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What is Zero Waste?
Waste Management Hierarchy
Avoid
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
Recover
Treatment
Disposal
Most Preferable
Least Preferable
AVOID: not producing/purchasing materials which will become waste
REDUCE: producing/purchasing less materials which will become waste
REUSE: using materials more than once before recycling or disposing of them
RECYCLE: remanufacturing used materials into new products/resources
RECOVER: capturing otherwise wasted resources (eg. recovering & using heat from electricity generation processes
TREATMENT: treat materials to minimise harmful effects on land, water or air
DISPOSAL: release materials/pollutants to land, water or air
Zero Waste SA Board
Task Force (Regional
Programs)
Region Region RegionRegionRegion Region Region
Councils working in regional groups
Task Force (Regional Programs):
Tom Spirat - ZWSA Board Member (Chair) Mayor James Maitland – Wakefield Regional CouncilBrian Clancey – DC Mt BarkerGeoff Johnston – logistics and transportToby Terlet – Waste management industryFiona Jenkins – ZWSA Program ManagerMarina Wagner - EPA
Established for 12 months initiallyTask 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?