Table : SWRRIP actions for government Ongoing S = Short term: 1-3 years M = Medium term: 3-5 years L = Long term: within 10 years ACTION LEAD SUPPORT KEY STAKEHOLDERS TIMING REFERENCE Goal 1: Landfills will only be used for receiving and treating waste streams from which all materials that can be viably recovered have been extracted 1.1 Publish and revise (as needed) guidelines on a consistent statewide process for infrastructure scheduling SV (publish and support), Regional Groups (lead process) EPA Landfill operators (private and local government) Published 2016. Applied when required. Strategic Direction (SD) 2 1.2 Annual review of infrastructure capacity in each region and update of contingency plans as appropriate DELWP (process), Regional Groups (review) SV Local government, facility owners/ operators, peak bodies, EPA, Emergency Management Victoria Annual SD2, SD6 Goal 2: Materials are made available to the resource recovery market through aggregation and consolidation of tonnes to create viability in recovering valuable resources from waste 2.1 Lead implementation of the Victorian Market Development Strategy for Recovered Resources SV Regional Groups, EPA Reprocessors, regulatory bodies, users of end products, product stewardship organisations Published 2016. Ongoing Market Strategy 2.2 Develop and publish statewide guidance and deliver statewide programs to local government and industry to increase resource recovery SV Regionals Groups Local government, private operators and peak bodies, significant waste generators Ongoing SD1, SD5 SD6 2.3 Lead implementation of the Victorian Organics Resource Recovery Strategy SV DELWP, EPA, Regional Groups Organics facility operators and peak body, agriculture sector, government agencies, local government Published 2015 Organics Strategy 2.4 Support local governments to procure, including through collaborative procurements, waste and resource recovery services and infrastructure that will achieve the goals of the SWRRIP and Regional Implementation Plans Regional Groups SV Local government, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Ongoing
Goal 4: Targeted information provides the evidence base to inform waste and resource recovery infrastructure planning and investment at the state, regional and local levels by local governments, the waste and resource recovery industry and other government agencies 4.1 Implement Regional Implementation Plans Regional Groups SV, DELWP Local government, waste and resource recovery industry, community L SD6 4.2 Building on existing knowledge and capabilities, provide local government with fit-for-purpose planning tools, resources and advice to achieve the best economic, community, environment and public health outcomes, by using evidence to make planning decisions about waste and resource recovery services and infrastructure Regional Groups SV Local government S Ongoing SD5 SD6 4.3 Develop, maintain and promote a comprehensive and accessible statewide waste dataset to inform waste and resource recovery planning and investment, which incorporates and communicates all available data from regions and regulators in accordance with a robust governance framework SV EPA, Regional Groups Local government, waste and resource recovery industry S Ongoing SD6 Data 4.4 Work across government to ensure relevant policies, strategies, programs and functions consider the goals and strategic directions and the decision-making guidance of the SWRRIP SV DELWP, EPA, Regional Groups Government agencies Ongoing SD6 4.5 Provide a statewide investment facilitation service which promotes regional and local opportunities and connects potential investors to Regional Groups, informs business cases for investment and coordinates relationships with the Victorian Government SV Regional Groups, EPA Investors, local government, government agencies Ongoing 4.6 Lead implementation of the Victorian Waste Education Strategy SV, Regional Groups (roll out) Regional Groups Local government, facility operators, schools, public place managers Published 2016. Ongoing Waste Education Strategy 4.7 Identify emerging and proven technologies that may support increased recovery and explore how they might be applied in Victoria SV Regional Groups, EPA Waste and resource recovery industry, local government, investors M SD5
Table : Gaps in the current resource recovery infrastructure network Waste and resource recovery region Barwon South West Gippsland Goulburn Valley Grampians Central West Loddon Mallee Metropolitan Melbourne North East Strategic planning of resource recovery centre/transfer station upgrades to address influences such as population change, changes in materials being discarded by households and the proposed e-waste landfill ban, and to support better practice operation of facilities · · · · · · · Increased compaction capacity at resource recovery centre/transfer to reduce transport costs · · · · · · · Increased pre-sort capacity at landfills to divert recoverable materials from residual waste · · · Large-scale sorting facility for multiple material streams from all sectors · Bulk haul consolidation centres · · Improved sorting capacity at MRFs for commingled recyclables streams · Improved infrastructure at MRFs to accept non-kerbside collected materials · Pre-sort residual waste before additional recovery or disposal (not necessarily at landfills, examples could include increased functionality