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MAV Environment Conference 2014. Stan Krpan CEO Sustainability Victoria. Waste management, recycling and resource efficiency update. Integrated Waste Management. Resource Efficiency. Waste generation and diversion. Total Waste Generation (per capita).
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MAV Environment Conference 2014 Stan Krpan CEO Sustainability Victoria Waste management, recycling and resource efficiency update
Integrated Waste Management Resource Efficiency
Waste generation and diversion Total Waste Generation (per capita) LGAS - Diversion rate, Victoria 2000-01 to 2011–12
SV’s Journey Victorian Auditor General’s Office SV Review Ministerial Advisory Committee Getting Full Value SV2015
SV’s 2012-13 funding spend Victoria Wide $1.8 million 21 projects Loddon Mallee $1.2 million 19 projects Hume $2.7 million 25 projects Grampians $960,000 15 projects Gippsland $1 million 18 projects Barwon South West $1.8 million 20 projects Metro $3.2 million 72 projects
Smarter Resources Smarter Business “Sustainability is not a fad nor a fringe issue. It’s a way for business to lower costs and be resilient against long- term challenges like climate change and rising energy and resource costs. .. Victorian businesses need to do “more from less”. In essence, tomorrow starts today. We must act now to ensure businesses are competitive in the future.” (Industry Sustainability Working Committee 2014)
Dennison Food Manufacturing • Energy efficiency: • Upgrades or replacement of refrigeration equipment • Reduction of compressed air leakage • Materials efficiency: • Control systems • Improved product design that reduces materials use • ACHIEVEMENTS • Yield improvement of 0.5% • 12% reduction in waste • $100,000 plus p.a. savings
Smarter Resources Smarter Business – Energy Efficient Office Buildings 500 Bourke Street 500 Collins Street
Other SV program outcomes • $815K for 22 Public Place Recycling projects in 2013 • Local Litter Measurement Toolkit + training • Best Practice Guide for Managing Litter and Illegal Dumping at Clothing Bins • Litter Prevention Toolkit • KABV programs – Tidy Towns and Sustainable Cities Awards, Stationeers and Adopt a Roadside volunteer programs
Waste and resource recovery governance reform Statewide waste and resource recovery planning framework Statewide market development strategy Statewide investment strategy (including infrastructure funding) Joint procurement and business support for WRRGs and councils Statewidedata management governance framework Statewide business and community education strategy
What’s next? • Victorian Organics Strategy • Support for transfer station upgrades • Support for landfill closures/new transfer stations • Household recycling