Melbourne to minimise waste and understand the importance of environmentally sustainable practice.

Objectives: • To enhance the City of Melbourne’s level of sustainability through infrastructure installation and education that leads visitors to recycle

and dispose of waste appropriately; • To encourage more sustainable products and services that are preferred by shoppers.

Sustainable Visiting Experience

Strategic Focus Item Action Timeframe 1.1 Review the operation of public place recycling in the streets and parks of

Melbourne. The review will assess current usage levels, design, signage and bin placement.

2012

1.2 Work with the State Government to develop a checklist to assist event organisers to reduce the ecological footprint of the events they bring to the City of Melbourne.

2010

1. Build capacity for visitors to practice waste minimisation and recycling

1.3 Work with cultural institutions and tourist destinations to ensure that uniform waste and recycling facilities are provided within their premises

2012

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Overarching Initiatives Extending Across All Four Sustainable Experiences – Overarching Initiatives Extending Across All Four Sustainable Experiences

Strategic Focus Item Action Timeframe 1.1 Continue to manage the contract for residential waste collection through the

Waste Management Services Contract. This includes transportation from the Waste and Recycling Centre in Dynon Road to landfill, litter bin collection and public place recycling bin collection.

On-going

1.2 Continue to manage the Street Cleaning Services Contracts including street sweeping, servicing cigarette butt infrastructure and road cleansing.

On-going

1 Effective contract management.

1.3 Continue to manage the receipt of collected waste and recycling materials through the Metropolitan Waste Management Group contracts. This includes dry recyclables, green waste and landfill.

On going

2. Legislative requirements concerning greenhouse gas emissions

2.1 Monitor the progress of the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) and its impact on Council.

On-going

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Appendix One

Specific targets for the City of Melbourne1: Goal Indicator 2007/08

ACTUALS Target 2012

% on 2007/08 Reduce overall Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in the City

Kilograms of residential waste generated per year per household 665.74 5% reduction

Reduce MSW garbage generation

Kilograms of residential garbage generated per year per household 525.83 10% reduction

Increase MSW recycling rate Tonnes of residential cardboard and tonnes of residential commingled per year per household

139.13 5% improvement

Improve MSW diversion2 rate Kilograms of residential materials diverted per year per household 139.91 10% improvement

Reduce dumped rubbish Tonnes of dumped rubbish collected per annum 162.75 10% reduction

Reduce contamination levels in household recycling collected

Total contamination by weight (%) of recyclables received at Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)3

11.6 5% reduction

Improve public place recycling Tonnes of recycling per year from street PPR bins4 46.6 10% improvement

Reduced landfill from Council buildings

Tonnes of landfill generated per year per staff 0.51m³5 10% reduction

Improve recycling from Council buildings

% of material that is recycled (cardboard/paper, organics and commingled) of overall waste generated annually.

72%6 10% improvement

12007/08 actuals from DM#650 database used to report Council data for Local Government Data Collection Survey carried out annually by Sustainability Victoria 2 The diversion rate is calculated by dividing the tonnes of recyclables and green organics recycled or processed by the tonnes of recyclables, green organics and garbage collected. Includes residential waste only & excludes all hard waste data 3 An audit is carried out as part of the regional contract held with the Metropolitan Waste Management Group. 4 Does not include park PPR bins 5 From the 2007 Council Offices Waste Audit. 6 From the 2007 Council Offices Waste Audit.

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FINANCE ATTACHMENT

WASTE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2009-2012

The draft 2009/10 Annual Plan and Budget provides funding of $76,500 for a Key Strategic Activity to establish and start the implementation of new commercial waste collection standards.

Joe Groher Manager Financial Services

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LEGAL ATTACHMENT

WASTE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 2009-2012

Section 3C(1) of the Local Government Act 1989 (“Act”) provides that the:

“… primary objective of a Council is to endeavour to achieve the best outcomes for the local community having regard to the long term and cumulative effects of decisions.”

Further, section 3C(2)(a) of the Act sets out that in seeking to achieve its primary objective a Council must have regard to the following facilitating objective:

“(a) to promote the social, economic and environmental viability and sustainability of the municipal district.”

Section 3E(1) provides that the functions of a Council include:

“(b) planning for and providing services and facilities for the local community;

(d) undertake strategic and land use planning for the municipal district;”

No legal issues arise from the recommendation of this report. Kim Wood

Manager Financial Services

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