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ASBESTOS has not been used in significant quantities since the 1980s but the trend in its disposal appears to be increasing.

This finding was part of a project undertaken by Blue Environment and Randell Environmental Consulting that investigated asbestos waste data and management systems nationally.

Completed earlier this year, both companies collected and analysed data on tonnages and disposal options, reviewed regulatory systems, and consulted with states and territories.

In the course of their research, they found wide variability in systems around how materials containing asbestos were classified, as well as variability in the scope of tracking requirements. Despite the challenges, a clear picture has emerged.

NSW continues to dispose of the

largest volume of asbestos among the various states and territories, at one point (2012-13) peaking at more than 500,000 tonnes. The high volumes in NSW may be partly because it defines asbestos waste more strictly.

The study also generated an asbestos stocks and flows model based on known consumption, estimated product usage and product lifespan distributions.

It predicted that the stocks of asbestos containing materials peaked at more than 10 million tonnes around 1980, and that by 2011, half of this remained in stocks. It estimated that flows of asbestos containing material peaked around 2004 at around 170,000 tonnes. This does not include materials that have become contaminated with asbestos.

At present, all states and jurisdictions apart from the ACT, NT and Tasmania

tracked hazardous waste. However, only Queensland, SA, Victoria and more recently NSW, tracked waste asbestos.

The study also identified a significant problem with asbestos disposal: small landfills were being closed down in many areas and replaced with transfer stations that did not accept asbestos.

Tasmania is the only state that encouraged transfer stations to accept asbestos, with up to 15% receiving the material to date.

Queensland, the NT, SA and WA remained neutral to the notion, leaving it to the owner/operator to make the call, while the ACT and Victoria generally discouraged the practice, preferring to have asbestos taken directly to a landfill for disposal. NSW was the only state to prohibit, though with exceptions, the acceptance of asbestos at transfer stations.

WASTE Management Association of Australia CEO Martin Tolar has met with federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt and among issues discussed was the carbon policy, which Hunt confirmed no changes would be made to.

“I was pleased Minister Hunt was able to confirm that there will be no changes to carbon policy, thus providing regulatory certainty to our industry going forward,” Tolar said.

Concerns were raised by the sector at the end of September over renewed interest in an emissions trading scheme, particularly after China announced that it would adopt an ETS in 2017, coupled with the knowledge that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has long been a supporter of such schemes.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten had also taken the opportunity to point out that Labor’s climate policy was now adopted by both US and China.

Australian Landfill Owners Association (ALOA) CEO Max Spedding said the Direct Action plan has had a good start in changing the sector’s attitudes and managing abatement, and it was a program that rewarded actual action.

While he acknowledged that more work was needed to get to the government’s emissions reduction target of 24% to 28% in the next decade, ALOA said it supported the current work being undertaken by the government, as there was “clarity in the money spent and accounting of outcomes.”

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If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage itTHAT’S a line that’s been used quite a bit over the last 12 months and it’s easy to see why. There’s been a big push towards better managing data this year, with a number of seminar sessions at various conferences highlighting the importance of good data.

Inside Waste spoke to former Transpacific Industries Group CEO Kevin Campbell, who kept coming back to “the single point of truth” – good, auditable, and empirical data – which he said Australia was sorely lacking.

Campbell, who now chairs the board of Mandalay Technologies, which recently launched naus, a real-time data collection software system, has been around the block, having worked in the sector for 16 years, holding several executive positions.

He said the country will always face certain challenges, but what is truly stopping Australia from reaching where it needs to be is this lack of good data, without which, it would be “impossible” to plan for the future

or understand the liability and impact on the community of putting waste to landfill.

On a positive note, the NSW government is doing its part to help industry better understand the opportunities available, particularly in the commercial and industrial waste sector, through data. In 2014, it commissioned A.Prince Consulting to undertake the country’s largest C&I audit and the results released earlier this year could prove useful, particularly for companies and councils that want a share of whatever funding is left in the Waste Less Recycle More initiative.

While the “low hanging fruit” – paper, cardboard, timber and wood – continued to make up a large volume of C&I waste disposed to landfill, what was surprising was the discovery that some 12% of the waste audited comprised masonry materials and 20% was made up of floc, fines, and pulp, all by-products of recycling

manufacturing. If industry can find the right solution and with government having put some substantial grants on the table, investment in appropriate infrastructure could become a reality.

This month, we also catch up with the Waste Management Association of Australia’s new CEO Martin Tolar, who told Inside Waste the association will soon have a new look and feel.

Tolar has had a busy few months since stepping into the role and has met a number of state environment ministers and regulators.

His aim is to propagate one clear message: waste management needs to move up the agenda and sit with the other essential services.

Tolar has big plans for WMAA, but he is most passionate about refocusing the organisation to truly become the peak industry body and engaging the government.

We hope you find the issue insightful. Until next year, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Victoria finalises organics visionVICTORIA has finalised a framework to meet the challenges of its growing organic waste stream, one that sets out a 30-year vision for organics recovery across the state.

“This is an important action identified in the Statewide Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan; to change the way we think about and manage organic waste,” Sustainability Victoria CEO Stan Krpan said of the Victorian Organics Resource Recovery Strategy.

“As our population grows, so does the waste we generate. This strategy will ensure we have the right measures in place to recover organic waste, reducing future pressures on our current systems.”

As with the draft version of the strategy, the plan sets out a 30-year vision, a 10-year strategic outlook and a five-year action plan in a bid to:• Ensure organic waste is managed

appropriately, is used safely and contributes to positive

environmental, public health and amenity outcomes in addition to supporting economic growth; and

• Transition the industry to new technologies and diversified products to ensure the organics recovery system is capable of handling the volumes and diversity of organic waste generated.The strategy identifies seven

strategic directions, which prioritise the protection of the environment, human and animal health; and building the knowledge, skills and infrastructure for Victoria to realise the benefits of the better use of organic resources.

These directions and the five-year actions SV has set out include best practice environmental and human health management; developing sustainable markets; leveraging existing assets; identifying future needs; educating to facilitate change; building collective knowledge; and streamlining governance and strong leadership.

THE Victorian government’s proposed e-waste landfill ban has the potential to be an effective instrument to make recycling options more effective, says the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR), but given the cost of landfill disposal is “much cheaper” than recovery, incentives are needed to create a market for e-waste recovery.

ACOR was responding to the government’s discussion paper, Managing e-waste in Victoria, which sought comment on how to determine the best approach to fulfil its election promise to ban e-waste from landfills.

ACOR CEO Grant Musgrove said the association supported the propositions

outlined in the discussion paper and was confident that if properly implemented, an e-waste landfill ban had numerous benefits, including supporting jobs and investment in the state’s resource recovery industry.

However, he noted that the current price of e-waste recycling was less competitive than landfilling, as the cost of recycling most types of e-waste was greater than the revenue generated from recovered materials.

“There is a strong need for the government to provide incentives to create a market for e-waste recovery. ACOR suggests that the government utilise the revenue generated from the

waste levy to address issues identified in section 4, table 2,” Musgrove said.

These issues include the lack of a pull market, instability in e-waste volumes, illegal dumping, and export of e-waste.

ACOR proposed that the government also use a purchaser provider model to provide recyclers with either direct or indirect funding and said financial mechanisms, such as an industry innovation fund, could also be provided to the industry.

To address potential stockpiling and illegal dumping problems, Musgrove proposed complementary policies such as mandatory waste sorting and handling requirements, arrangements for separate

collection, and full investigation of the legalities of producer responsibility measures and sponsored waste. He also proposed that the government consider a mandatory reporting requirement of the entire e-waste supply and value chain.

Meanwhile, Infoactiv chief sustainability officer John Gertsakis noted that clarity of purpose must underpin the process and a clear and unequivocal objective must drive the proposal in order to effectively engage relevant stakeholders and the community in general.

“While this will be informed and socialised through the consultation process, the need for Minister for Environment Lisa Neville to “sell” a compelling vision (and outcome) is vital if we are to see measurable benefits resulting from a ban,” Gertsakis said.

He added that the rise of “powerful and ubiquitous” retail chains needed greater scrutiny, warning that the presence of free-riding retailers that generally seemed to think they were exempt from any meaningful electronics take-back effort in Australia did nothing to help the rising level of e-waste worldwide.

Like Musgrove, Gertsakis agreed that adequate financial resourcing by the government and private sector where relevant was necessary and the government should consider certain specifics of the ban, such as how it will be monitored and enforced, and by whom.

Matt Genever has spent more than 15 years working in the waste industry, including in senior management roles in both government and consulting. Prior to

joining Tyre Stewardship Australia, Genever led the Waste Advisory practice for Hyder Consulting and spent

six years at Sustainability Victoria.What was your first job in the waste sector?

Environmental consultant at Noel Arnold in Box Hill – I actually fell into it via a good friend after narrowly missing a graduate position at EPA Victoria! Favourite part of your job?I love the diverse range of stakeholders in the industry and I genuinely get satisfaction knowing that the work I’m doing at TSA is making a difference.What’s the strangest thing you’ve had to do?The first part of my career was spent identifying asbestos in buildings. In one building in London, I had to survey an office whilst a live lingerie photo shoot was going on!Has waste management changed in your time in the industry and how?Remarkably! It’s had to adapt to a very changed world and has mostly managed to achieve this. The industry is still in a transition period but remains an unsung hero of the community.What do you think is the key driver of future change in the sector?No doubt technology change will be the thing to watch in the future. There has been a lot of talk over the past decade but I can’t help but think it’s almost here!Best advice you’ve ever been given?My daughter told me: “You have to work hard and be nice to people, Daddy.” She has a very good habit of giving great advice!

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SUEZ buys Sembcorp’s stake in Australian waste businessSUEZ will buy Sembcorp Industries’ 40% stake in their Australian joint venture for A$485 million.

SUEZ and the Singapore-listed Sembcorp, through Sembsita Pacific, have been in partnership since 2000 and together, they run Australia’s second largest waste management business.

SUEZ said in a statement the transaction represents an opportunity to accelerate its development through the full integration of its water, waste and construction in Australia, as the company expects to develop cross selling and extract operational synergies in the short-term.

“This transaction will allow SUEZ to integrate its whole portfolio activities in Australia, enabling an acceleration of growth and business development momentum in a very promising market,” SUEZ CEO Jean-Louis Chaussade said, further suggesting that possible deals were in the pipeline.

“Following this acquisition, the financial flexibility of the group

remains strong and keeps SUEZ ready to seize new development opportunities,” he said.

Meanwhile, Sembcorp said its divestment will allow the company to invest in other strategic businesses and markets with growth potential.

“Proceeds from the sale will provide us with additional resources to invest in businesses and markets with high growth potential, in line with our focus on the energy and water sectors,” Sembcorp president and CEO Kin Fei Tang said.

The transaction is subject to Foreign Investment Review Board approval in Australia, and is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2015.

The announcement follows changes to SUEZ’s Australian management team in July, including the appointment of Mark Venhoek as CEO.

Venhoek joined the Australian business with extensive experience gained within the SUEZ environnement group across Europe and Asia.

In October 2014, Arcadis bought Hyder Consulting to create a 28,000-employee global consulting and advisory company. In October 2015, the Hyder name was retired and the company re-launched locally as Arcadis Australia.When was Arcadis founded and what are its main business activities?Arcadis traces its roots back to the Association for Wasteland Redevelopment in the Netherlands in 1888. We are a design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets, with waste a natural extension due to its crossover to environment and infrastructure.Why the rebrand to Arcadis?Arcadis was part of the consolidation sweeping the consulting world and had made a suite of acquisitions. It was time to unite the brand – and for Australia, to introduce it.How will the rebrand impact the organisation’s Australian waste capabilities?Among a wide range of specialist capacities we can now tap into are 20 years’ experience in energy-from-waste, disaster waste planning/management honed in US hurricane response, contaminated land and innovative landfill design and closure.What can we expect from Arcadis in the next 12 to 18 months?Australia is in the midst of a step change in waste infrastructure and one key focus for Arcadis is to facilitate that transition with well-grounded advice on how to plan and procure major assets.Contact: Dominic Schliebs, discipline manager – waste advisory, [email protected], www.arcadis.com

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Renex Slips into voluntary administration; CEO resigns

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RENEX, the operator of Australia’s first permanently located integrated waste treatment and resource recovery facility in Dandenong, 30km south east of Melbourne has gone into voluntary administration. The word is also out that CEO Rob Lee has resigned.

