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DRAFT MINUTES PPWC RESEARCH MEETING 1 - EC-BSG "WASTE MANAGEMENT" PILOT PROJECT EVENT: EC-BSG "Biogas Waste-to-Energy" Pilot REF: UNCCAM1d
TOPIC: Mgt - Improving Waste Management around Parks Pilot Project
DATE: Sun 08 Sep 2019 TIME: 10:00 - 11:00
VENUE: Petersham Park Café
74 Palace St PETERSHAM 2049
INVITEES AND ATTEMNDEES:
Cheryl CRAWFORD [CGC] Chr Y Carline DUFFY [CJD] Y
Anne BISCHOFF [ANB] E Karen HAYWOOD [KRH] E
Jessica HARRIS [JcH] E Kelly WRAY [KlW]] E
Marghanita DA CRUZ [MDC] E Sandy THOMAS [SyT] E
Peter AXTENS [PMA] E Stephen GOULD [SGG] Sec Y
OBJECTIVES:
1 Research how other Councils deal with dog excrement
2 Research how other Councils deal with waste management
3 Prepare proposal from Petersham Park Waste Collective [PPWC] to Council
DRAFT MINUTES:
10:00-10:30 A Review other Councils attitude to dog excrement
10:30-10:45 B Review EPA MSW web site
10:45-10:55 C Review other waste management initiatives
W Action Items
Z Next Meeting Sun 22 Sep 2019 10:00 - 11:00
10:00-10:30 A REVIEW OTHER COUNCILS ATTITUDE TO DOG EXCREMENT
BACKGROUND
On 27 Aug 2019 Cheryl CRAWFORD [CGC] and Stephen GOULD [SGG] attended the Inner
West Council meeting at 260 Liverpool St ASHFIELD to understand how to get a
Public Interest item on the Council Agenda
They had met with Ian NAPIER Manager Civic Governance and were now gathering
research to prepare a letter for Council to consider improving waste management
issues in Petersham Park
Discussions had been held with Councillor Marghanita DA CRUZ about at least 3
different type of waste bin in Petersham Park similar to the 3 distinctly labelled
waste bins at the "Footprints Ecofestival" day on Sun 25 Aug 2019
SGG said following the submission on Sun 18 Aug 2019 to the Inner West Council for a
Joint Venture for improved waste management practices including Dog Poo in
Petersham Park it was important to provide the Council with information about what
other Councils are doing with Waste Management in their parks including Dog Poo
CGC said she had been reviewing other Council web-sites including Woollahra Council
3-bin strategy and Penrith Council its new Waste Strategy 2019-2026 where Penrith
Council now accepts pet droppings in their new 3-bin waste management activities
The Penrith Council new 3-bin system separates waste into three streams:
1 Green Bin: Organics (green-lid bin, weekly collection) - 26 items
This bin takes food waste, garden vegetation and other organic waste
2 Recycling (yellow-lid bin, fortnightly collection) - 20 items
3 Residual waste (red-lid bin, fortnightly collection) - 13 items
1 Green (Food, Garden & Organics) Bin: Contents - 26 Items
A Bones N Paper Towels
B Branches O Pet droppings
C Coffee Grounds P Pet Fur
D Dairy Products Q Pizza Boxes
E Fats & Oils R Plant trimmings
F Flowers S Prawn Shells
G Grass clippings T Serviettes/Napkins
H Kitty Litter (clay or paper based) U Teabags & Tea Leaves
I Leaves V Tissues
J Leftovers/scraps W Twigs & Sticks
K Meat X Vegetable Peelings
L Newspapers Y Weeds
M Paper plates Z Wood & Timber (untreated)
No Plastics Bags, No Recycling, No glass
2 Yellow (Recycling) Bin: Contents - 20 Items
A Aerosol Cans K Plastic Bottles
B Aluminium Cans L Plastic Containers
C Bottles & Jars M Plastic Tubs
D Cardboard N Softdrink Cans
E Envelops O Steel Cans
F Glass Bottles P Take-away containers
G Junk Mail Q Tetrapaks & long life containers
H Magazines R Tin Cans
I Newspapers S Toilet Roll Inners
J Paper T Wrapping Paper
No Plastics Bags, No Food, No Liquids
3 Red (Residual Waste) Bin: Contents - 14 Items
A Chip Packets H Plastic Bags
B Cigarette Butts I Plastic Film
C Clothing J Plastic Packets
D Crockery/Cutlery K Plastic Wrappers
E Hygiene products L Shopping Bags
F Kitty Litter Crystals M Styrofoam
G Nappies N Wrappers
No Food, No Grass, No Recycling
B 10:30-10:45 REVIEW EPA NSW WEB-SITE
CGC said she had reviewed the web-site of the NSW Environment and Protection
Agency [EPA] which was established by "The Department of Environment and
Conservation NSW"
On this site she has reviewed a document called "The Co-collection of Domestic
Food Waste and Garden Organics - The Australian Experience" which was
published Mar 2007
Section 1 is titled "Learning from the Experiences of Others
Purpose of the Report
This section summarises and interprets the outcomes and lessons of initiatives
conducted to date to assist those considering trials or services in the future.
