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An analysis of the costs and benefits of the above initiatives is carried out in this Strategy aspart of a Triple Bottom Line Assessment of alternative service provision options (referSection 5).Liverpool City Council19Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy
4 WASTE LEGISLATION AND POLICY4.1 LegislationWaste planning and management have long been recognised as significant issues at both theState and Local Government levels in NSW, evidenced by the number of related statutes.Waste legislation is complex and detailed examination of regulations surrounding theprovision of waste-related services and infrastructure development is required to ensurestatutory compliance. Acts that outline legislative requirements for management of wastesinclude the:• Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001;• Local Government Act 1993;• Protection of the Environment Administration Act 1991;• Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997;• Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 1996;For the Local Government strategic waste planning the Waste Avoidance and ResourceRecovery Act 2001 is of most relevance. A summary is provided in the following section. Adiscussion of the remaining Acts listed is provided in Appendix A.4.1.1 Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001The NSW Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 outlines the statutory frameworkfor waste and resource management in NSW. The objectives of the Act are:(a) to encourage the most efficient use of resources and to reduce environmentalharm in accordance with the principles of ecologically sustainable development,(b) to ensure that resource management options are considered against a hierarchyof the following order:(i) avoidance of unnecessary resource consumption,(ii) resource recovery (including reuse, reprocessing, recycling and energyrecovery),(iii) disposal,(c) to provide for the continual reduction in waste generation,(d) to minimise the consumption of natural resources and the final disposal of wasteby encouraging the avoidance of waste and the reuse and recycling of waste,(e) to ensure that industry shares with the community the responsibility for reducingand dealing with waste,(f) to ensure the efficient funding of waste and resource management planning,programs and service delivery,Liverpool City Council20Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy
Page 3: TABLE OF CONTENTSPART 1: ..........
Page 6 and 7: 1 INTRODUCTIONLiverpool City Counci
Page 8 and 9: 2 BACKGROUNDTo provide the framewor
Page 10 and 11: In the period 1991 to 2001, the pop
Page 12 and 13: Table 3.3 Domestic Waste Collection
Page 14: 3.4.2 CurrentThe total current (200
Page 17 and 18: Dirt/Ash/Ceramics,6%Other, 13%Hazar
Page 19 and 20: 3.6.1 Kerbside Recycling Yield, Con
Page 21 and 22: Table 3.7: Comparison of DEC-Prefer
Page 23: Increased diversion can be achieved
Page 27 and 28: • Reducing toxic substances in pr
Page 29 and 30: amounts to increasing the resource
Page 31 and 32: 5 TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE EVALUATION OF
Page 33 and 34: OptionSingle Unit Dwellings Multi U
Page 35 and 36: Option 4For this option, garbage is
Page 40 and 41: • Assessment of alternative waste
Page 42 and 43: OptionTable 5.4: Assumed Extent of
Page 44 and 45: OptionGarbageTable 5.5: System Cost
Page 46 and 47: ) Environmental PerformanceThe envi
Page 48 and 49: Single Unit Dwellings2.0E+07Load CV
Page 50 and 51: Single Unit Dwellings$15$10Eco $/hh
Page 52 and 53: 5.2.4 ConclusionsOn the basis of th
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d) Action MatrixKey Actions Timefra
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6.7 Development Controls for Waste
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6.8 Commercial and Industrial Waste
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6.9 Household Clean-upa) Strategic
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6.10 Multi Unit Dwellingsa) Strateg
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6.11 Illegal Dumpinga) Strategic Ob
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6.12 Problem Wastesa) Strategic Obj
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d) Action MatrixKey Actions Timefra
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6.13 Recovery and Disposal of Counc
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Resource NSW (2003), Specification
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NSW Department of Environment and C
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7 CONCLUSIONSFrom the assessment of
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8 REFERENCESDEC NSW & UNSW (2003),
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Appendix AReview of Waste-Related L
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However, it should be noted that th
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