The facility, which treats contaminated soil and other prescribed industrial waste that would have otherwise been abandoned or sent to landfill, was approaching full operational completion. However, the company ran out of available capital due to cost overruns.

EPA Victoria said it was aware Renex had gone into voluntary administration and had met with one of the company’s three administrators - Rahul Goyal of Kordamentha. The regulator also confirmed it was aware of the volume of contaminated soil on site and would work with Renex during the administration period.

“Renex are in the process of commissioning their plant and have the required approval to do so. They do not yet have a licence to operate. As part of their commissioning

process, Renex has approval to have contaminated soil on site,” an EPA spokesperson said.

“EPA is fully informed as to both the quantity and composition of that material. The material is housed in an engineered facility and does not pose any environmental or community health risk. EPA will work with Renex during the period of administration to ensure the best environmental outcome is achieved.”

Meanwhile, Goyal said the company would continue to trade the business as

usual, while administrators considered options to transition the business to a long-term operator.

“This facility is too important to walk away from because the technology is outstanding, it helps solve an important environmental problem and the underlying business is good,” Goyal said.

He added that no contaminated soil should be should be disposed to landfill while treatment facilities like Renex were available.

The administrators are now exploring options with various stakeholders.

USED Tyre Recycling Corporation (UTRC) is the new owner of the Stawell tyre stockpile in Victoria’s Wimmera region and it has plans to invest $10 million in infrastructure over the next 12 months, starting with its recently purchased $250,000 tyre shredder.

UTRC CEO Dr Matthew Starr said the company was “working well” with the EPA, Country Fire Authority and Powercor to make the site more secure

and reduce its fire risk.“We are very serious about reducing

the stockpile and as soon as our processing plant is operational, we will be working 24 hours a day, seven days a week to do just this,” Starr said.

“Our first step is to get the shredder installed and three-phase power connected to the site. We are pleased that the Northern Grampians Shire Council is supporting us to facilitate

the permits needed for this to happen.”The technology UTRC will be

employing is based on a patented tyre pyrolysis technique developed in Canada but now owned by UTRC.

A vacuum chamber heats shredded rubber to 900 degrees centigrade to produces materials such as carbon black, and following an oil distillation process, auto-quality diesel. UTRC said the process produces “no unusable waste.”

“The technology is so good that the activated carbon black we produce approaches virgin carbon black material and we plan to use the diesel on-site to fuel vehicles and other engines. Importantly, there will be zero emissions and minimal noise from our operation,” Starr said.

UTRC has also submitted an emergency management plan to the EPA.

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Jobs to go in Transpacific’s $30M cost cutting plan

ETS fined after toxic gas incident

TRANSPACIFIC Industries Group wants to reduce its cost base by $30 million and will do so by cutting labour costs, among other measures.

However, the company has assured that customer facing roles, such as drivers, customer service and sales staff, will not be included in cost reductions.

“These people are the front line of our operation, they are the key to driving revenue growth,” CEO Vik Bansal said.

Instead, the company’s new operating

model will reduce management layers and implement an organisational restructure.

“We currently expect that by June 2017, the cost base of the company will be permanently reduced by $30 million on a continual 12 month run rate,” Bansal said.

“The cost reductions will be achieved by reducing our corporate and administrative costs across the entire organisation, and comprise both labour and non-labour costs.

“We will be using this year’s savings to reinvest on further improving our systems, teams and processes that must be in place to align with our operating model and defend and grow our market share,” Bansal said.

The company will also be changing its name to Cleanaway Waste Management Limited on February 1, after shareholders “voted overwhelmingly“ in favour of a name change at its annual general meeting.

ENVIRONMENTAL Treatment Solutions has been fined $67,000 for an incident at its Blayney premises in the Central West region of NSW that caused three employees to lose consciousness.

It was also ordered to pay the EPA’s legal costs in a judgement handed down in the Land and Environment Court in October.

The company had previously entered a guilty plea to a charge of failing to carry out a licenced activity in a competent manner in breach of its

Environment Protection Licence, an offence under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.

ETS operates a waste storage and processing facility in Blayney and at the time of the incident in February 2014, it was regularly accepting, storing and processing hazardous waste.

On February 27, employees carried out a waste treatment process – acid-alkali neutralisation – where 8000 litres of acidic waste was mixed with

various alkaline waste to create a more benign material.

According to the EPA, two ETS employees had erroneously mixed about 100kg of sodium hydrosulphide with the acidic material, producing hydrogen sulphide gas – a highly toxic and potentially lethal gas.

Seven ETS employees were hospitalised, including three employees who had lost consciousness.

The EPA noted that the company had started to implement a waste

identification and labelling system to ensure all pallets were appropriately labelled on arrival at the premises, but the system was not fully in place at the time of the incident.

“Since the incident the company has implemented a pallet numbering and colour coding system to improve the management of waste onsite. It has also implemented improved processes for providing instructions to employees and supervising employees,” EPA director South Gary Whytcross said.

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ACCC authorises paint levy

New ERF priority activities provide further participation opportunities

New heavy vehicle bill to reduce red tape and provide national consistency

THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has authorised a 15 cents per litre levy on paint till June 1, 2021, to support a National Paint Product Stewardship Scheme.

Organisations that have been granted the authorisation include the Australian Paint Manufacturers’ Federation, which is responsible for more than 90% (by volume) of paint sold in Australia, Paint Stewardship Limited, and certain paint manufacturers.

The scheme will be a national program aimed at promoting the safe disposal of all waste architectural and decorative paint. The Federation estimates that at present, about half

of all waste paint in Australia is not disposed of properly.

“The ACCC considers that the Paint Stewardship Scheme will result in public benefits by addressing this potential environmental harm,” ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard said.

“The Paint Stewardship Scheme will provide a safe and accessible method of waste paint disposal. It will replace household hazardous chemical disposal programs currently run by state and territory governments.”

The Federation will establish fixed and mobile waste paint collection points within a reasonable distance of 85% of Australians by 2021.

THE government has announced plans to develop new Emissions Reduction Fund methodologies in a bid to create additional opportunities for businesses to participate in future auctions.

Activities that will be considered for potential method development may provide further opportunities for participation in the ERF across the

agriculture, energy efficiency, industrial processes, transport, vegetation and waste sectors. Methods currently under development include:• Biochar from chicken litter: this

method could allow for the pyrolysis of poultry litter to produce biochar for application to soil. The method aims to avoid methane emissions

due to stockpiling of poultry litter and stabilise the carbon content in the form of biochar.

• Variable speed drives: this method could cover projects that install variable speed drives on existing constant speed electric motor driven systems, such as fans, pumps or conveyors; and

• Source separated waste: this method could reduce organic waste going to landfill by diverting waste sorted at point of origin (for e.g. by placing food waste into an organics bin rather than a general waste bin). It may provide opportunities for commercial businesses, local councils and waste managers.

THE Heavy Vehicle National Law Amendment Bill 2015 has been passed, promising further reductions in red tape for Australia’s heavy vehicle and freight industries.

The bill also aims to provide consistency across the country in the rules and regulations applied to heavy

vehicles, operators and their drivers.National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

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diary (EWD) requirements were made to enable consistent implementation and deliver productivity benefits to industry. There were also changes made to a number of penalty provisions to ensure harmonisation across industry,” Petroccitto explained.

“EWD addresses industry inefficiencies and provides a paperless option for heavy vehicle drivers. EWD differs to existing commercial electronic fatigue management systems as they provide greater flexibility for the mounting national freight task while meeting the driver’s regulatory requirements.

“Their implementation will facilitate an efficient and effective method of managing fatigue compliance.

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executive Paul Retter added that the new laws would help heavy vehicle drivers comply with the existing requirements that set the maximum number of hours heavy vehicle drivers were able to work.

“EWDs make it much easier to comply with the law and stay safe on the road,” Retter said.

“The heavy vehicle drivers who choose to use an EWD will also receive extra benefits from using them such as receiving alerts when breaks are required.”

Petroccitto said the NHVR is continuing to collaborate with industry to develop “technological solutions to enhance safety and sharpen productivity outcomes.”

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WHETHER you need to process general domestic, industrial and commercial waste, or have specialised needs for cardboard, paper, e-waste, wood, textiles, cables and tyres up to three metres in diameter, recycling equipment manufacturer BHS-Sonthofen now has a model of rotor shears and granulators to suit your requirements.

The VR Rotary Shears are ideal for pre-shredding use at the start of the recycling process.

They are equipped with two shear shafts, which rotate at approximately 18rpm, and have a throughput rate of six to 30 tonnes per hour, depending on the material type processed and the selected model.

Meanwhile, the NG Granulators have high-torque drives and large inertia masses, which develop very high shredding forces used for granulating and separating composite materials, as well as for the secondary shredding of difficult or large volume materials such as e-waste and non-debeaded tyres.

The granulator shear shaft rotates significantly faster than the rotary shears at up to 42rpm.

“We can now offer all commercially available crushing and shredding processes in the field of recycling with our own machines. Each technology has specific advantages depending on the application. This is the ideal solution for many input materials, for example for mixtures of different materials,” managing director Dennis Kemmann said.

“For the selective crushing of brittle-hard materials, we will continue to implement impact and shearing technology, and the rotor shears and granulators will shred the predominantly elastic materials. The advantage for our customers is clear: regardless of the material to be recycled, we offer the optimal solution from a single source.” For more information, visit www.bhs-sonthofen.de/en.html or call 02 4987 7087

GENERAL Kinematics has been at the forefront of innovation over the last 40 years in the use of vibratory screens and equipment used throughout the recycling industry. Its latest development is a vibratory screen specifically designed for wet organic, soft or less dense materials that are traditionally difficult to screen, such as MSW. Following 12 months of rigorous onsite testing and evaluation, the unit is now available to the Australian market.

The SXS Screen High-Stroke Vibratory Screen tackles materials that are difficult to screen by doubling the stroke or movement of a traditional vibratory screen, while retaining the same low horsepower requirements of all GK vibratory equipment. The higher stroke translates to faster travel rates and more energy into the product to provide better separation and screening, alleviating previous challenges such as material surfing along the deck and not screening.

With this new side-by-side screen, multi-stream processing is now a reality. This latest development opens

up new markets for vibratory recycling systems and provides operators with an alternative to star screens, disc screens and trommels. The SXS Screen is also easier and safer to work with in terms of maintenance, cleaning and accessibility.

“Increasingly, operators are coming to us for solutions that can process multiple waste streams, so they can gain more productivity from their systems. The SXS Screen enables a single recycling process line to essentially multitask. One week they might process MSW, and the following week C&D,” Skala director Simon Toal noted.

Capable of processing 50 tonnes per hour or more of MSW, the SXS Screen is reliable, dependable and can process material efficiently. Custom engineered for a variety of materials including OCC, MSW, C&I, and/or C&D, the SXS Screen has a rugged design and is capable of handling contaminated material streams.For further information, visit www.skala.com.au or call 02 4905 0650

The VR rotary shears are largely used for

pre-shredding at the start of the recycling

process.

New breed of side loader drivers to enter the sector"LIKE many before me, I was attracted to waste industry because of the growth potential and variety of employment roles. This was the magnet that drew Inspired Staffing into the world of waste and recycling," Inspired Staffing owner Jo Burrows said.

Inspired Staffing specialises in waste and recycling roles. In particular, it supplies the industry with side loader drivers.

"A typical request for a side loader driver happens in the early hours of the morning, with a call from bleary-eyed waste operations manager urgently needing a replacement driver. Our available list has the usual drivers with the required experience. But our pool

constantly dwindles with many being taken on permanently or entering retirement," Burrows said.

"I saw an aging population, male dominated sector, with only a handful of female drivers. I also meet and interview drivers with significant health issues and industry fatigue. Many have been driving for more than 30 years, with increasing incidents. My clients also shared their frustration about the ageing workforce of side loader drivers. I stopped searching for the usual suspects with experience and decided to tackle the problem head on."

Inspired Staffing has dropped "side loader experience required" from its recruitment and is now calling for people

without experience; those who have expressed a desire to get into the waste industry and have good knowledge of metro and suburban roads. The team is also seeking female drivers.

With a new candidate profile – Inspired Staffing now has a group of people 10 to 20 years younger than an average driver and a mix of male and female drivers – the company launched a trial training program in November.

On November 14 and 15, the company hired a side loader truck and trainer, and put the group through two days of training. The program focused on mastering the side loader mechanism. It will continue to conduct similar programs throughout 2016.