Summaries of trial reports, relevant research and interviews with council officers
and processors are included in Section 2.
Those considering co-collection trials or the implementation of a service are
strongly advised to undertake a detailed investigation of options including consulting
the full reports referenced which are generally available on-line
Findings:
The experience documented in Section 2 suggests the following service parameters
and results.
Diversion
Overseas experience indicates food diversion of 2 kg per household per week is
common.
Most Australian trials report diversion in volume and percentage terms making a direct
comparison difficult.
Burnside report food waste average of 2.47 kg per household per fortnight, or 1.24 kg
per week and 36.3% of food waste generated was diverted to the co-collection service.
The Lismore service diverts 2.1 kg per household per week of food waste and the
Christchurch trial diverted 2.4 kg per household per week.
Lismore captures 86% of all organic materials in the organics service and loses
14% to the mixed waste stream.
The Port Macquarie Hastings trial reported a 39% increase in the capture of organics
for the weekly service.
Coffs Harbour reported a drop of 50% of organics in the residual bin, Chifley 30% ,
Christchurch 40% and Broken Hill 16% .
Berridale found 8-12% of the organics bin was food waste, in Cooma it was 3-7%,
Christchurch 20%, Lismore 18.5% and Broken Hill 5%.
10:45 - 10:55 C REVIEW OTHER WASTE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES
SGG said although it was very important to separate Waste more effectively another
issue was to review the recycling processes
One of the key issues was dealing with Plastics more effectively within the local community
rather than leaving it to Councils to try to resolve once the bins had been collected
SGG said SyT had been very proactive in providing information on recycling plastics and
job-creation
CJD provided a full page advertisement P17 AFR Fri 20 Aug 2019 from a company called the
Pact Group based in Richmond VICTORIA which said 250 used 2ltr plastic milk bottles can
make 1 Wheelie Bin
CJD said her household placed at least 6 of those milk bottles in the Yellow Bin each week
SGG suggested perhaps young people and Inner West Waste Warriors [IW3] would be
interested in going from street to street to collect those containers for local eCredits
CGC said perhaps Inner West Councillors could be invited to attend future meetings
W ACTION ITEMS
ACTION WHO WHEN FOR
1 Notice On-line Minutes SGG All 12:00 T 2019/09/10
2 Review Penrith Council new Waste Strategy All PPWC by T 2019/09/17
3 Questions and Comments on issues All SGG by F 2019/09/20
Z NEXT MEETING SUN 22 SEP 2019 10:00 - 11:00
VENUE: Petersham Park Café
Station St PETERSHAM 2049
DATE: Sun 22 Sep 2019 TIME: 10:00-11:00
Stephen GOULD
Projects Co-ordinator
SUSTAINABILITY ACTION NETWORK [SAN]
B: PO Box 517 Neutral Bay Junction NSW 2089
E: ehn.1a3posgg@gmail.com
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EXTRACT FROM FED GOVERNMENT WASTE AND RECYCLING REPORT/CHP 04 2018-12-14
The impact of levies on changing ratepayer behaviour
4.36 The committee received evidence indicating that waste levies have a limited impact on
reducing the waste generated by ratepayers, as they have no direct financial
incentive to reduce waste going to landfill.
4.37 Local councils are responsible for paying waste levies on behalf of ratepayers, and this is
then recovered through household rates. GCS Consulting stated that the estimated household
contribution to the New South Wales waste levy payment is between 10 and 20 per cent of the
total rates liability.
It cited a 2012 KPMG report on the New South Wales waste levy which stated that:
Because home owners are charged a flat fee for their waste, they do not receive any financial
benefit from reducing the amount of waste they produce at the individual household level, even
hough all households would benefit if they collectively reduced waste.[43]
4.38 The Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (NSROC) submitted that the New
South Wales waste levy does not provide a 'reward or incentive for better waste management
behaviour, other than a minor reduction in the waste charge for using a smaller red bin in
some council areas'. This is because:
Waste management charges to residents reflect the actual costs to councils of delivering waste
services.
These charges are applied across the entire community and are not adjusted for actual
consumption of waste services by an individual household.[44]
4.39 Similarly, the Brisbane City Council , in considering the introduction of a waste levy in
Queensland, submitted that:
A levy is not effective on domestic waste generators as the price signal is not able to be
passed on through the rates directly...
Applying a landfill levy to domestic waste is challenging as residents cannot avoid the levy in a
domestic setting.
Council does not have a pay-as-you throw style of charging so residents are all charged equally.[45]
4.40 Other local government authorities support this view with the Adelaide Hills Region Waste
Management Authority (AHRWMA) arguing that waste disposal levies do 'not act as a direct
driver for the community to reduce waste generation or increase recycling habits' because
any increase in waste levies is 'covered by general rate revenue'.[46]
4.41 GCS Consulting recommended that any jurisdiction seeking to introduce a waste levy should,
at a minimum:
require local governments to introduce weight-based charging to permit its ratepayers to reduce
their rate liability.
This is based on the user-pays principle where the more a household throws out, the more they
contribute to disposal charges and the state government tax.[47]
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