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DRAFT MINUTES PPWC RESEARCH MEETING 2 - EC-BSG "WASTE MANAGEMENT" PILOT PROJECT EVENT: EC-BSG "Biogas Waste-to-Energy" Pilot REF: UNCCAM2d
TOPIC: Mgt - Improving Waste Management around Parks Pilot Project
DATE: Sun 22 Sep 2019 TIME: 10:00 - 11:00
VENUE: Petersham Park Café
1 Station St PETERSHAM 2049
INVITEES AND ATTEMNDEES:
Cheryl CRAWFORD [CGC] Chr Y Carline DUFFY [CJD] Y
Anika GAUJA [AkG] E Karen HAYWOOD [KRH] Y
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 further research on other Councils attitude to dog excrement & Waste
10:30-10:45 B Discuss possible research by Unis & TAFEs including dog poo with organics
10:45-10:55 C Review other waste management initiatives
W1 Action Items - Dog Poo Issues
W1 Action Items - Waste Management Issues
Z Next Meeting Sun 06 Oct 2019 10:00 - 11:00
The meeting accepted the draft minutes for Mtg C1 Sun 08 Sep 2019
10:00-10:45 A REVIEW FURTHER RESEARCH COUNCILS ATTITUDE TO DOG EXCREMENT & WASTE
Aa How 7 different Councils deal with dog poo
Ab How 3 different Councils deal with Household Waste
Aa HOW 7 DIFFERENT COUNCILS DEAL WITH DOG POO
1 Inner West - Poo Happens - Bag It Bin it
2 Canada Bay - "Bag it, bin it" campaign Mar 2018 - 22 new bins built in dispensers
3 Mosman Council - Companion Animals Act 1998 requires owners to pick it.up
4 Willoughby - issued 1 fine in 6 years
5 Lane Cove - 05 Feb 2018 - apparently 2 UK Councils DNA test dog poo
6 Woollahra - take a bag with you
7 Adelaide - 3 Councils have fined 1 person each over last 3 years
1 INNER WEST - POO HAPPENS - BAG IT BIN IT A Problem:
1 Dog poo in our streets and parks is smelly, unsightly and unpleasant to step in!
2 Dog faeces may also carry intestinal parasites that can be transferred to other
animals and humans
3 Dog poo may contain harmful bacteria which can wash into our storm water systems and
natural waterways
B Solution:
1 Remove your dog's faeces immediately
2 Bring your own dog tidy bags and properly dispose of your dog's poo in a rubbish
receptacle
3 Ensure your dog is regularly wormed (every 3 months)
Under the Companion Animals Act 1998 , the owner or person in charge of a dog that
defecates in a public place must immediately remove the dog's faeces and properly dispose
of them.
This offence carries a maximum fine of $880".
The Meeting agreed that:
Aa1 the Inner West Council web-site was the most advanced of those Council web-
sites surveyed in providing information about how to deal with Dog Poo
Aa2 the Inner West Council web-site was the only web-site that identified how dog
poo may contain harmful bacteria that can cause diarrhoea and other health
problems for humans
Aa3 the Inner West Council web-site was the only web-site that identified how dog
poo with harmful bacteria is washed into storm water systems and natural
waterways
This problem with dog poo in the waterways had been confirmed by the 2012
City of Yarra "Closing the Poop Loop" project
Aa4 Both the Inner West Council and the Canada Bay Council had similar campaigns
called "Bag It, Bin It" for raising awareness of dog poo problems for the
community and provide biodegradable plastic bags
Aa5 Fines for leaving dog poo of NSW "Companion Animal Act of 1998" had proved
ineffective
SGG suggested that the PPWC Committee review Section 20 of that Act as the Inner
West Council may not be complying with it properly as there have been many recorded
instances where bins have overflowed with the dog poo bags onto the foot-path
(2) Proper disposal includes disposal in a rubbish receptacle designated for the
purpose by the local authority .
It is the duty of a local authority for a place that is commonly used for exercising dogs
(including an off-leash area) to provide sufficient rubbish receptacles for the proper
disposal of the faeces of dogs that defecate in the place .