For more information, visit www.inspiredstaffing.com.au or call Jo Burrows on 0403 326 993

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As 2015 comes to a close, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support of the Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) throughout the year.

This year we have delivered an array of services – listed overleaf – that have provided value to your membership, and helped raise the profile of the sector in the eyes of policy makers and the broader Australian community.

Since taking on the role of Chief Executive Officer in September this year, I have met not only with WMAA members and our sponsors, but also Ministers and senior officials from State and Federal Government Departments to

discuss various matters concerning our industry.

In October, three media releases were issued by WMAA detailing the latter meetings and topics covered. These can be found at www.wmaa.asn.au

Also on the policy front, WMAA is currently in discussions with government representatives in Queensland and in NSW, as both states are looking to introduce container deposit schemes.

It is anticipated that in NSW a Discussion Paper will be released in late 2015 for public comment, while in Queensland, the CDS Advisory Committee is still in the process of examining a range of options. A CDS Discussion Paper is expected in 2016.

WMAA will continue to represent the views of the industry and keep members informed of developments as they arise.

Last month, WMAA hosted a very successful WasteQ Conference at the Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns, Queensland.

The robust program included an array of speakers, workshops, a Technical Tour and social functions, which were very well received by

the delegates who attended the event. The success of this conference, and subsequent delegate feedback, emphasise the importance of addressing and examining the challenges, opportunities and future directions of waste and resource management in regional Australia.

The event also provided an opportunity for WMAA National President, Miranda Ransome, to meet with Dr Steven Miles, the Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef, as well as several key WMAA members.

WMAA would like to thank and acknowledge the organising and technical program committee, led by Nigel Crumpton, for their valuable input and expertise.

Next year, there will be a renewed focus on policy engagement by WMAA through not only responding to government consultation papers, but by also actively helping to set the policy agenda through the issuing of WMAA white papers, thought leadership pieces, best practice guides and increased media engagement.

You will also see a full national calendar of events covering full two day conferences, local state based networking events, training seminars and workshops. While we are still in the early stages of planning, I can announce that in addition to our ENVIRO and Energy from Waste conferences, we will be holding state based conferences in NSW and SA, which will be supported across the country with a number of smaller networking events and technical workshops. Exploratory work has already begun on the creation of a new professional designation for the waste and resource recovery sector.

Next year promises to be an exciting time for the industry and for our members. I thank you in advance for your continued support of WMAA in 2016 and I look forward to working with you in our support and promotion of the waste and resource recovery industry.

I trust that you and your families have a safe and happy Christmas, and I look forward to working with you again in 2016.

Martin Tolar Chief Executive Officer Waste Management Association of Australia

From the CEO’s desk

NATIONAL PRESIDENTMiranda Ransome 0438 270 623

NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTTony Kortegast 03 9863 8669

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERMartin Tolar 02 8746 5000

STATE PRESIDENTS:NSW Andrew Kosciuszko 0419 974 702VIC Christine Wardle 03 8102 9372 QLD Richard Morgan 0488 094 969SA Mark Rawson 08 8294 5571TAS Jamie Wood 03 6234 4110 WA Rebecca Brown 0407 477 074

NATIONAL DIVISION CHAIRS:CARBON Joe Pickin 0403 562 621 BWI Miranda Ransome 02 4928 4499 RER Enzo Bruscella 03 9463 6411 LANDFILL Tom Wetherill 0408 741 207

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DISCLAIMER: Articles and papers submitted for the WMAA section of this newsletter an overview of the topic only and are not intended to be a detailed statement of the law. Views are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the WMAA.




WMAA Submissions to government

National Submissions

• NGERS (Measurement) Amendment Determination Consultation Draft • Review of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme

(NTCRS)• Handling of Early Collected Carbon Tax Charges held by Landfill • Emissions Reduction Fund - Waste Technical Working Group Source

separated organic waste Background Paper • Standards Australia: withdrawal of AS3816 Management of clinical and

related wastes

This work continues to the end of 2015, with submissions due on the Federal Government Emission Reduction Fund – Source Separated Organics methodology.

State Submissions

• Green Industries SA Consultation Paper • Zero Waste SA Waste Strategy 2015-2020• SA EPA Discussion Paper • NSW draft Environmental Guidelines: Solid Waste Landfills • WA Department of Environment Submitting an application for the use

of waste-derived materials • WA WARR Act Review • WA Environmental Standard Guidance Statement• WA DER Separation Distances and Licensing• Queensland waste related Environmentally Relevant Activities • Queensland Regulated Waste Framework Discussion Paper • VIC EPA Discussion Paper

Other state based submissions due before the end of 2015 include the WA DER draft on Contaminated Sites Guideline and providing feedback to the Queensland Government on a Background paper on plastic bags.

WMAA leading the way in 2015Industry information

WMAA Members stay informed through our monthly WMAA National e-News and bimonthly Inside Waste magazine.

Additionally, the WMAA Corporate Office answers many member enquiries.

This year, we fielded hundreds of enquiries, remaining the first port of call for industry information.

WMAA member networks

State Branch Committees in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania meet regularly to allow members to work through issues affecting the local industry.

Our National Carbon, Landfill, RER, and Biohazardous Waste Industry Divisions work at a Federal level and oversee state activity.

WMAA 2015 Conferences

Landfill & Transfer Stations Conference and Expo, CanberraThree hundred and fifty delegates, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors attended this high level technical program, with two packed workshops on leachate and fires, and an oversubscribed technical tour of facilities - all of which contributed to a very successful conference, with uniformly high levels of customer satisfaction reported in the feedback.

The WMAA Landfill & Transfer Stations Conference and Expo remains the landmark event in the industry Calendar.

WMAA WasteQ , Cairns One hundred and thirteen delegates attended the conference in the unique Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns, Queensland. Delegate feedback on keynote speakers, tour, workshop, program content, organisation and the venue has been highly positive.

WMAA Media Releases

• ETS/carbon • Badgerys Creek announcement is a wasted opportunity • WMAA CEO puts carbon, infrastructure, and interstate waste transport

on the agenda in Canberra talks • WMAA discusses key state issues with WA Environment Minister and

DER Director General




WMAA 2015 Seminar Series

WA• New Year Resolutions & Consultations• Organic Exposure: Discussion and Networking Sessions• C+D Recycling Seminar

TAS• An Economic Driver to Achieve Innovative Solid Waste

SA• Breakfast: South Australia’s Waste Strategy 2015-2020• Trade opportunities in India• Breakfast with the Minister • SA Young Professionals Meeting • SA Golf Day

QLD• The Queensland sundowners (June & August)• QLD Young Professionals events (May & October)

NSW• How to get Good Data to Support Good Decision Making• Weight based charging for waste• Draft solid waste landfill guidelines• NSW Women of Waste (WoW)

VIC• VIC Strategic Directions Forum• WMAA seminar series at the Melbourne Convention

Centre (six seminars)• Victorian Branch Christmas Dinner

WMAA 2015 Webinars

• NSW solid landfill guidelines• ERF Update

27 – 29 April 2016WasteNSW NSW Waste & Resource Recovery ConferenceCrowne Plaza, Hunter Valley NSW

11 - 13 October 2016National Energy from Waste ConferenceWaste today, energy tomorrowNovotel Sydney, Brighton Beach, NSW

EVENTSWMAA 2016

SAVE THE DATE

August 2016ENVIRO’16Sydney, NSW




discuss various matters concerning our industry.

In October, three media releases were issued by WMAA detailing the latter meetings and topics covered. These can be found at www.wmaa.asn.au

Also on the policy front, WMAA is currently in discussions with government representatives in Queensland and in NSW, as both states are looking to introduce container deposit schemes.

It is anticipated that in NSW a Discussion Paper will be released in late 2015 for public comment, while in Queensland, the CDS Advisory Committee is still in the process of examining a range of options. A CDS Discussion Paper is expected in 2016.

WMAA will continue to represent the views of the industry and keep members informed of developments as they arise.

Last month, WMAA hosted a very successful WasteQ Conference at the Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns, Queensland.

The robust program included an array of speakers, workshops, a Technical Tour and social functions, which were very well received by

the delegates who attended the event. The success of this conference, and subsequent delegate feedback, emphasise the importance of addressing and examining the challenges, opportunities and future directions of waste and resource management in regional Australia.

The event also provided an opportunity for WMAA National President, Miranda Ransome, to meet with Dr Steven Miles, the Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef, as well as several key WMAA members.

WMAA would like to thank and acknowledge the organising and technical program committee, led by Nigel Crumpton, for their valuable input and expertise.

Next year, there will be a renewed focus on policy engagement by WMAA through not only responding to government consultation papers, but by also actively helping to set the policy agenda through the issuing of WMAA white papers, thought leadership pieces, best practice guides and increased media engagement.

You will also see a full national calendar of events covering full two day conferences, local state based networking events, training seminars and workshops. While we are still in the early stages of planning, I can announce that in addition to our ENVIRO and Energy from Waste conferences, we will be holding state based conferences in NSW and SA, which will be supported across the country with a number of smaller networking events and technical workshops. Exploratory work has already begun on the creation of a new professional designation for the waste and resource recovery sector.

Next year promises to be an exciting time for the industry and for our members. I thank you in advance for your continued support of WMAA in 2016 and I look forward to working with you in our support and promotion of the waste and resource recovery industry.

I trust that you and your families have a safe and happy Christmas, and I look forward to working with you again in 2016.

Martin Tolar Chief Executive Officer Waste Management Association of Australia

From the CEO’s desk

NATIONAL PRESIDENTMiranda Ransome 0438 270 623

NATIONAL VICE-PRESIDENTTony Kortegast 03 9863 8669

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERMartin Tolar 02 8746 5000

STATE PRESIDENTS:NSW Andrew Kosciuszko 0419 974 702VIC Christine Wardle 03 8102 9372 QLD Richard Morgan 0488 094 969SA Mark Rawson 08 8294 5571TAS Jamie Wood 03 6234 4110 WA Rebecca Brown 0407 477 074

NATIONAL DIVISION CHAIRS:CARBON Joe Pickin 0403 562 621 BWI Miranda Ransome 02 4928 4499 RER Enzo Bruscella 03 9463 6411 LANDFILL Tom Wetherill 0408 741 207

WMAA Contacts

WMAA Silver MemberWMAA Platinum Member

DISCLAIMER: Articles and papers submitted for the WMAA section of this newsletter an overview of the topic only and are not intended to be a detailed statement of the law. Views are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the WMAA.

WMAA Submissions to government

National Submissions

• NGERS (Measurement) Amendment Determination Consultation Draft • Review of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme

(NTCRS)• Handling of Early Collected Carbon Tax Charges held by Landfill • Emissions Reduction Fund - Waste Technical Working Group Source

separated organic waste Background Paper • Standards Australia: withdrawal of AS3816 Management of clinical and

related wastes

This work continues to the end of 2015, with submissions due on the Federal Government Emission Reduction Fund – Source Separated Organics methodology.

State Submissions

• Green Industries SA Consultation Paper • Zero Waste SA Waste Strategy 2015-2020• SA EPA Discussion Paper • NSW draft Environmental Guidelines: Solid Waste Landfills • WA Department of Environment Submitting an application for the use

of waste-derived materials • WA WARR Act Review • WA Environmental Standard Guidance Statement• WA DER Separation Distances and Licensing• Queensland waste related Environmentally Relevant Activities • Queensland Regulated Waste Framework Discussion Paper • VIC EPA Discussion Paper

Other state based submissions due before the end of 2015 include the WA DER draft on Contaminated Sites Guideline and providing feedback to the Queensland Government on a Background paper on plastic bags.

WMAA leading the way in 2015Industry information

WMAA Members stay informed through our monthly WMAA National e-News and bimonthly Inside Waste magazine.

Additionally, the WMAA Corporate Office answers many member enquiries.

This year, we fielded hundreds of enquiries, remaining the first port of call for industry information.




WMAA 2015 Conferences

Landfill & Transfer Stations Conference and Expo, CanberraThree hundred and fifty delegates, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors attended this high level technical program, with two packed workshops on leachate and fires, and an oversubscribed technical tour of facilities - all of which contributed to a very successful conference, with uniformly high levels of customer satisfaction reported in the feedback.

The WMAA Landfill & Transfer Stations Conference and Expo remains the landmark event in the industry Calendar.

WMAA WasteQ , Cairns One hundred and thirteen delegates attended the conference in the unique Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns, Queensland. Delegate feedback on keynote speakers, tour, workshop, program content, organisation and the venue has been highly positive.

