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6.4 Charging for Waste Management Servicesa) Strategic ObjectiveTo develop, implement and/or maintain a transparent waste-charging scheme that providesfor full cost recovery whilst encouraging sustainable waste practices amongst service users.To maintain service costs per household for recycling within good practice performancemeasures as published by DEC.b) Current PracticesAt present Council charges its residents an annual waste management charge, which appearsas a separate item on rate, notices. The charge is levied on residential rate-paying propertiesas required by the Local Government Act 1993.With the expiry of Council’s garbage collection contract in December 2007 an opportunityexists to introduce a variable rate charging system that aims to provide financial incentivesto residents to reduce waste, increase recycling and achieve cost savings.In developing a variable rate charging system, an important part of encouraging wastereduction will be the linking of waste levels to charges. This can most practically be donewith a different price for garbage bin capacity (volume based charging), for example, a $50 -$80 annual surcharge for a households opting for a 240L garbage bin over a standard 120Lbin.In introducing a variable rate charging system, Council may need to consider the potentialimpacts on low-income households and include measures to address these.Alternative user pay systems include those based on frequency of lifts, weight-basedsystems, number of allocated waste bins and rate based charging systems (where the wasteservice charge is linked to the assessed value of each property).c) Information SourcesEkins P. and Dresner S. (2004), Green Taxes and Charges - Reducing their Impact on Low-Income Households, ISBN 1 85935 246 4, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (www.jrf.org.uk)Liverpool City Council63Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy
d) Action MatrixKey Actions Timeframe Groups Involved inDeliveryComment4.1 Review alternative variable ratecharging systems for Councilprovidedwaste managementservices with the objective oflinking of waste (garbage)levels to charges. Consult thecommunity on level ofpreference for charging system.Short TermCouncil,HouseholdersCharging systems can belinked to levels ofhousehold garbage canbe measured in a varietyof ways, examplesinclude:- Number of lifts peryear (number oftimes a bin is set outfor collection)- Volume of thegarbage bin;- Number of allocatedwaste bins; and- Weight of garbagecollected4.2 On the basis of the review,implement a variable ratecharging system that coincideswith the introduction of newgarbage and recycling servicesfollowing the expiry of existingcontracts.Medium TermCouncil4.3 Provide education to residentson what the waste chargeincludesMedium TermLong TermCouncilThis action is linked toprogram area Educationand Behavioural Change.Information on thewaste charge coulddisseminated withreporting ofperformance on wastesustainability indicators.See program area DataCollection andMonitoring.Liverpool City Council64Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy
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TABLE OF CONTENTSPART 1: ..........
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1 INTRODUCTIONLiverpool City Counci
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2 BACKGROUNDTo provide the framewor
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In the period 1991 to 2001, the pop
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Table 3.3 Domestic Waste Collection
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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 and 24: Increased diversion can be achieved
Page 25 and 26: 4 WASTE LEGISLATION AND POLICY4.1 L
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Page 29 and 30: amounts to increasing the resource
Page 31 and 32: 5 TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE EVALUATION OF
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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
Page 54 and 55: 6 ACTION AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM
Page 56 and 57: Waste Avoidanceand Resource Recover
Page 58 and 59: d) Action MatrixKey Actions Timefra
Page 60 and 61: Key Actions Timeframe Groups Involv
Page 64 and 65: The materials currently recovered f
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Page 76 and 77: 6.7 Development Controls for Waste
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Page 80 and 81: 6.9 Household Clean-upa) Strategic
Page 82 and 83: 6.10 Multi Unit Dwellingsa) Strateg
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Page 88 and 89: 6.12 Problem Wastesa) Strategic Obj
Page 92 and 93: 6.13 Recovery and Disposal of Counc
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Page 98 and 99: 7 CONCLUSIONSFrom the assessment of
Page 100 and 101: 8 REFERENCESDEC NSW & UNSW (2003),
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