Meeting papers

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING                                          10 OCTOBER 2023


5.1     FINAL WASTE PLAN 2023 - 2028


Author             Waste and Environmental Health Manager, Kyrone Dodd
                   Infrastructure Services Department
Index              ECM / Subject /Waste / Waste Management Strategy and Policy
Attachments        1.   Attachment 1: From Waste to Resource Waste Plan 2023-28
                   2.   Attachment 2: Draft Waste Plan proposed actions
                   3.   Attachment 3: Waste Survey Aug-Sept 23_ Summary of open-ended
                        responses


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Waste Plan development involved a two-part consultation process conducted during February-
March and August-September 2023. Phase 1 sought community and stakeholder values on waste
management and minimisation, shaping the Draft Waste Plan. Phase 2 gathered additional insights
on the Draft Waste Plan itself. In total, 828 surveys were collected over both phases.

Community feedback strongly supports the Draft Waste Plan vision and the waste hierarchy
principles of avoid, reduce, reuse, recycle, and dispose as a last resort.

Those opposing the Draft Waste Plan included concerns over rate increases, requests for bulk
kerbside collection, opposition to food waste collection service as they were already composting food
waste, and opposition to change. However, overall, the Plan received strong support for encouraging
personal responsibility, advocating to reduce waste at the source, innovation in litter prevention, and
ensuring that appropriate infrastructure and operations are in place to support waste reuse and
recycling. The Plan also received strong support to promote the circular economy and to reduce the
cost to the community of landfilling material that could be utilised as a resource with potential revenue
generation.

Changes to the Draft Waste Plan include design modifications in line with new Council branding,
additional wording around advocacy for product stewardship schemes, and new actions related to
food waste and construction and demolition waste.
RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Manager Waste and Environmental Health to the Services and
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 10 October 2023 and adopt the From Waste to Resource
Waste Plan 2023 – 2028.


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to present a summary of the feedback obtained on the Draft Waste Plan
and to adopt the final Waste Plan. Refer Attachment 1: From Waste to Resource Waste Plan 2023
– 2028.

1. Background
The development of the Waste Plan involved a two-part consultation process from 13 February to
26 March and 18 August to 10 September 2023. Phase 1 consultation was designed to collect
valuable feedback on community and stakeholder perspectives regarding waste management and
waste minimisation. The objective was to utilise this input as a foundation for the formulation of the
Draft Waste Plan. Attachment 2: Draft Waste Plan Proposed Actions outlines how the insights
gathered from the community and stakeholder phase 1 consultation informed the Draft Waste Plan.



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