WMAA Media Releases

• ETS/carbon • Badgerys Creek announcement is a wasted opportunity • WMAA CEO puts carbon, infrastructure, and interstate waste transport

on the agenda in Canberra talks • WMAA discusses key state issues with WA Environment Minister and

DER Director General




WMAA 2015 Seminar Series

WA• New Year Resolutions & Consultations• Organic Exposure: Discussion and Networking Sessions• C+D Recycling Seminar

TAS• An Economic Driver to Achieve Innovative Solid Waste

SA• Breakfast: South Australia’s Waste Strategy 2015-2020• Trade opportunities in India• Breakfast with the Minister • SA Young Professionals Meeting • SA Golf Day

QLD• The Queensland sundowners (June & August)• QLD Young Professionals events (May & October)

NSW• How to get Good Data to Support Good Decision Making• Weight based charging for waste• Draft solid waste landfill guidelines• NSW Women of Waste (WoW)

VIC• VIC Strategic Directions Forum• WMAA seminar series at the Melbourne Convention

Centre (six seminars)• Victorian Branch Christmas Dinner

WMAA 2015 Webinars

• NSW solid landfill guidelines• ERF Update

27 – 29 April 2016WasteNSW NSW Waste & Resource Recovery ConferenceCrowne Plaza, Hunter Valley NSW

11 - 13 October 2016National Energy from Waste ConferenceWaste today, energy tomorrowNovotel Sydney, Brighton Beach, NSW

EVENTSWMAA 2016

SAVE THE DATE

August 2016ENVIRO’16Sydney, NSW

By Jacqueline Ong

WITH less than two years to go before the end of the NSW government’s Waste Less Recycle More (WLRM) initiative, the industry only has a small window of opportunity to apply for remaining funds in the program. An audit undertaken by A.Prince Consulting could prove useful in helping organisations develop appropriate and targeted infrastructure proposals to get a share of what’s left.

In mid-2014 the NSW EPA engaged A.Prince Consulting to undertake Australia’s largest audit of the commercial and industrial (C&I) waste stream in regulated areas of NSW.

The results were interesting. Despite increased economic activity between 2008 and 2014, C&I waste disposed to landfill within the Sydney Metropolitan

Area (SMA) fell by 800,000 tonnes a year from 2.2 million tonnes in 2007-08 to 1.4 million tonnes in 2013-14 (see fact box for details).

“While there are many reasons for this decrease, it is considered that investment in resource recovery by the private sector, EPA’s resource recovery programs aimed at businesses avoiding waste and increasing recycling, and the increase in the landfill levy, have all contributed,” EPA director of waste and resource recovery Steve Beaman said.

As expected, paper, cardboard, timber and wood - the “low hanging fruit” - made up a fairly large volume of C&I waste disposed to landfill (see figure 1). But what was surprising was the discovery that 12% of the waste audited comprised masonry materials while some 20% was made up of floc, fines and pulp: by-products of recycling manufacturing.

“Why would such heavy material [masonry] go to landfill when NSW has ample C&D recycling capability and facilities and landfilling is so expensive for heavy weight materials? That just confounds me. “ A.Prince Consulting director Anne Prince said.

“With the waste levy and tipping costs as high as they are, it appears there is still not enough incentive to separate masonry.”

This of course, presents an opportunity, if industry can find the right solution, just as there is an opportunity to process by-products from recycling manufacturing.

“We’ve been able to identify that 20% of waste to landfill is recycling by-products, which is a substantial amount and to reduce that will require substantial investment in appropriate technologies” Prince said.

“The government has already put $5 million on the table to reprocess shredder floc, an opportunity taken up by OneSteel. Fines and pulp are the next challenges because if there was a cost effective solution available, industry would have invested and these materials wouldn’t be seen in the quantities they are now. Since industry hasn’t invested, one would assume it’s not economically viable to do so at this point and government needs to look at stimulating private sector investment

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The WLRM initiative is proof that the government is willing to stimulate private sector investment and this data could help businesses and local government alike make better informed investment decisions and develop more targeted proposals to tap into the program’s remaining funds.

“Say you’re looking at investing in an alternative waste treatment (AWT) or sorting facility... the data identifies what materials are available, how much, from what source, in what geographic areas, delivered in what types of vehicles. Never before has so much detail been available,” Prince said.

“The 2014 C&I waste audit identified paper/cardboard, plastic, wood and food as key materials still going to landfills. The infrastructure grants programs under the WLRM initiative target these as priority materials for recovery,” Beaman added.

“Rubber tyres, shredder floc from the metal recycling industry and nappies from the municipal and C&I waste streams are other materials targeted under the WLRM initiative.

“Industry could use the wealth of information available in the audit report to develop infrastructure proposals to seek grants under the range of Waste Less Recycle More grants program,” he said.

Other ways to use the data“The audit identified that up to 82% of the C&I waste disposed of can be recycled if the materials in the garbage bags could be separated either at source with the introduction of suitable collection systems, or by using advanced technology and bag breakers.New markets are available for recycled products in the future. There is room for industry improvement here at all levels of operation,” Beaman said.

For instance, operators that collect and process waste could very well target recyclable materials for

collection using systems such as baling of cardboard, expanded polystyrene (EPS) and beverage containers.

Meanwhile, transfer station and landfill operators could target recyclable materials on-site to recover more, given the audit has presented a breakdown of the specific materials presented at the audited sites.

According to the EPA, regional councils have also sought clarifications on the findings, which the regulator said showed councils were using the audit report.

“Based on the gatehouse survey undertaken at the participating landfills at the time of the audit, this report provides the breakdown of key materials still going to landfills from each established regional council grouping area. This information would help the council groupings to target materials still disposed of at landfills and industry divisions generating most waste, to increase recycling,” Beaman said.

Of course, the results would be of use to businesses as well.

“Businesses could participate in a free Bin Trim assessment to determine more efficient ways to recycle their waste and seek Bin Trim rebates to fund the use of appropriate recycling equipment,” Beaman noted.

“Circular economy and industrial ecology facilitators are [also] using the data to target their work with medium to large industry developing synergies and identifying waste reuse and recycling projects, increasing efficiency, and saving money by reducing waste sent to landfill.”

The road aheadThe EPA has committed to a similar audit in 2017, which would be a good indication of the success of its WLRM initiative.

“The 2017 results will indicate what real impact [WLRM] has had and did they get it right, and has society benefited from the investment and are resources being recovered and diverted “ Prince said.

“It will also of course inform the government’s future and where future funds could and should be spent.”

But for now, the EPA will use the data from the audit as well as those from a recently undertaken infrastructure needs analysis to map out the state’s C&I material flows and existing infrastructure in order to develop a C&I waste diversion strategy.

“This diversion strategy will help the government, industry and businesses identify recycling opportunities and develop solutions to help achieve the WARR 2014-21 recycling target of 70% set for the C&I waste stream,” Beaman said. iw Figure 1: General content of C&I waste. (Source: NSW EPA)

// Commercial and industrial waste


Key changes to the composition of NSW’s C&I wasteThe audit comprised a survey of 10 landfills and four transfer stations undertaken in July and August last year.

Key changes to the state’s C&I waste composition include: • A “dramatic” reduction of food

waste to landfill in the SMA, falling from 304,000 tonnes per year in 2008 to 128,000tpa in 2014. “This is possibly due to the introduction of new organic waste processing facilities, food waste collections at commercial premises and wide support given to charitable organisations such as OzHarvest and Foodbank to collect food waste from the commercial sector as part of the EPA’s Love Food Hate Waste initiative,” Beaman said.

• The quantity of paper and cardboard reaching landfills appears to have reduced in the SMA to 228,000tpa in 2014 from 304,000tpa in 2008, quite possibly due to increased efforts in paper recycling in office buildings and cardboard recycling at business premises facilitated by the use of balers.

• Wood waste disposed of at landfills in the SMA has reduced from 288,000 tonnes per year in 2008 to 206,000 tonnes per year in 2014. The amount of wooden pallets in particular has dropped from

140,000 tonnes per year in 2008 to 29,000 tonnes per year in 2014.“This may be due to more pallets being repaired and reused and shredded for use as poultry bedding. This was facilitated by the NSW EPA in partnership with the Timber Development Association that trialled this material and produced specifications and quality control guidelines to help the poultry industry use the recovered resource,” Beaman noted.

• The quantity of plastic in the C&I waste stream reaching landfills in the SMA has dropped from 294,000 tonnes per year in 2008 to 182,000 tonnes per year in 2014. Beaman pointed to the EPA’s “effective stakeholder engagement” undertaken to improve markets for recycled plastics as well as funding (in partnership with the Australian Packaging Covenant) of expanded polystyrene compactors as possible reasons for the improvement.

• Masonry materials have reduced from 178,000 tonnes per year in 2008 to 124,000 tonnes per year in 2014.

• A large reduction in the proportion of C&I waste from mixed small to medium size businesses (SMEs). “This is primarily due to SMEs having been captured under specific key ANZSIC industry divisions recorded during the gatehouse survey undertaken,” Beaman said.

“The government has already put $5 million on the table to reprocess shredder floc, an opportunity taken up by OneSteel. Fines and pulp are the next challenges because if there was a cost effective solution available, industry would have invested and these materials wouldn’t be seen in the quantities they are now.” – Anne Prince

3.85% Cardboard

18.20% Other

14.26% Wood

4.36% Textiles

0.40% Rubber

6.94% Plastic

3.00% Paper

1.64% Metals

0.28% Electrical

2.18% Food

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3.83% Garden organics

0.71% Glass

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By Jacqueline Ong

THE Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) will soon have a new look and feel and it’s just one of a number of things newly appointed CEO Martin Tolar has planned for the organisation.

Tolar took over the reins in September and has been busy meeting with the various state environment ministers and regulators to propagate one clear message: put waste management at the top of any agenda, along with other essential services. The former GRC Institute CEO acknowledged that he had some way to go in understanding the industry, being new to it, and said he will “probably never be an expert or profess to be an expert”. But his aim is clear, he wants to represent the views of his members at a high level.

Inside Waste grabbed a cuppa with Tolar to find out more about his plans for WMAA.

IW: What have you been up to since you took over as CEO in September?Tolar: I’m spending all my time between now and Christmas going out and seeing as many of our members as possible to let them know what’s working but more importantly, what’s not working so we can refocus the organisation.

The biggest issue that’s coming through to us is that as an organisation, we’ve dropped the ball a bit on the advocacy, lobbying piece. Everyone we’ve been speaking to says we present ourselves as the peak industry body but we’re not actually out there engaging government enough on issues.

As a result, other organisations have

established themselves in specific areas and a consequence of that is, government has said to me that there’s confusion around who they should be speaking to.

So I’ve started the re-engagement process and have had meetings with various EPA heads and conversations with government to refocus WMAA as the peak industry body and voice of the waste management and resource recovery sector.

We represent a broad church of members and with so many different elements of the waste management industry under our umbrella, it can sometimes be difficult to get consensus. I can see where in the past perhaps, the former management didn’t want to upset elements of that, so as a consequence, we stayed out of issues. In my mind, that’s a mistake. I think

we actually need to engage in every opportunity with government. We have to get the industry’s voice heard. Sometimes, individual members have different points of view and we have to allow for them to express that view as individuals, but our job, or my job, is to get the industry’s collective perspective and to harmonise and present that common view to government.

IW: And how do you think your previous role and experience will help you do that?Tolar: The association I worked at before specialised in governance and compliance and we had a very broad membership base.

So getting those issues right, even sometimes between competing organisations in that same industry is something I had to be aware of and

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had to strike a balance between them. What we actually did with most of

our submissions was, we’d get that consensus position but we’d also have a statement at the end that basically said, look, that’s the consensus view of the industry or association but individual members reserved the right to make their own submissions. And on a few occasions, that happened, but for the most part, we engaged with the main regulators with the consensus view.

The biggest challenge for me is understanding the industry itself because I’m new to it – my background is running associations and I’ve been a managing director of one for nine years.

But one of the reasons why the board has brought me on is to run the association like a business, so taking those learnings from other associations and putting them into place in WMAA.

IW: Will conferencing and events continue to be a focus for WMAA?Tolar: I’d say it is one of our most significant focus for WMAA and I don’t think it’s going to go away, rather it’ll increase. I’ve already had some discussions internally about what that focus may look like.

But we’ll also be doing other things so as a consequence, events won’t be seen as the main focus but one of many. People will know us as the organisation that speaks to government but they’ll also know us for our conferences and events.