As6 the current "biodegradable" bags are not really biodegradable because they
breakdown into tiny plastic pellets which fish and other marine life digest
W ACTION ITEMS - DOG POO
ACTION WHO WHEN FOR
1 CGC & SGG ltr Ian NAPIER re issues in Oct SGG W 2019/09/25 CGC
2 Contact local Water Authorities SyT M 2019/09/30 PPWC
3 Review NSW "Companion Animal Act of 1998" s20 All F 2019/10/04 PPWC
Ab REVIEW HOW 3 DIFFERENT COUNCILS DEAL WITH HOUSEHOLD WASTE
1 Inner West Council
RED (General Garbage), BLUE (Paper)YELLOW (Recyclables) GREEN (Organics)
Red bin - Garbage
Yellow bin - Recycling (cans, plastic and glass)
Blue bin - Paper and cardboard (certain suburbs only)
Green bin - Green waste and garden organics
1 What goes in my RED garbage bin?
A General rubbish
B Food scraps
C Nappies
D Polystyrene foam
E Dirty pizza boxes
F Non-recyclables. e.g. mixed foil and plastic packaging, such as chip packets
G Broken ceramics, crockery, Pyrex, mirrors - ensure broken items are wrapped
H Soft plastics that can be scrunched Can be recycled at Coles, Woolies, Aldi
I Biscuit packets Can be recycled at Coles, Woolies, Aldi
J Frozen food bags Can be recycled at Coles, Woolies, Aldi
K Bread bags Can be recycled at Coles, Woolies, Aldi
L Rice and pasta bags Can be recycled at Coles, Woolies, Aldi
M Confectionery packets Can be recycled at Coles, Woolies, Aldi
N Newspaper wrap Can be recycled at Coles, Woolies, Aldi
O Plastic shopping bags Can be recycled at Coles, Woolies, Aldi
P Old green bags Can be recycled at Coles, Woolies, Aldi
The Meeting agreed:
Ab1 The Inner West Council with its current 4-Bin Policy appears to able to provide
different coloured bins in Petersham Park and, as there appear to be excess bins
behind Leichhardt Town Hall, we need to ask Council why Petersham Park cannot
have a similar Colour Bin System as at the "Footprints Ecofestival" on Sun 25 Aug 2019
Ab2 Items H - P listed on the Inner West Council "Accepted Red Garbage" Items are
accepted by Woolworths, Aldi and Coles now
This is part of the Local Area Education process that PPWC applied for an Environment
Grant on 30 Jun 2019
Ab3 At the moment it appears that different Councils have different lists of what items should
be placed in different bins hence causing confusion for the Public if they move houses
Ab4 As "Climate Change" is becoming such an important issue, judging by the 300,000
school children, teachers and others attending the Australian "Global Strike4Climate"
on Fri 20 Sep 2019, there should be a standard On-line list on each Council website
on which items should go in each bin and where Waste Warriors can deliver recyclable
materials
Ab5 The recent announcement by the "Inner West Council War on Food Waste" in the p3
Spring 2019 Council News letter is a great start on waste management with the new
waste food processing plant at MarketPlace Leichhardt
According to the newsletter 331,150 tons of food organics were sent by Sydney metro
councils to land fill in 2014-2015 costing rate-payers over $ 40 Million in waste levies
alone - does this include domestic, restaurants and other food outlets food waste ?
Ab6 However Food Waste management is only a small part of the waste in most households where
most of the waste is recyclable materials like newspapers, plastic containers
Ab7 The meeting agreed that perhaps a Petition was required to present to Council
W ACTION ITEMS - WASTE MANAGEMENT
ACTION WHO WHEN FOR
1 Contact Craig REUCASSEL War-on-Waste SGG T 2019/09/24 PPWC
2 Draft Waste Management Standard list CJD U 2019/09/29 PPWC
3 Rsh food waste/other recycling local shops SGG M 2019/09/30 PPWC
4 Discover names required on Petition SGG M 2019/09/30 PPWC
10:45-10:50 B DISCUSS POSSIBLE RESEARCH BY UNIS & TAFES DOG POO/ORGANICS
Discussion postponed to next meeting
Z NEXT MEETING SUN 06 OCT 2019 10:00 - 11:00
VENUE: Petersham Park Café
1 Station St PETERSHAM 2049
DATE: Sun 06 Oct 2019 TIME: 10:00-11:00
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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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