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Image area What is Zero Waste? Waste Management Hierarchy Avoid Reduce Reuse Recycle Recover Treatment Disposal Most Preferable Least Preferable AVOID: not producing/purchasing materials which will become waste REDUCE: producing/purchasing less materials which will become waste REUSE: using materials more than once before recycling or disposing of them RECYCLE: remanufacturing used materials into new products/resources RECOVER: capturing otherwise wasted resources (eg. recovering & using heat from electricity generation processes TREATMENT: treat materials to minimise harmful effects on land, water or air DISPOSAL: release materials/pollutants to land, water or air
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South Australia’s Waste Strategy 2005-2010 Image area
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How are we tracking?
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Zero Waste SA Board Task Force (Regional Programs) Region Councils working in regional groups
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Task Force (Regional Programs): Tom Spirat - ZWSA Board Member (Chair) Mayor James Maitland – Wakefield Regional Council Brian Clancey – DC Mt Barker Geoff Johnston – logistics and transport Toby Terlet – Waste management industry Fiona Jenkins – ZWSA Program Manager Marina Wagner - EPA Established for 12 months initially Task Force provides advice to ZWSA Board
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Funds Available Will depend on: Quality of regional bids received by ZWSA ‘readiness’ of individual projects Available budget As a general guide only – approx $1.2m statewide
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The Big Pool ($1.1m): Resource Recovery Facilities (transfer stations, new or upgrades) Innovative and/or reuse projects Max $150k per project The Small Pool ($100k): Community projects and remote councils Max $10k per project ‘Out of councils’ and metropolitan areas not eligible.
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Project team: Fiona Jenkins (Program Manager) Damian Moroney (Project planning, funding applications)
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Submission dates: 16 November – individual applications (to regional contacts) Regional Assessment Panels – Nov/Dec By XMAS – regional bids (to ZWSA) ZWSA Task Force – Jan/Feb ZWSA Board – March (advice to applicants)
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Where have we been? November 2006 – Minister announced program $3.6m over 3 years – Regional Imp. Program Round 1 - $500k allocated to grants Round 2 - $1.2m available Round 3 – next year
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Where are we going? Current trends suggest: Less landfills, more transport and recycling Regional subsidiaries (e.g. Fleurieu) Subregional entities (rather than whole region) ZWSA funding model after 2008/09?
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Source: Sustainability Victoria Ideal site layout Resource Recovery and Waste Transfer Facilities
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