There are some things that we’ve done, which I really have to look at and unwind. We’ve had a history of endorsing a lot of things... a lot of events that we’ve put our name to and people think great, we’re coming along to a WMAA event, but they’re not.

They’re actually events that have the WMAA logo on there and we may have marketed it for the person organising the event. There’s nothing coming back to the membership in terms of the revenue. So I probably have to unwind some arrangements that were struck in the past and we probably can’t afford to go away and give the WMAA brand away to a whole lot of endorsements.

We probably have to do events ourselves to maximise the returns. You’ll see a full events calendar soon. I’m trying to re-introduce some state-based conferences as well as one or two peak national conferences which may alternate between Sydney and Melbourne.

IW: If we spoke in 12 months, what would WMAA look like then?Tolar: Well before that, even before Christmas, we will see the launch of a new brand, look and feel. I’m already speaking to some people to bring our look and feel into the 21st century.

Then come issues around new websites and embracing new technology where possible, so there’s a discussion around developing a WMAA app and making the technology easier for members to use.

There are some other things that we’re doing as well. There’s been a bit of talk around the industry for a while about accreditation and it’s definitely on my agenda. At the moment I’m exploring what that might look like. In 12 months possibly, but definitely within the next one to two years, we’d be able to create something that will start to see some sort of professional recognition of the skillsets that our members have. We want people to turn around and say yes, I’m a waste management professional and hang their hat on that.

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By Geoff Latimer, Paul Randell and Joe Pickin

OVER the past year, Blue Environment, Ascend Waste and Environment and Randell Environmental Consulting (REC), undertook a major study of hazardous waste infrastructure capacities and needs in Australia for the Australian government’s Department of the Environment (DoE). Overseen by DoE’s Dr Paul Starr, the work involved projecting hazardous waste “arisings” – where materials were said to arise when delivered to processing, storage, treatment, or disposal infrastructure – and fates over the coming 20 years; estimating current hazardous waste infrastructure capacity and distribution; and assessing the extent to which current infrastructure meets future needs.

The project drew on an extensive effort in collecting, compiling, and analysing hazardous waste data from waste tracking systems in Queensland, NSW, SA, Victoria, and WA. These systems require companies generating, transporting and treating or disposing hazardous waste to provide a record to government of each transaction to which they are a party, and were established to ensure that hazardous waste is appropriately managed.

Under strict confidentiality agreements, these states provided

extensive ‘data dumps’ from these systems extending as far back as 15 years. The other jurisdictions supplied data from landfills and other collations.

The other primary input was a major industry survey and consultation process that enabled facility level estimates of hazardous waste infrastructure capacity to be aggregated

into regional, jurisdictional and national assessments. Infrastructure was allocated into one of 17 groups based on the main wastes received and the primary function.

Such an in-depth analysis of tracking system data has never been attempted previously, nor has so broad a consultation program been

undertaken with Australia’s hazardous waste infrastructure operators. The result is a foundational project for planning, policy direction and investment in Australia’s hazardous waste management future.

Waste Projections20-year projections were constructed independently for each of the 29 waste groups (see figure 1), using a range of inputs and causal factors such as historical trends, population growth, economic growth and industry specific forecasts.

Waste arisings were projected under best, high, and low estimates, reflecting the significant uncertainties. The collated projected waste arisings for each waste group under the best estimate scenario are shown in figure 1. Under this scenario, the quantity of hazardous waste rises from about 5.7 million tonnes (Mt) in 2013-14 to 9.9 Mt in 2033-34, representing an average growth rate of 2.8% per year, which is similar to long-term projected economic growth.

Figure 2 shows examples of projections including:• Exponential growth projections (for

example non-toxic salts, a waste from the coal seam gas industry);

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Figure 1: Best estimate of national projections for all hazardous waste to 2034.

Figure 2: Examples of national projections for three hazardous wastes to 2034.

the odd-looking ‘high-hat’ shapes under the ‘high’ scenario, modelling possible releases into treatment infrastructure of large existing stockpiles of spent pot lining from aluminium smelting); and

• Irregular projections such as for PFOS waste, a newly listed Stockholm Convention persistent organic pollutant (POP) that may emerge as a future waste issue in Australia. Like a number of the emerging

POPs included in this study, lithium-ion batteries are a ‘new’ and rapidly emerging waste that is not currently considered or managed specifically as hazardous waste but is associated with fire risk. Figure 2 also shows that waste lithium ion battery volumes are projected to increase across the forecast period, under all three scenarios.

Infrastructure Capacity AssessmentThe starting point of the hazardous infrastructure assessment was an infrastructure database produced for DoE last year by Rawtec. Companies included on that list (and others identified during the project) were asked a series of questions designed to understand the type, scale and potential capacity of their infrastructure. In total, 126 companies were contacted in relation to 241 sites and a site response rate of 64% was achieved. Data gaps were filled through estimates based on EPA licence limits and average capacity reported by survey respondents in the relevant infrastructure group.

The capacity of each infrastructure group was compiled by jurisdiction and nationally. National capacity is summarised in table 1, including an uncertainty estimate by infrastructure group. There is a large difference between overall arisings shown in

figure 1 (5.7 Mt) and tonnages received by hazardous waste infrastructure (3.0 Mt). This is mainly because large quantities of asbestos, low-level contaminated soils, grease trap waste and end-of-life tyres are managed outside specialist hazardous waste infrastructure, mainly in landfills and composting facilities.

Projected need versus infrastructure capacity – key areas of concern1. POPs thermal destruction capacity is already limited. Estimates of demand for POPs waste destruction by 2034 was 42 kt (best estimate) and 209 kt (high estimate). Current national dedicated POP thermal destruction capacity is an order of magnitude below even the best estimate.2. Hazardous waste landfill sites are limited. Seven landfills fit the ‘hazardous waste landfill’ definition nationally, with no more than one in any jurisdiction. There are significant risks of capacity constraints due to extreme weather events, landfill fire, legal challenges, compliance breaches or unanticipated new hazwaste streams, such as POP wastes.3. There is no dedicated lithium-ion battery infrastructure in Australia. Despite projections of a large and growing future stream, this waste is not regulated as a hazardous waste and recovery options are constrained by their low inherent value. This waste is a potential candidate for product stewardship.4. Asbestos disposal options are decreasing while arisings are increasing. Most states’ policies of replacing rural landfills with transfer stations that often forbid receipt of asbestos wastes increases the risk of illegal dumping.


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assessment Recovery: recycling and energy recovery Hazwaste packaging facilities 31 22 55 Moderate E-waste facilities 12 64 161 Moderate Oil re-refining facilities 13 363 694 Moderate Lead facilities 4 106 188 Low Mercury facilities 2 Withheld to protect con�dentiality Low Solvents/paints facilities 5 10 16 High Solvents/paints facilities (energy recovery) 1 Withheld to protect con�dentiality Low Spent pot lining facilities 5 Withheld to protect con�dentiality Low Organics facilities3 12 205 273 Very high Treatment Chemical and physical treatment plants 49 1,159 1,559 Moderate Clinical waste treatment facilities 10 26 26 High Soils treatment facilities 4 74 185 Moderate Disposal: land�ll, thermal destruction Hazardous waste landfills 7 208 274 High Landfills (NEPM code N, T) 3,4 27 433 761 Not applicable POPs facilities (thermal destruction) 3 1 Withheld to protect con�dentiality Very high Clinical waste thermal destruction facilities 6 17 30 Low Transfer station or temporary storage fac. 3 43 232 335 Very high

Total 232 3,052 4,780 Notes:

1. Estimate based on a three-year average of wastes received at the site. 2. Refers to the maximum quantity that current infrastructure and facilities under development could

process annually. 3. Coverage of infrastructure groups that are shaded grey is limited because non-hazardous waste

infrastructure also receives the relevant wastes. 4. ‘Landfills (NEPM codes N, T only)’ are outside the scope of this study and are only partially covered in this

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5. Limited capacity exists for coal seam gas wastes. Some chemical and physical treatment capacity may need to be relocated from the traditional heavy industry hubs located close to capital cities and ports (where manufacturing wastes are declining) to the more remote locations to service oil, CSG, and other mining operations.6. Large onsite stockpiles of spent pot lining from aluminium smelting are a concern. Spent pot linings are toxic, corrosive, and reactive and have historically been managed in covered onsite storage, resulting in stockpiles of about 900kt on sites in four states. This is a potential legacy concern given the industry’s recent decline, although it is noted that some recycling is occurring via two reprocessors.7. End-of-life tyres stockpiles are an issue nationally. EPA Victoria for example, recently stated “approximately six million waste passenger car tyres were unaccounted for in Victoria in 2012-13, believed to be stockpiled or illegally dumped.”8. Other concerns raised by stakeholders: • Falling demand at chemical and

physical treatment plants (due to declining manufacturing) could result in closure of some key infrastructure;

• Inconsistent landfill levies are driving undesirable interstate disposal of hazardous wastes;

• Regulatory settings are not supporting infrastructure investment;

• The Product Stewardship for Oil Program may be subsidising non-re-refining activities; and

• Disparate disposal costs may be causing asbestos dumping and hiding in other wastes.We understand that copies of the

project report will be available from DoE in the coming weeks. A second report, Hazardous waste in Australia, will be released at the same time. This second project output includes detailed assessment of quantities, trends, sources and fates of hazardous wastes in 2012-13.

Geoff Latimer is the managing director of Ascend Waste and Environment (contact: 0478 416 798 or [email protected]), Paul Randell is the director of Randell Environmental Consulting (contact: 0429 501 717 or [email protected]) and Dr Joe Pickin is a director of Blue Environment (contact: 0403 562 621 or [email protected].)

By Peter McLean

AS THE peak body for the organics recycling industry, the Australian Organics Recycling Association (AORA) is resolute in its belief that in order to be effective, regulation must appropriately balance the often competing interests and objectives of government, industry, community and the environment.

While it is an opinion held by some that the NSW EPA exists to make their lives more difficult, this is an overly simplified view, which does not afford the authority the respect it deserves for the challenges it faces. The EPA needs to deliver government policy, administer the appropriate legislation, and respond to both community and stakeholders concerns. Without the EPA as the regulator, a fair, equitable and stable market simply could not exist. However getting the balance right is a complex task.

Together with its NSW members, AORA is currently working with the NSW EPA to support its regulatory role while ensuring there are no excessive compliance and procedural requirements, and that it is supported

by policy where business and market development can flourish. AORA wants to work with the regulator to promote best practice and awareness within the industry and to partner with the EPA to facilitate effective industry outcomes. Building and maintaining that relationship is the best long-term approach to engage industry stakeholders and improve best practice over time.

The centre point of AORA’s regulatory improvement position is the definition of waste, which is currently very broad under the NSW POEO Act. This broad definition, along with the need for the EPA to develop a one-size-fits-all waste regulation has resulted in many unnecessary difficulties and costs to NSW industry. It is also becoming a significant barrier to the reuse of recovered resources. AORA is working towards a better outcome that recognises the point where a recovered resource transitions from a waste to an unregulated product.

Classifying a material as waste carries a variety of economic, litigious, logistical and market challenges. In simple terms, AORA believes that the inputs to the composting process are source separated wastes (predominantly green and food) but that composted outputs are a product if the processor has complied with the appropriate regulatory standards and/or processes.

The finished product is not a waste as it has added economic value attached to it as a consequence of the production process and is safe to use. The same philosophy applies to aluminium cans, paper, glass, and PET, where these materials are not waste once they are recycled properly. This is a discussion that is occurring across Australian jurisdictions.

The balance between enforcement and education is always going to be challenging. On the one hand, AORA wants to ensure consistent enforcement programs are applied across NSW, which allow for occasional flexibility in extenuating circumstances, sudden changes in operation, and of course changing regulations and exemptions.

On the other hand the NSW EPA must administer the POEO Act under continually changing community and political climates from one region to another, under the watchful gaze of the press and social media.

The new task, which the EPA has in this increasingly difficult operating climate, often results in parties becoming isolated at the very time we need to be working together. AORA can provide a gateway to keep talking and keep having the hard conversations to ensure government, industry, and community get the balance right.

