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

2. Overview Introductions Aims and objectives
Why do we need this guidance?
The Manual
Contents List
User guide
Example factsheets
What next? Timeline

3. Introduction
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

4. To research and produce guidance to:
Project Objectives
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.

5. Project Outcomes
A manual advising on best practice for collection of food and green organics, including:
A user guide
Factsheets
Technical Appendix

6. 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
Organics are a
‘priority material’

7. The Manual Part 1: User Guide Part 2: Glossary of Terms
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

8. 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

13. 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

16. So where next? Rhondda Cynon Taff, Community Engagement
18th August 2008

17. Please use the guidance!
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
Please use the guidance!
& provide feedback…

18. If you want to get involved NOW…contact us
Name
Organisation
State
Robyn Gatehouse
Dept.SEWPaC
National
Bruce Edgerton
ACT
John Harley Sian McGhie Zack Thomas
EPA
New South Wales
Robert Verhey
LGSA
Shenagh Gamble
LGANT
Northern Territory
Zoe Tkal Laurence Knight
DERM
Queensland
Christine Blanchard
LGAQ
Justin Lang
Zero Waste SA
South Australia
Jamie Clarke
 EPA Tas
Tasmania
Kirsten Halstead
Sustainability Victoria
Victoria
Rebecca Brown Erin Fuery
WALGA
Western Australia
John McGowan
WA DEC
Narelle Barden
WCRA

19. ‘One size’ does not ‘fit all’
Remember…
‘One size’ does not ‘fit all’
This is a guidance document to be tailored to individual council needs and circumstances

20. Thank you Victoria Bond T. 02 8907 8293 M. 0408 241 524E.
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