Regional Waste Management Plan

Kimberley Regional Group

The Kimberley Regional Group…

Benefits

Benefits of the Kimberley Zone

Achieving Economies of Scale

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Working together to combine buying power to deliver better outcomes for rate payers

Sharing Best Practice

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Officers have the opportunity to learn and grow from the experience of others.

Problem solving

3

Working together the Shires are able to find regional solution for the complex issues facing the Kimberley.

The power of a united voice

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By working regionally, the combined voices are more influential with State and Federal Governments

ROAD CORRIDORS

Tanami RoadBetter market

access

Projects

The Zone is currently delivering on projects that will improve the lives of people who live, work and play in the Kimberley. VOLUNTEERING

Implementation of the Volunteering Strategy

ALCOHOL MANAGEMENT

A regional approach to better alcohol management

LAND TENURE

Working towards more flexible land tenure

(pastoral)

SERVICES

Integrated Waste Management –

WASTE TAG

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B

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IMPROVED REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE

BETTER SOCIAL OUTCOMES

ECONOMIC GROWTH

About the Kimberley

Kimberley Regional Profile

Kimberley Population Data

Gross Regional Product 2017: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

Updated 17 April 2018.

6/4/2019

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Regional Price Index 2017: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.

• Dispersed and diverse population base

• Significant distances between major urban centres

• Poor historical waste management

• Limited or no recycling outside of Broome

• Growing awareness of waste as a community priority

• Lack of resources for capital equipment

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RWMP scope and changes• A desktop review and update of the 2013 RWMP

• Assess the progress of the implementation plan

• Identify barriers and recommend action for next five years.

• Less focus on operations and compliance

• Dedicate the strategy to regional activities and collaboration, rather than

individual Shire actions

Regional Waste Profile

Broome 40%

SDWK 23%

Halls Creek 7%

SWEK 30%

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Changes in Solid Waste Generation

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Comparison against State average (tonnes solid waste per

capita)

Shire of Broome 36% lower

SDWK 16% lower

Shire Halls Creek 32% lower

SWEK 6% lower

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Recovery ServicesShire / Facility Broome

Derby / West Kimberley

Halls Creek

Wyndham East Kimberley

Derby CamballinFitzroy

CrossingKununurra Wyndham

Co-mingled recycling a a r r r r r

Paper a a r r a r r

Metal a a r a a a a

Glass a a r r r r r

Plastic a a r r r r r

Clothing r r r r r r r

Greenwaste a r r r r r r

Timber a r r r r r r

Motor Oil (L) a a r a r a a

Batteries a a r a a a a

Gas Cylinders a a r a a r r

Tyres a r r r a a a

Paint r r r r r r r

Reuse shop/area a r r r a a r

C & D a r r r a r r

Drum muster a r r r r a r

E -waste a a r r a r r

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Broome Achievements since 2013 RWMP• Whole of life costings under taken for landfill and reflect in gate fee

pricing• Gatehouse software introduced to improve data collection followed by

weighbridge• Landfill Closure Management Plan reviewed• Capping and rehabilitation of landfill started• Potential site for Regional Resource Recovery Park identified• Concrete, glass, timber, green waste, tyres separated and stockpiled in

recover area• Waste Education Strategy Development and implemented in 18/19FY

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Broome Facility Overview• Buckley’s Road Waste Management Facility nearing end of operational

life

• New site identified and approval applications proceeding

• Liquid waste lagoon at landfill has been de-commissioned, as footprint needed for waste disposal

• Liquid waste treatment facility established in 2015

Broome Issues and Needs• Limited airspace at landfill• Future site to be secured and established• Buckleys Road landfill to be capped and rehabilitated• Establish a domestic waste transfer station in Broome to support RRRP• Liquid waste (septage) solution required as currently being transported to

Port Hedland

SDWK Achievements since 2013 RWMPDerby Landfill• Gatehouse software introduced• Landfill Closure Management Plan produced• Operational Management Plan developed• Hydrogeological assessment completed• New clinical waste and asbestos cell developed

Fitzroy Crossing Landfill• Staffed • Waste acceptance controls• Site Extension approved, now 30+years operational life• LCMP produced

SDWK Facility Overview• Derby Landfill10-15yrs airspace, depending upon compaction, waste

quantity and cover material. Will need to identify potential sites and start approvals process.

• Fitzroy Crossing Landfill: 30yr+ airspace and future site already identified.• Camballin: No change, small trench landfill, less than 300tpa.• Grease trap waste system with capacity for 320 tonnes per year.• Septage waste: Shire informed State Government that Department of

Housing (now Dept of Communities) is responsible for Septage waste so no new facilities planned.

• Facilities contracted to 3rd party to run (Derby & Fitzroy Crossing)

SDWK Issues and Needs• No fees for domestic waste disposal due to issues with illegal dumping and

high clean up costs.• Derby landfill has 10yrs-15yrs operational life left, new site identification and

approval process underway.• Waste cost significant component of annual budget• Resourcing an issue (staff, time and budget constraints) • Very low rate base.