Further areas of discussion include:• The cost of green tape, compliance

and financial assurances, which continue to grow and have become a significant burden on many businesses;

• Improvements to the existing exemptions and orders, particularly around raw mulch and compost. Currently, maturity testing is required for compost prior to land application, however, pasteurisation is equally as safe for the environment;

• Continuously reminding the consumer that they are purchasing regulated product and that they must comply with the regulation in regard to land application conflicts with the rhetoric of the benefits of resource recovery of materials/products that would otherwise be landfilled; and

• The liability to the consumer is embodied in the resource exemptions, which in many instances reduce the appeal of the “product”, because it is still defined as waste under the regulation.AORA appreciates the opportunity

to cooperatively work through these issues with the NSW EPA with an expressed desire by both parties to achieve an improved outcome. AORA will seek a similar solutions-focused approach in other states throughout Australia.

The NSW government should be recognised for their leadership and funding of the issues of organic waste management and resource recovery as they are undoubtedly the leaders in Australia.

However more needs to be done to ensure organics recovery will reach the high targets set in government policy and by the industry. AORA has established relationships with regulators across Australia and is working with them to ensure the best policies are implemented and flow-on legislation from other states is adopted

while being mindful of individual state and territory needs as well as the pros and cons of each piece of legislation.

AORA has been involved in consultation sessions with the NSW EPA and industry in partnership with other likeminded associations. This, and other communications will be a key focus moving forward, and will be used to maintain open communication to seek solutions and avoid conflict.

AORA will facilitate a start-of-pipe discussion between industry and government rather than an end-of-pipe solution.

Constant change is an increasing challenge for business in the 21st century. While change makes many of us feel uncomfortable, resistant and cautious, in order to achieve what we all want, we must be prepared to be agile and adaptable to that change.

In most cases, we will all benefit from working collaboratively and accepting the needs of others. There is never one simple solution to a challenge of this nature but instead many approaches and tools, which need to be collectively considered and appropriately applied.

An old proverb once said: “A wise person changes their mind, a fool never will”.

Peter McLean is AORA’s executive officer. Email: [email protected]

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AORA wants to work with the regulator to promote best practice and awareness within the industry and to partner with the EPA to facilitate effective industry outcomes.

By Ayona Sur

IF YOU’RE about to undertake an emissions reduction activity, there’s a good chance you may be eligible to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) and with one ACCU awarded per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emission avoided, there is some big money to be made from selling them.

All up, $2.55 billion has been allocated to the Australian government’s Emissions Reduction Fund as an incentive for organisations to undertake greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects.

At the first ERF auction held in April 2015, $660 million worth of carbon credits were purchased with a weighted average sale price of $13.95 per ACCU. The second auction will take place in November, and with $1.89 billion remaining in the fund and a broad range of potential projects possible, plenty of project developers have lined up to participate.

A key requirement to participate is being able to demonstrate that the emissions reducing activity you are undertaking complies with an approved ERF methodology. While a methodology covering methane capture and destruction in landfills has been around for years and landfill managers have been among the earliest participants, other opportunities for the rest of the sector have started to open up.

For instance, a methodology for alternative waste treatment (AWT) has now been approved and one for source separated organic waste is open for public comment till November 3.

CO2 Australia specialises in developing ERF projects and has been in discussions with a number of waste companies.

“People are often surprised to hear the government is actually paying big money for some of these activities – the key thing is to consider your options before undertaking new developments, so you aren’t leaving money on the table” CO2 Australia’s director James Bulinski advised.

What the AWT method entailsUltimately, the government wants to incentivise greater investment in developments that increase the rate of waste diversion from landfill, while reducing greenhouse emissions along the way.

Thus, if you are looking at establishing a new facility, or expanding an existing site that handles mixed solid waste and diverts organics from landfill through composting, bio-digestion, or conversion to solid fuels, then you may be eligible to participate under the AWT methodology.

Eligible waste streams include municipal solid waste, commercial, industrial, construction, and demolition waste.

However, it is worth noting that the methodology has a limitation: it doesn’t allow for source separated waste streams. Pleasingly, it appears that the government is addressing this issue in the draft source separated organic waste methodology.

Three types of treatment technologies can be applied to AWT: • Anaerobic digesters consisting of

closed units coupled with a biogas collection system;

• Covered composting systems that have hard walls, or engineered soft covers with an aeration system.

• Processed engineered fuel manufacture systems where fuel is manufactured from waste.

Running an ERF ProjectThe starting point is to confirm that your facility’s development or expansion activity is actually eligible against the methodology.

You will also need to take a good look at the business case for participating as operating a project under the ERF incurs costs in the form of administration, record keeping, and audit fees. Most importantly the business case is strongly linked to scale.

“If you aren’t diverting at least 1000 tonnes of organics from landfill per year, then it’s not going to be commercially viable to set up an ERF project,” Bulinski said.

When you’ve made the decision to participate, the next step is to submit a project registration application to the Clean Energy Regulator.

Critically, it is important that your application is submitted before you actually start upgrading or expanding your facilities. Otherwise, you may find that you are no longer eligible to participate.

Once your project is registered, you can then place a bid at an ERF auction. These bids are actually a type of forward supply contract, where you commit to delivering ACCUs to the government at agreed times and at an agreed price. This locks in a future revenue stream, but it also locks you into an obligation to deliver, meaning you need to be confident that you can deliver the committed number of ACCUs .

To generate ACCUs, you will need to submit an Offsets Reports to the Clean Energy Regulator. These set out all of the calculations of greenhouse gas reductions and require certain evidence and records to support those claims. Offsets Reports are subject to

external audit and the frequency of audit depends on scale – the bigger the project, the more frequent the audits.

The role of specialist agentsWhile big money can be made from the ERF, complex rules and technical details can be a deterrent for many interested operators.

The good news is that there are a number of specialist companies out there now that can assist in the participation in the ERF.

These ERF ‘agents’ can handle eligibility assessments, help with reviewing the business case, set up projects and even manage the ongoing compliance requirements. CO2 Australia, which has been operating in various local and international emissions reduction programs, is one example.

“We take the headache out of getting involved in the ERF by partnering on project development – we take on some of the risk through investing our expertise upfront and then sharing in the revenue when we get a successful result at the ERF auction,” Bulinski said.

Working with experienced agents can fast track the process of participation for an ERF project and propel it to the point of realising revenue.

With close to $1.9 billion remaining in the ERF, the future looks bright for the sector and there appears to be plenty of opportunities for organisations to share in the pie. Thus, it may be a good time to take a closer look at the ERF, if you haven’t already done so.

Ayona Sur is CO2 Australia’s environmental consultant. Email: [email protected]

AWT operators, it’s time to get involved in the Emissions Reduction Fund

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By Tony Scoglio and David Tooth

THE purchase of recycling machinery is a serious investment. Once purchased, it is no secret that a business relies heavily on that machinery for cash flow. So what happens if a business purchases a piece of machinery and it doesn’t do what it was expected to do? What options can you pursue in law? Are you entitled to compensation? And what are the risks?

The case of Environmental Systems Pty Ltd v Peerless Holdings Pty Ltd [2008] VSCA 26In the Victoria Court of Appeal case

of Environmental Systems Pty Ltd v Peerless Holdings Pty Ltd, an organic recycling company – Peerless Holdings Pty Ltd (Peerless) – was faced with this exact problem.

Peerless operated an animal rendering plant close to a residential neighbourhood. Its business was in organic recycling and producing technical fats, edible oils, and margarines.

To overcome the problem of emitting powerful odours near homes, Peerless used an afterburner to incinerate and destroy gaseous emissions and odours emitted.

However, this afterburner was reaching the end of its serviceable life.

Peerless enquired with a number of suppliers in the air pollution control industry about the availability and cost of a replacement. One of those suppliers, Environmental Systems Pty Ltd (Environmental Systems) submitted a proposal for an alternative – a Regenerative Thermal Oxidiser (“oxidiser”) – to cope with Peerless’ needs.

Environmental Systems’ proposal contained many promises about the oxidiser’s uses and functions, particularly around its ability to destroy contaminants, clear particles and remove deposits of organic particulate, aerosols and condensables, and as a result, destroy odours. It also promised

lower running costs and lower gas levels. In reliance on these promises, Peerless purchased the oxidiser for $675,000.

After installation and despite considerable efforts, Peerless discovered it was unable to deal with the odour satisfactorily as the afterburner had previously done. The oxidiser could not cope with the significant quantities of fat contaminants in the airstream passing into its incinerator. Peerless eventually shut down the oxidiser and reverted to using an afterburner.

Legal actionPeerless commenced legal proceedings against Environmental Systems seeking

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compensation. Peerless sought to recover damages on the dual bases of breach of contract and misleading and deceptive conduct in breach of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

The breach of contract action related to the contents of Environmental Systems’ proposal.

Put simply, some of the contractual promises in the proposal about how the oxidiser worked were found to be incorrect.

The Court found that Environmental Systems breached express terms of the contract relating to the oxidiser’s ability to operate. It was also likely that it breached an implied term of the contract that the oxidiser was fit for its purpose, since Peerless made Environmental Systems specifically aware of the purpose for which it required the oxidiser, and relied on its skill and judgment in supplying an appropriate machine.

With respect to misleading and deceptive conduct, Environmental Systems assured Peerless that the oxidiser was able to incinerate gaseous emissions and destroy odours, which were largely true. However, it failed to advise Peerless that the oxidiser’s ability to function might be prejudiced

by the presence of fats and oils in the airstream.

The Court found that a risk which it should have warned Peerless about. If it had done so, Peerless would not have bought the oxidiser. Environmental Systems therefore engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct.

CompensationPeerless was entitled to compensation. The question was: what losses was Peerless entitled to recover because of Environmental Systems’ actions?

Damages recoverable for breach of contract were measured by putting Peerless in the position as if the contract had been performed, while damages recoverable for misleading and deceptive conduct were measured by putting Peerless in the position as if it had never bought the oxidiser in the first place.

The distinction is more than theoretical. The damages award for misleading and deceptive conduct was significantly more than for breach of contract. But it was the breach of contract damages award that was most interesting.

In its contract claim, Peerless was awarded $1,275,520 in respect

of purchasing, installing and commissioning the oxidiser, attempting to make the oxidiser functional, and repairing the existing afterburner. But because of a loosely drafted exclusion clause relating to ‘consequential damages’, Peerless was not awarded damages for the following: 1. $216,494 being the labour costs of

the Peerless’ employees attempting to make the oxidiser functional; and

2. $152,391 for extra gas costs incurred because Peerless could not use the oxidiser. In its damages claim for misleading

and deceptive conduct, Peerless was awarded not only the $1,275,520 to purchase, install and commission the oxidiser, but also the extra amounts of $216,494 for its employees’ labour costs and $34,000 to dismantle and dispose of the oxidiser

Implications for businesses and suppliersThis case demonstrates how businesses and suppliers must tread carefully when negotiating and contracting to buy and sell machinery.

Suppliers who fail to live up to contractual promises in supplying operational machines, or machines

specifically designed for the particular needs of a business, can find themselves liable for significant damages actions.

Businesses, which have lost money because of defective, non-functioning or unsuitable machinery, have avenues in law to recover their losses. However, those businesses need to carefully consider their contracts to find out whether they contain exclusion clauses by which they might have given up rights to claim damages.

Businesses should take particular care before signing up to contractual terms. Where in doubt, it is crucial to obtain professional advice about their effect.

The article is of a general nature only. For particular legal problems, it is always best to seek one-to-one professional advice.

Tony Scoglio has more than 18 years experience in commercial law. He leads most of Scoglio Law’s litigation and dispute resolution matters, including building disputes, and is actively involved in the delivery of all client services. David Booth is an associate at Scoglio Law. Contact Tony Scoglio and David Tooth on 07 3833 2100 or email [email protected]

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WHEN Inside Waste spoke to former Transpacific Industries Group CEO Kevin Campbell last month, he kept coming back, and passionately one might add, to “the single point of truth”, which he said was sorely lacking in Australia.

Campbell, who now chairs the board of Mandalay Technologies, providing counsel and support to the team working on naus, a real-time data collection software system, has been around the block, having worked in the sector for 16 years, holding several executive positions including CFO of Visy Industries and CEO of TPI.

In these roles, he’s had to keep a close watch on emerging trends and noted that certain challenges, such as Australia’s widely spread population, the tyranny of distance, and lack of population density to support capital repayment and return on investment from buying new technology, will never go away.

But what is stopping the country from reaching where it needs or aspires to be is the lack of this single source of truth, which Campbell said, had to do with good, auditable and empirical data - “the who, what, where, and why of waste.”

“By that, I mean the things that are happening now, the trends that are developing, the causes and influences such as population growth and industry movements, for example, the closure of motor vehicle manufacturers next year,” Campbell said.

