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Waste and recycling data management for local governments DEC & Encycle Consulting

Waste and recycling data management for local governments DEC & Encycle Consulting. Overview. Overview. Aims of the workshop: Overview of establishing data collection and reporting Outline case studies / examples of setting up systems, and value of data

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Waste and recycling data management for local governments DEC & Encycle Consulting

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  1. Waste and recycling data management for local governments DEC & Encycle Consulting

  2. Overview

  3. Overview Aims of the workshop: • Overview of establishing data collection and reporting • Outline case studies / examples of setting up systems, and value of data • Overview of Regional Funding Programme • Census update • Reporting expectations (State, LGs), Benefits and no “silver bullets”

  4. Benefits of waste and recycling data • Situational analysis • Strategic planning • Assessing costs / benefits of options • Justifying potential solutions (management / Council / State) • Why selected particular option • Funding • Budget • Responding to community / media • Determining operational requirements

  5. What is happening?

  6. Benefits of waste and recycling data Where are the ‘quick wins’ • Demonstrating • Cost effectiveness or non-effectiveness • Opportunities • Sharing of resources / solutions • Measurement of improvement • Council / State / Community • Success or less than optimal solutions

  7. Identifying opportunities

  8. Guidelines: Data collection and recycling Online links on DEC website • Guidelines & Resources: http://www.zerowaste.wa.gov.au/about/data/tools-for-local-government-data • Where to obtain data: http://www.zerowaste.wa.gov.au/about/data/tools-for-local-government-data/where-to-find-waste-and-recycling-data • Presentation and case studies: http://www.zerowaste.wa.gov.au/events/

  9. Obtaining data Who may have useful information? • Contractors • Is data provision in their contract? • Is this effective? • Is it auditable? • Accounts • Are dollars and tonnages reported? • Can analysis be made on ‘districts’ of generation and waste type? • What needs to be implemented?

  10. Obtaining data Who may have useful information? • Destination facilities • Format of information • Can they report electronically • Waste audits • Is not necessary to continually undertake? • How ‘changeable’ is the district? • Landfill surveys • Collection vehicles (conversion factors)

  11. Systems and procedures Establish systems and procedures – it will make life easier • Passing information on to new employees • Ability to access information while you are away • Ensure year on year comparability • It will take time to establish but it WILL save time later • AND provide more accurate and useful data

  12. Establishing Systems & Procedures Systems: the HOW the information is collected and analysed • Where does the data come from? (and in what format) • What assumptions or ‘massaging’ do you need to undertake • Do you establish your own conversion factors or use those in resources • What type of system to establish • Excel • Database

  13. Establishing Systems & Procedures Procedures: the WHY & HOW TO collect and analyse information • Documented steps • Capture of knowledge • Transferable • Written in the LG language • Communicated in the LG culture

  14. Case study: Establishing good systems and procedures - City of Swan

  15. Break time

  16. DEC: Regional Funding Program http://www.zerowastewa.com.au/ourwork/strategypolicy/regfundmod/ Brendan MohrProject Coordinator, Waste Management BranchDepartment of Environment and ConservationPhone: (08) 6467 5297 Email: brendan.mohr@dec.wa.gov.au

  17. Business case development Purpose: Justify the investment • Why is the project needed (problems & opportunities)? • What are the solution options? • How does each solution address the issues or opportunities (benefits)? • What are the risks (including the risk of the ‘do nothing’ scenario)? • How much money, people, and time will be needed to deliver the solution and realise the benefits?

  18. Business case example: mobile cardboard compactor

  19. DEC: Census update http://www.zerowaste.wa.gov.au/resources/local-government-waste-and-recycle-census-2010-2011

  20. Questions and Feedbackjenny@encycle.com.auwww.encycle.com.au

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