Workshop Outline

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Workshop Outline

• Regional Background- Daniel Rowley
• Statewide Directions- Glenn Hickling
• EPA- Marina
• Zero Waste SA- Vaughan Levitzke
• Maunsell- Elmar Schaffler
• Panel Discussion- Graham Webster
• Leave by 1600

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Regional Background

• Each Council Current Situation
• Summary of Regional Council Situation
• Things to Consider

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Alexandrina Councils Goolwa Landfill(receiving
10,000 tonnes per year)
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Alexandrina Council Financial Impact due to
waste management and improvement

• Budget in 2003/04 -
• Budget in 2004/05 -

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Alexandrina CouncilLandfill Improvement Programme

• Council has spent over upgrading Goolwa and
  closing Strathalbyn Landfills.
• Council also has an interest in the Hartley
  Landfill in partnership with Mt Barker Council
• The future of our Goolwa Landfill as a
  putrescible landfill is limited.

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Alexandrina CouncilKerbside Collection Services

• Currently over 6,000 households are serviced by
  Council in the form of a weekly kerbside waste
  collection.
• Rural areas are also serviced by bin banks
• 80 of MGBs are 240 litre in size
• Councils policy is to change those bins to a 140
  litre MGB and provide kerbside recycling.

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Alexandrina CouncilKerbside

• Council recently surveyed 9,000 residents on the
  possibility of introducing kerbside recycling
• 98 were strongly in favour
• 87 were in favour of a green organics collection
• Council is keen to offer this service as soon as
  a uniform regional approach and adequate funding
  support is secured.

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Kangaroo Island CouncilLandfill

• 1 x Landfill, 2 x Transfer Stations
• Cost of Landfill increased from 56/t to 196/t
• 5 Years left in the existing Landfill
• New Cell required each year
• 2,000 t per year
• Consider transport to mainland

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Kangaroo Island CouncilKerbside

• Working to introduce recyclable collection in
  2006/07
• Full rural collection
• Double existing budget to do this

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Kangaroo Island CouncilBudget

• 600K in 2003/04
• Proposed 1.2M in 2004/05 to implement change and
  meet requirements

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City of Victor HarborLandfill
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City of Victor HarborKerbside
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City of Victor HarborBudget
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District Council of YankalillaLandfill

• 1 x Landfill
• 5 years before needing new cell or site
• 5,000 t of waste per year
• Composting Green Organics approved
• Post Closure of Myponga estimated at 120K
• New Landfill/Transfer Station in 2008/09

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District Council of YankalillaKerbside

• Recyclable collection to be introduced in 2006/07

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District Council of YankalillaBudget

• 260K in 2003/04
• Proposed 450K in 2004/05
• Increase to 900K when new cell required

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Regional IssuesLandfill

• Decision required NOW for direction of landfills
  in region
• Develop a recyclable procedure for the region
• Only a region will provide the quantity to
  negotiate markets

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Regional IssuesKerbside

• Standardized system to be developed and
  introduced
• Competitive contract rates

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Regional IssuesBudget

• Combined budget of about 5M in 2004/05

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Future Considerations

• Regional Waste Management Strategy
• Regional Waste Authority
• Section 43 Establishing a Regional Subsidiary
• Section 42 A subsidiary of Council
• Level of Participation
• equity partners pooling assets
• -just service recipients
• - Other

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Future Considerations - Continued

• Financing/Funding
• Issues of equity
• Contribution per capita
• Equal contribution
• Other
• Regional Waste Management Officer