“We need to know exactly what those influences are and the impact they have on the generation of waste in this country. Otherwise, it’s impossible to plan the future, to understand any liability, and the impact on the community of putting waste to landfill.

“When you have enough reliable data on which we can base our decisions on, you can make some good, low-risk system predictions and set our infrastructure to those movements... and be quick to act on those infrastructure decisions as well!”

There are great opportunities for waste operators, Campbell said, pointing to the some 46% of waste that currently goes to landfill. While that’s a positive, he also cited MRA Consulting Group director Mike Ritchie’s paper released last year, which stated an increase in waste generation by 145% between 1997 and 2012 against a population growth of only 25%.

“Now, there’s something wrong with that [ratio] and I think it’s beholden

on the waste generators and the designers of products and packaging to say, there’s got to be another way to do these things,” Campbell said.

“But if we also knew why the waste was increasing by that amount, where it was coming from, who it was coming from, why it was coming and what it was, we’d have a better chance of realising the latent value within what is currently going to landfill,” Campbell said.

He also pointed to our European counterparts, specifically Sweden and France, saying if Australia had good data, it could promote enough information to make aggregation of regional waste plausible and like these countries, bring materials to incinerators (some will argue against incineration but that’s a discussion for another day), in metropolitan areas.

National collaboration is keyCampbell called on all stakeholders in the sector to start collaborating in order to seek solutions to measure and recognise the true cost of sending waste to landfill, taking into account the environmental impacts and the costs of managing them over a 20 to 25-year period.

“What we need to do is adopt an open attitude that the people in the Canterbury region around Christchurch in New Zealand did when they established the Cape Valley landfill, which is shared by six to seven councils and managed by Waste Management New Zealand,” Campbell said.

“The system works very well. It’s very well controlled. And from that, you can develop the single source of truth and find out what is happening to your waste, the true cost to the community and more importantly, realise some of the latent value that is still in the waste sent to landfill.”

And this, let’s call it platform of collaboration, should be developed on a national basis, Campbell said, proposing that the country “gets rid of this rubbish known as state borders”.

“It’s an ambitious aspiration,” Campbell acknowledged,” But wouldn’t it be nice if we had the same levy as NSW applied across the whole country and all the money is reinvested into realising the latent value that is inherent in what is currently going to landfill?”

“A platform also has to be developed by industry, forgetting the borders of individual companies in order to fully understand what is going on in the waste sector,” Campbell concluded.

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By Jacqueline Ong

IN A matter of three months, Mackay Regional Council on the central coast of Queensland has reduced the volume of waste it sends to landfill by about 10%. It now also has a solution to process glass fines, thanks to a new glass crushing and optical sorter, the latter said to be the first of its kind installed for a regional council.

Through a partnership with engineering company Recycling Design and Technology (RDT) as well as funding from the Australian Packaging Covenant and the Queensland Department of Environment amounting to $600,000, council has a brand new $2.6 million materials recovery facility (MRF) that can process eight tonnes of commingled waste per hour.

When council presented its brief to tenderers earlier this year, it was clear with its expectations - it needed a new MRF to replace its 10-year-old facility and in that process, wanted to up its sorting performance.

“Our specifications were more outcomes driven and they didn’t say what type of equipment or process should be used,” Mackay Regional Council manager of waste services Jason Grandcourt said.

“A lot of the key areas that we wanted to see improvements in had to do with glass recycling because to transport glass from Mackay to the market is very expensive and tends to be a loss maker. We were looking for an outcome where we could produce an end product to use locally.

“The equipment in the old MRF was outdated and not able to effectively capture broken glass.”

The MRF receives about 2600 tonnes of glass a year and since its operation in July - it was officially commissioned in early October - Grandcourt said all glass received by the facility is now being recycled.

“We’ve included three manual

sorters on the line and key equipment include trommels, star screens, bounce conveyors, and ballistic screens,” RDT managing director Stuart Garbutt explained, when asked about how the company, which designed, built and is now operating the MRF was able to meet council’s expectations.

“We’ve also installed the first singulation optical sort unit in Australia and at the moment, this unit is recovering six different commodities in a single pass. These materials include aluminium, PET, HDPE, mixed plastics, glass, and cardboard.

“The paper we’re recovering passes over three different streams which means we produce very high quality paper with no manual sorting,” Garbutt added.

While RDT manages the sale of five of these recovered materials, with council receiving a share of the revenue, the glass fines, which are processed into a sand aggregate by a glass sand plant installed at the MRF, is used locally.

“The baseline for our project is that the recycled crushed glass will be used by council in civil projects, for sand blankets, draining bedding materials, etc,” Grandcourt said.

“But we’re also looking for commercial opportunities and at the moment, we’re undertaking a trial with a local provider who may use the material during their production process. “

Impressively, the MRF refurbishment only took four weeks to complete, meaning the council could still manage incoming waste easily. No recyclable materials were sent to landfill during the refurbishment.

Garbutt and Grandcourt credited the smooth transition to having clear expectations from the very onset.

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materials, and of course, diversion rates,” Garbutt said.

“If you have clear objectives around what you’re trying to achieve in terms of performance, the market will come to you with appropriate ideas and submissions to meet your performance criteria. It’s then critical that council assesses the validity of what these contractors are proposing,” Grandcourt added.

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“It will improve performance dramatically,” Grandcourt said, noting a lesson he’s learnt in the process.

“Our previous operating contract ran for 10 years and that was possibly too long. RDT will be managing the MRF for eight years with the possibility to extend this by a year. Scaling back to eight years gives us spare capacity in our assets to enable us to seek additional tonnes for processing and achieve strategic alignment with our recycling collection contract that will end at the same time.”

This is the first time that RDT has gone beyond designing and constructing a MRF by getting involved in its operation as well, and Garbutt said he hopes the company is able to provide more options, particularly to regional councils.

“There’s certainly a gap in the market where councils may feel they have to work with the large companies rather than recycling companies. So we see it as an opportunity to partner with councils,” he said.

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MODERN landfills should be isolated by a combination of sealing systems and contamination barriers to restrict adverse effects on the environment to an acceptable level. Surface sealing systems should permanently prevent the uncontrolled release of landfill gas and pollutants, as well as the infiltration of precipitation water into the body of the landfill.

Some 35 years ago, the first national guidelines and regulations were introduced in the US and Germany for controlled waste disposal in landfills. These introduced binding requirements for landfill base sealing and cover systems.

The core elements of the sealing systems were mineral components, with clay as the classic sealing layer

and gravel or sand as the seepage water and gas drainage layers. The USEPA, followed by most countries, had three unrestricted components, which were found to be predominant as sealing system elements: the compacted clay liner (CCL), the geomembrane, and the sand drainage layer – all of which are known as a traditional lining solution (see figure 1).

Problems with the traditional lining solutionExperiences from real projects have determined various issues with CCLs – they are susceptible to desiccation cracking, have very low resistance to cracking from differential settlement, are difficult to compact, are not always available locally, lead to slow construction, and have potential concerns over interface shear strengths.

Additionally, it is difficult to control their quality and uniformity.

Unconditional faith in the stability and effectiveness of the mineral compacted clay sealing often creates insurmountable hurdles for technically superior alternative solutions that have proven long service lives amounting to centuries.

On a positive note however, these problems have also led to the development of geosynthetic solutions for sealing systems.

A modern solution for sealing landfill capsTo overcome the issues above, a modern fix for landfill caps using geosynthetic solutions were introduced, where geosynthetic material is used instead of traditional mineral materials.

In this solution, a geosynthetic clay

liner (GCL) replaces the CCL, and the gravel drainage layer is replaced by a geonet. Figure 2 shows the geosynthetic solution for both single liner systems (only GCL as the sealing layer) and composite liner systems (a GCL plus a geomembrane as the sealing system).

Various research and field tests based on some 20 years of experience demonstrate that the GCL is superior to a CCL, in terms of hydraulic performance and supply, and installation costs. For one, the use of GCLs means there is now no need for a thick clay layer – GCLs are about 6mm thick, while the clay layer should be more than 500mm. Cracking in the clay layer is also no longer an issue and costs of material supply and installation are reduced. Additionally, by replacing the gravel drainage layer with a geonet, less gravel is used.

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In fact, GCLs are able to reduce the permeability of the sealing system by at least 100 times, increasing the design safety and the performance of the lining system, and providing easier quality control during construction.

Remaining concerns and issues with the geosynthetic solutionDespite the advantages, there are still some concerns remaining with the geosynthetic solution for both, single liner and composite liner systems.

For example, in a single layer system, a thick soil cover layer (≥1m) is still required to protect the GCL against desiccation and possible damage from root penetration from plants in the landfill cap.

Also, the cover soil and surface fluids should not contain calcium or magnesium or other polyvalent cations. An ionic exchange within the bentonite of the GCL can occur in a

period of approximately two years. This ion exchange can significantly increase the hydraulic conductivity of the GCL and reduce the performance of the lining system.

Furthermore, dry bentonite is not a gas barrier. The porous bentonite core of the GCL might not have time to fully hydrate with water and fulfil its sealing performance against immediate gas migration. The GCL may also face bentonite escape or erosion on the underside due to differential settlement of the waste material and capping layer.

Meanwhile, issues with a composite liner pertain to its geomembrane installation and performance. These can include geomembrane wrinkling, geomembrane installation damage, geomembrane seam testing, and installation quality control.

Wrinkles can increase the geomembrane installation damage risks. A leak detection test such as an electrical leak detection survey is usually recommended to find and repair any damage in the geomembrane before covering it. Wrinkles can also interrupt the drainage layer above the liner, shorten timeframes for welding and soil covering, and lead to bridging

of the geomembrane at the toe of slopes. The intimate contact between the

geomembrane and the GCL will also be lost in the wrinkles, which will reduce the long-term performance of the GCL during swell/shrinkage cycles. Apart from these issues, geomembranes should be welded and seams should be tested in all longitudinal and end-to-end overlaps. Even with the latest welding technologies, the geomembrane seam test failure is not zero. To control installation quality and reduce the risks, the EPA suggests a strict quality control (QC) plan by a third party during the installation. But of course, even with a high QC program, some problems such as wrinkles

cannot be avoided in geomembrane installations.

An innovative solution for landfill cap sealing systemsTo overcome some of these remaining issues that have arisen from the geosynthetic solution, an innovative system was introduced a few years ago in Germany.

This system uses a “coated GCL” as a single sealing layer (single liner) in the landfill cap. A coated GCL is a GCL with a layer of polyethylene (PE) coating applied to the GCL as a fluid during the manufacturing process and allowed to solidify. In this process, the coating penetrates into the GCL

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By using a coated GCL system, most of the previous concerns and issues are solved. The coating will protect the GCL from desiccation, which leads to reducing the landfill cap total cover soil thickness from 1m to around 500mm for single liner systems, resulting in large savings for the project.

The coating also protects the GCL

against root penetration and as a result, less cover soil can be used for a landfill cap. Further advantages include an instant barrier for methane gas, even when the bentonite is still dry and not hydrated, protection of the bentonite and the GCL against ion exchange from surrounding soil/liquids, reduced permeability of the GCL (by almost 1000 times), and protection of the GCL against any probable bentonite escape or piping. In fact, with the coated GCLs, there is no risk of wrinkling

and related discussed problems as the coating is an integral part of the GCL rather than a separate layer.

This coated GCL solution is currently being used at the Stuart and Hervey Range landfill sites in Townsville as the specified solution by the consultant and council.

Final considerationsWhen designing a project with coated GCLs, the performance parameters to consider include the interface friction

of the coating, the internal peel strength between the coating and the GCL, the shear strength of the coating, overlaps, and durability of the coating. Also, each project should be designed separately to achieve the best solution based on the project conditions.

It is also worth noting that there is a great difference between a “coated GCL” and a “laminated GCL”. The latter is a GCL with a separate film/membrane, attached to the GCL with glue or adhesives. Various field and laboratory test results have shown that laminated GCLs do not have the same short-term and long-term performance as coated GCLs, and are not an equivalent system to coated GCLs.

Some of the issues and concerns with laminated GCLs are the potential for wrinkles to occur in the attached film, and the related issues of the film/membrane overlapping, peel strength and shear strength between the laminated film and the GCL, installation damage, and durability of the lamination.

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LOOKING at the numbers in the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association’s (AMTA) latest report – Australia’s Mobile Decade: 10 years of consumer insights into mobile phone use and recycling – it appears that Australians have generally gotten better at recycling.