at resource recovery centres or a residual MRFs) · · · · · · · The Regional Implementation Plans identified adequate infrastructure to collect, store and process the current amount of e-waste entering the system. However, they identified that additional infrastructure capacity would be required to support the Victorian Government ewaste landfill ban. This is discussed further in Section 5.14 . Reprocessing capacity Achieving greater recovery of materials from our waste and resource recovery system relies on many factors, as discussed throughout the SWRRIP. One factor is having adequate capacity to reprocess the recovered materials into materials and products that can be used productively. Table 210 summarises the gaps in reprocessing capacity identified in Regional Implementation Plans. These are discussed in more detail in Section 6.6. Note that the geographical location of new or existing infrastructure to meet capacity gaps will depend on where sufficient aggregation can be achieved to support viable recovery. The materials may flow from the region that identified the gap to a reprocessor in another region. This movement of materials is discussed in more detail in Section 4.9 Table : Gaps in reprocessing capacity identified in Regional Implementation Plans over the next 10 years Material stream Waste and resource recovery region
Table : Opportunities to increase recovery of materials from the residual waste stream Opportunities Considerations Increase pre-sorting of the residual waste stream at landfills or residual waste consolidation centres Pre-sorting at landfill sites could remove obvious materials such as metals, wood and timber and aggregates, masonry and soils – the sophistication of this pre-sorting infrastructure will vary from site to site Extracting recoverable materials at residual waste consolidation centres could reduce transport costs Establish MRFs with the ability to sort residual waste These are known as residual, dirty or wet MRFs Increase diversion of materials including plastics, metals, garden organics and wood and timber for reuse back into the community Technology and management practices need to be able to handle the putrescible nature of residual waste Can be at the front end of WtE facilities Treat residual waste to make products such as energy, heat, biogas, biofuels and soil conditioners Capture resources including nutrients and energy Able to use mixed contaminated feedstocks that are difficult to sort Consistent feedstocks (quantity available, contamination levels and calorific value) will assist viability Potential risk involved in committing feedstock for long-term WtE contracts which contain materials that may become viable for higher order recovery during the term of the contract Most technologies will have a concentrated residual waste that will still require landfilling – in some instances, contaminations levels may result in the residual becoming a prescribed waste Technologies and management practices will need to meet community expectations and regulatory requirements including emissions capture Some technologies are eligible for carbon credits under the Carbon Farming Initiative (refer to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Alternative Waste Treatment) Methodology Determination 2015, available from )
carried out which assumes that when landfill capacity in the subregion metropolitan east is depleted, the material is transferred to the subregion metropolitan west. The worksheet Time series has data and charts showing the estimated drawdown of landfill airspace. Appendix 5: Waste and Resource Recovery Group regions - member local governments Table 77 lists all local government areas in Victoria by waste and resource recovery region. Table Local Government Areas by Waste and Resource Recovery Regions Waste and resource recovery region Local government area Waste and resource recovery region Local government area Barwon South West Colac Otway Shire Council Grampians Central West Hindmarsh Shire Council Greater Geelong City Council West Wimmera Shire Council Borough of Queenscliffe Ararat Rural City Council Surf Coast Shire Council Horsham Rural City Council Corangamite Shire Council Northern Grampians Shire Council Glenelg Shire Council Yarriambiack Shire Council Moyne Shire Council Ballarat City Council Southern Grampians Shire Council Central Goldfields Shire Council Warrnambool City Council Golden Plains Shire Council Gippsland Bass Coast Shire Council Hepburn Shire Council Baw Baw Shire Council Moorabool Shire Council East Gippsland Shire Council Pyrenees Shire Council Latrobe City Council Loddon Mallee Greater Bendigo City Council South Gippsland Shire Council Macedon Ranges Shire Council Wellington Shire Council Mount Alexander Shire Council Goulburn Valley Campaspe Shire Council Buloke Shire Council Greater Shepparton City Council Gannawarra Shire Council Mitchell Shire Council Loddon Shire Council Moira Shire Council Swan Hill Rural City Council Murrindindi Shire Council Mildura Rural City Council Strathbogie Shire Council Waste and resource recovery region Local government area Waste and resource recovery region Local government area Metropolitan Banyule City Council North East Alpine Shire Council Bayside City Council Benalla Rural City Council Boroondara City Council Indigo Shire Council Brimbank City Council Mansfield Shire Council Cardinia Shire Council Towong Shire Council