HC Achievements since 2013 RWMP• Purchased 20 tonne excavator for landfill• Waste reserve established in 2015 for closure costs (10% of

gate fees)• Warmun landfill closed and rehabilitated• Electronic waste data collection (Excel spreadsheet)• EHO position converted to Health promotion position to

increase waste education and communication• Operational plans and LCMP produced (10++ years

airspace)• Concrete, metal, tyres, batteries, gas cylinders, cardboard,

e-waste currently stockpiled on site• Established tip shop (converted shed)

Halls Creek Facility Overview• No longer managing Warmun landfill, old site

capped and rehabilitated• Halls Creek landfill 10yrs + airspace remaining• Identification of new landfill site • Considering installation of weighbridge• Halls Creek Liquid waste facility – licenced for

septage wastes, grease wastes, and waste mineral oils. Used by one contractor

• Kerbside collection services provided in house• High transport cost for domestic drop off recycling

Halls Creek Issues and Needs• Community acceptance of gate fees charged• Customer disputes over waste volume estimate (therefore

cost of disposal)• Needs a replacement/second waste collection truck and

traxcavator/compactor to conserve air space• Issues with getting recyclables collected (e-waste, metals

tyres, batteries, gas cylinders)• Resourcing an issue (waste a part of a larger portfolio)• Not currently collecting waste oil but would like to• Very low rate base• Limited opportunity for recycling due to high costs of

transport to market

SWEK Achievements since 2013 RWMP• Gatehouse, boom gates, electronic waste data system

installed at both facilities• Wyndham landfill staffed with waste acceptance control• Hydrogeological assessment at both landfills• Purchased landfill lids to preserve airspace• Decommissioned old contaminated liquid waste lagoons

bioremediated sludge until below Class II threshold and buried

• Operational Management Plans (inc SOPs) produced• Constructed new liquid waste lagoons• Potential new landfill site identified

SWEK Facility OverviewKununurra landfill• Potential airspace • DWER environmental impact concerns• Minimise impacts = longer operational life• New site lease negotiation and assessment underway• New liquid waste facility working

Wyndham landfill• LCMP revised to increase airspace – 8 years operational

life• Community prefer a landfill to transfer station• Option to extend site or new site being assessed

SWEK Issues and Needs• Limited opportunity for recycling due to high costs of

transport to markets• Issues with getting recyclables removed off site• Resourcing an issue (waste a part of a larger portfolio)• Progressing assessment and approvals for the new landfill

site at Kununurra• Currently lack of community support for Wyndham

landfill conversion to transfer station• Landfill operates at a profit and used to subsidise rates• Low rate base.

What’s Next

• Identify economies of scale (recycling and other processing).

• Design inter-site waste-flow by waste stream.

• Enter into partnerships and other agreement for delivery.

• Regional Resource

COMPLIANCE

SITE

EFFICIENCYSUPPLY

CHAIN

FUTURE

PROOF

INTEGRATED STRATEGY

• Workplace Health and Safety.

• Conditions of Operation.

• Site Layout• Site Operational

Improvements• Services available on

site.• Skills upgrade• Data Collection,

analysis and establishment of targets.

• Reflective fees and charges

• Stakeholder Communication Strategy to promotebehavioural change

• Deliver behavioural change –(requirements, conditions).

• Site End of Life planning and monitoring.

• Opportunity evaluation and prioritization.*

Kimberley Regional Waste Management Strategy2009 2020

* Concrete crush for road base, glass pulverisation for cement, collaborative tyre recycling etc.

REVIEW

• Environmental scan• Trend scan• Regulatory scan etc

Catering for All NeedsConsideration of Aboriginal Communities

Reduction of waste to landfill through education

Responding to demand by community for recycling

Managing costs for rate payers

Collaborative approaches and purchasing

Potential for more cooperation

Kimberley integrated Waste Management Project

Background

• Applied for a Federal Infrastructure Grant:

Regional Growth Fund in 2018

• ~12 million applied for to match ~$15

million

• Shire of Broome is investing into a New

Landfill Site and Regional Resource

Recovery Park (RRRP)

• EOI was unsuccessful, however feedback

was extremely positive.

RGF Kimberley Integrated Waste Management

Project

Background

Further work has been carried out to test the viability and then develop

infrastructure items and innovation opportunities conceived in the RGF

process.

Local Initiatives

• Liquid (including septic) Waste Facility;

• Mobile tyre shredding plant/machinery;

• Mobile concrete crushing plant/machinery;

• Mobile glass crushing plant/machinery;

• Green waste mulch and potential for using

manure to create compost;

KIWMP: Detailed Analysis

Regional Scale Initiatives

• Derby Community Recycling Centre

(CRC)

• Halls Creek CRC;

• Kununurra CRC;

• Fitzroy Waste Transfer Station (WTS)

• Wyndham WTS

Recent Concrete Crushing Trials