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7 CONCLUSIONSFrom the assessment of different service alternatives, there exists potential for Liverpool CityCouncil to achieve further gains in sustainable waste management. Here, the mostsignificant potential lies in the additional recovery of resources from domestic premises,through service expansion and modification, in addition the treatment and/or processing ofresidual waste.Following on from this, additional gains could be achieved through the implementation orupgrading of services to treat and/or dispose of other wastes, particularly those underCouncil’s direct control, such as household cleanup waste. Here it is important to note thatsuch efforts should be underpinned by ongoing waste education designed to foster andreinforce increasingly sustainable behaviour amongst the Liverpool community at large.Notwithstanding the potential to achieve environmental gains, future service provision mustbe balanced with Council’s financial and administrative resources. Therefore, it will beimportant that the services provided by Council achieve cost recovery through transparentcharging mechanisms, designed to promote sustainable behaviour amongst the community.For those wastes not under Council control (such as commercial / industrial waste andbuilding / demolition waste) there exists potential to influence how these wastes aremanaged through medium to long term town planning and associated planning instruments.7.1 TargetsThe implementation of this Strategy is consistent with State Government objectives andtargets for waste avoidance and resource recovery, in particular the NSW Department ofEnvironment and Conservation’s Local government Action Plan – Consultation Paper. As theAction Plan allows for Councils to adopt alternative approaches to increased resourcerecovery dependent upon on local circumstances, no specific targets have been set forth.Instead, specific actions spanning the short to long term have been formulated and aredesigned to help Council optimise and monitor its environmental performance.7.2 Key PointsKey points arising from this Strategy include:• Enhanced service provision designed to capture increased resources from both single unitdwelling and multi unit dwellings;• Incorporating residual waste treatment that will greatly improve the sustainabilityperformance of Liverpool’s waste and recycling systems;• Adopting of a Civic Leadership role by Council in relation to waste avoidance and resourcerecovery through enhanced management of its own wastes (the “practice what youpreach" concept);Liverpool City Council93Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy