2018-06-27 SM - Attachment 1 to Item 2 - Directions Paper Transforming Queensland's Recycling & Waste Industry

Appendix 3: Waste management strategies in other
jurisdictions
Overview
The following waste management strategies were analysed to identify distinguishing or notable features that could
help to inform this review:

   NSW Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2014-2021 (NSW strategy)
   South Australia’s Waste Strategy 2015-2020 (SA strategy)
   The Tasmanian Waste and Resource Management Strategy (TAS strategy)
   Victoria’s State-wide Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan (SWRRIP)
   Western Australian Waste Strategy: Creating the Right Environment (WA strategy)

The jurisdictional analysis did not include a detailed analysis of the specific targets or strategic directions for each
state. This is because each state’s strategic settings are influenced by a range of factors which may not be
applicable to the Queensland context, including the way in which waste is classified, the accuracy and availability
of data, delivery of specific election commitments, and other political and socio-economic drivers.

To help provide context to the chapter, a comparison of the resource recovery rates of the jurisdictions analysed is
provided in Table 4. Based on this comparison, Queensland is the joint lowest performer (tied with WA) for
resource recovery overall.

Jurisdictional findings
The following noteworthy features were identified from the jurisdictional analysis. Where appropriate, these
features have been used to help inform possible approaches to address the overall findings of the review.

 The objectives/goals of most strategies are typically around the themes of behaviour change, waste avoidance
  and reduction, resource recovery, disposal, and landfill diversion. The TAS strategy is the only one that
  identifies a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions as one of its main objectives.
 Most strategies specify numerical targets to be achieved by specific dates. Used to a lesser extent are
  qualitative targets that describe the desired trend without committing to a numerical target (e.g. 'reduce the rate
  of waste generation per capita'), and targets benchmarked against another indicator (e.g. 'the growth in waste
  generation rate is less than the population growth rate' as used in the ACT). The use of qualitative targets are
  useful when there is a lack of data to support the establishment of numerical targets.
 NSW is unique among jurisdictions in that the governing law requires an expert reference group to set the NSW
  strategy targets.
 All of the strategies analysed specify high-level strategic actions or directions and allow the implementation
  details (e.g. specific actions, timeframes and responsibilities) to be specified in annual business plans (Victoria
  and WA), thematic implementation plans such as for illegal dumping or organic waste (Victoria and NSW), and
  regional plans (Victoria).
 Victoria and Tasmania are the only states that appear to have formal mechanisms in place to oversee
  implementation of their strategies. Oversight for strategy implementation is provided by waste and resource
  recovery groups consisting of multiple councils in Victoria, and the multi-stakeholder Waste Advisory Committee
  in Tasmania.




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