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Arial Bold 17 point. Arial Bold 17 point. Arial 14 title area. What is Zero Waste?. AVOID: not producing/purchasing materials which will become waste. Waste Management Hierarchy. Most Preferable. REDUCE: producing/purchasing less materials which will become waste. Image area. Avoid.
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What is Zero Waste? AVOID: not producing/purchasing materials which will become waste Waste Management Hierarchy Most Preferable REDUCE: producing/purchasing less materials which will become waste Image area Avoid REUSE: using materials more than once before recycling or disposing of them Reduce RECYCLE: remanufacturing used materials into new products/resources Reuse Recycle RECOVER: capturing otherwise wasted resources (eg. recovering & using heat from electricity generation processes Recover Treatment TREATMENT: treat materials to minimise harmful effects on land, water or air Disposal Least Preferable DISPOSAL: release materials/pollutants to land, water or air
South Australia’s Waste Strategy 2005-2010 Image area
Zero Waste SA Board Task Force (Regional Programs) Region Region Region Region Region Region Region Councils working in regional groups
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
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
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.
Project team: Fiona Jenkins (Program Manager) Damian Moroney (Project planning, funding applications)
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)
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
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?
Ideal site layout Resource Recovery and Waste Transfer Facilities Source: Sustainability Victoria
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