After all, only 2% of mobile phones ended up at the tip in 2015, down from 9% 10 years ago. Collection rates have also increased over the decade, from 14.1% to 53.1%. Meanwhile, consumers’ awareness of recycling has gone up to 76% from 46%.

However, the gap between the number of phones used and consumer willingness to reuse and recycle was still “excessive”, said AMTA, which manages MobileMuster, revealing that the number of used phones stored away in homes has grown from 12 million to an astounding 22.5 million over the last 10 years.

The extensive report delves into the different attitudes of Australians, and paints a picture of why people continue to hoard their phones.

While “data security” and “needing a backup phone” are unsurprisingly common reasons, the report also noted that the country’s second hand market is continuing to develop and people are more inclined to trade in or sell their phones.

In addition to the three main drivers that encourage people to recycle, the top one being financial personal rewards, followed by awareness and access, AMTA has also come up with four main recycling personality types. The first are those who will recycle as soon as they know why, where and how, followed by those who need a reminder and an additional reason to recycle, which could very well be knowing that their phones are being reused by people in need, those who want a financial reward, and those who will never recycle.

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efforts and success in developing a symbiotic relationship between mobile phone manufacturers, carriers and the industry, but could local government do more, especially with this report in their hands? AMTA manager of recycling and author of the report Rose Read put forward a few ideas.

“Local government, in understanding the incentives and drivers that encourage greater recycling, can help their community access this knowledge. People go to their local councils for information and they could use the report to provide more information and create targeted education tools,” Read said.

But what is most interesting is perhaps the opportunity for local government to work with charities, since the report noted that between 66% and 82% of people would definitely or most likely recycle where a charity benefits.

“Could councils support social enterprises that are reusing mobile phones? Councils could facilitate a sharing economy for people to reuse old mobile phones and help get the right type of products to meet specific needs,” Read said.

This, and facilitating appropriate reuse are areas that MobileMuster is working on, said AMTA chairman Matthew Lobb at the launch of the report in October.

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“Reuse is useful and great,” he added, “We want to include it in end-to-end opportunities for resale and there’s a market for that. We are comfortable with this, provided it’s done the right way.”

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“We love industry leadership. Even when we talk about government getting involved, we’re talking about government being involved in a situation where industry is very much leading. The sort of innovation, responsiveness and flexibility in areas such as innovation in technology require industry leadership,” he said.

“Government involvement is best when there’s a clearly defined role for government, to overcome some specific barrier. In the case of e-waste, with the TV and computer scheme, the barrier we were trying to overcome was the free rider problem.

“Once government gets involved, there’s a need for it to do more and we end up with standards and so on. While that can be useful in the voluntary space, when government gets involved, it perceives risks around things and needs more standards and then gets more and more involved,” Brisbane warned.

That said, he noted that the Commonwealth is working on its role in product stewardship schemes.

“The time has probably come for the Commonwealth to identify what it is that is unique to the Commonwealth’s role and perspective to start to identify where those specific interventions can come, particularly light touch interventions,” Brisbane said.

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JENZ BA 965 DXL

ArnoShred

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TANA Shark

Apollo

Speed (slow/high): slowThroughput: up to 10,000kg/hSuitable material: all sorts of plastics, incl. film, containers, lumps, pipes, bulk bags, straps, as well as timber, paper, cardboard, MSW, industrial waste, etc.Drive type: compact drive or hydraulic driveNo. shafts/speed: 1 / 65-250rpmHopper size: up to 3000x1930 mm opening or 15m3

Unit dimensions: 4285x3600x3020mmWeight: up to 30tNo. of units in range: various sizes Base price: P.O.AMore: http://direct.dksh.com.au/recycling or 1300 133 063

Speed (slow/high): highThroughput: 350m3

Suitable material: green waste, scrap wood, barkDrive type: beltNo. shafts/speed: singleHopper size: 9m3

Weight: 29t No. of units in range: 18Base price: P.O.AMore: www.gcmenviro.com.au or 02 9457 9399

Speed: variableThroughput: material and shredder size dependantSuitable material: ferrous and non-ferrous metals, WEEE, plastics and industrial wasteDrive type: hydraulic electricalHopper size: 700x1200 up to 1200x2100Unit dimensions:Weight (tonnes): 5.5-17No. of units in range: 3 sizes, 700, 1400, 2100 (rotor length)Base price: Euro 132,000More: www.koga.com.au, [email protected] or 0419 558 600

Speed (slow/high): slowThroughput: up to 100m3/hSuitable material: green waste, rootstock, C&D, and specialist applicationsDrive type: diesel direct drive/ diesel hydraulic/ electricNo. shafts/speed: 2 hi and lowHopper size: 2000mm (width)x2820mm (length)Unit dimensions: 6940x2855x3265mm in transport positionWeight: up to 27,000kg No. of units in range: 6 models available in hook, track and trailer optionsBase price: P.O.AMore: Craig Cosgrove, www.komptechaus.com.au, [email protected] or 0417 320 082

Speed (slow/high): slowThroughput: 80-300m3

Suitable material: all types of wasteDrive type: hydraulicNo. shafts/speed: single, 0-35rpmHopper size: 7m3

Weight: 29t No. of units in range: 6Base price: P.O.AMore: www.gcmenviro.com.au or 02 9457 9399

Speed: 80rpm Throughput: material and shredder size dependantSuitable material: plastics, timber, light industrialDrive type: robust geared electricNo. shafts/speed: singleHopper size: 700mmx1200mm up to 1600mmx1700mmWeight: 3.5-6.8tNo. of units in range: 4 sizes, 650-1600 rotor lengthBase price: P.O.AMore: www.koga.com.au, [email protected] or 0419 558 600

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Doppstadt DZ750 Combined Shredder & Grinder

Pallet Breaker

Doppstadt DW3060K BP Shredder

WT4080 1 Shaft Shredder

Speed (slow/high): slow speed shredder, high speed grinding, all in one frameThroughput: 200m/h for wood or 35/48tph RDF (20mm minus)Suitable material: shreds wood waste, roots, green waste, bio-waste, garage, bulky, and industrial waste, construction waste and many more applications. Drive type: Mercedes Benz OM502LA 480kW diesel engineNo. shafts/speed: 1x slow speed shaft with 42 teeth and 1x high speed shaft 650HPUnit dimensions: (transport) 13,550mm(L)x3000mm (W)x3950mm(H)Weight (tonnes): 53No. of units in range: comes in wheel mounted or track mounted unitsBase price: P.O.AMore: www.screenmasters.com.au or 1800 571 464

Speed (slow/high): slowThroughput: 25-40 pallets/hSuitable material: pallets, timber, most building productsDrive type: 5kW/hydraulicNo. shafts/speed: 1Hopper size: 1300x1000x210Unit dimensions: 1500x1000x1200Weight: 1050kgNo. of units in range: 2Base price: $25,990More: www.autobaler.com.au/products/pallet-breaker/ or 02 6734 5403

Speed (slow/high): low speed shredderThroughput: variable depending on input materialSuitable material: shreds waste wood, root timber, greenwaste, organic waste, garage, bulky and industrial waste, mixed construction waste and many more applications.Drive type: Mercedes Benz OM460LA 360kW diesel engineNo. shafts/speed: single shaft biopower with 42 teeth/2000rpmUnit dimensions: (transport) 10,120mm(L)x2800mm(W)x3200mm(H)Weight (tonnes): 30 (approx)No. of units in range: various units in DW Series, available in static, wheeled and track mountedBase price: P.O.AMore: www.screenmasters.com.au or 1800 571 464

Speed (slow/high): slow, 74R/minThroughput: 800-1200kg/hSuitable material: PET plastics, hard plastic, wood, cable, paper, light metal, white goods, solid waste, rubber, textile, fibre, and glass productsDrive type: 37kW electric motor + 2.2kW hydraulic motorNo. shafts/speed: 1 shaft 74R/minHopper size: 1410x800x500Unit dimensions: 2825(L)x1747(W)x1875(H)Weight (tonnes): 3.5No. of units in range: 19Base price: $59,000More: www.wasteinitiatives.com or 1800 441 100

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Separates and cleans solid waste materials through 3 systems in 1 machine:

SCREENING AIR SEPARATION FLOATING SYSTEM

McLanahan Waste Recycler

2 Deck HD

Rob GawnE-mail [email protected] 03 9580 1460

Up to 5 product separations, the result is clean recycled solid waste.

Removes contaminates from materials and cleans up trommel, shredder fines, recycled aggregates, wood waste and more.

The machine is built on skids and has a separate electric panel and is easy to move around through its hook. The McLanahan Waste Recycler can be used in mobile or stationary installations following a conveyor belt, screen, trommel, shredder, jaw crusher or a hopper.

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GL32120 2 Shaft Shredder

Granulator

Genox Gran-Calibur and Gran-Excalibur series granulators

RASOR 5400

Speed (slow/high): slowThroughput: 1200 – 1600kg/hSuitable material: plastic, wood, metal, white goods, paper, biomass, industrial waste, medical wasteDrive type: 2x2.2kW electric motorsNo. shafts/speed: 2 shaftsHopper size: 1213x736Unit dimensions: 3416(L)x1946(W)x2275(H)Weight (tonnes): 4.5No. of units in range: 19Base price: $115,000More: wwwwasteinitiatives.com or 1800 441 100

Weight: 1500-15tMotor: 11-250kWRotor diameter/speed: Ø300-1000mmDesigned for: processing all kinds of plastic scrapsThroughput: 100-8000kg/hFinished product size: 3-25mmBase price: P.O.AMore: www.direct.dksh.com.au/recycling or 1300 133 063

Unit dimensions: variousWeight: 1t-16t and aboveMotor: 15kW-315kWRotor diameter/speed: variousDesigned for: defined size reduction of various materials in a single passThroughput: variousFinished product size: dependent on the size of the screenBase price: from $14,500 + GST (subject to change)More: www.appliedmachinery.com.au

Unit dimensions: 4190x2520x2520mmWeight: 16,000kgMotor: electric 250kWRotor diameter/speed: 149mm/ speed: 149rpmDesigned for: RDFThroughput: up to 15t/hFinished product size: 25, 30, 40 and 60mmBase price: P.O.AMore: Craig Cosgrove, www.komptech.aus.com.au, [email protected] or 0417 320 082

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Bollegraaf.World Leaders in Profitable Recycling.

bollegraaf.comBollegraaf Recycling Solutions is the trading name of Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery bv and Lubo Systems bv.

With a track record of 50+ years in the industry, Bollegraaf is a leading global engineer and manufacturer of turnkey recycling solutions and recycling equipment. Your business is our challenge, we aim to give you the highest return on investment. From Municipal Solid Waste to Plastics recycling, you name it, we know how to sort it.

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Product profile: Crushers, Screens and Trommels //


Multi-crusher

Waste Screen

Terra Select T6

Sieve Drums

Speed (slow/high): slowThroughput: depends on application and size of machine 10-100tphSuitable material: MSW, industrial waste, C&D, bulk volume reductionDrive type: hydraulicNo. shafts/speed: 2Weight (tonnes): 11No. of units in range: many in EuropeBase price: varies on machine size – Euro 300,000-500,000 More: www.mclanahan.com or 02 4924 8248

Unit dimensions: up to 7mx3m (screen) Weight: up to 15tMotor: 1x standard 3 phase AC motorScreens materials this size: 30-300mmScreen type: steel, rubber, stainless steelDesigned for: MSW, C&I, C&D, shredded material, ASR, incineration slagThroughput: up tp 150tphBase price: P.O.AMore: www.direct.dksh.com.au/recycling or 1300 133 063

Weight: 19,000kgMotor: PerkinsScreens materials this size: 0-150mmScreen type: trommelDesigned for: greenwaste, compost, soils, wasteThroughput: up to 280m3

Base price: P.O.AMore: www.gcmenviro.com.au or 02 9457 9399

Unit dimensions: 2mt dia-2.5mt diaMotor: electric, 5.5kW-30kWScreen type: removableDesigned for: MSW, C&I C&D, organicsThroughput: 35-210m3/hBase price: P.O.AMore: Koga Recyclingtech, www.koga.com.au, [email protected] or 0419 558 600

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Reinforced screen deck drive for longer life

Perfect maintenace access via large doors and lifted feed hopper

New fine fraction discharge system giving high capacity and low wear

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NEMUS 2700

Fingerscreen

Doppstadt SM620 Trommel

SXS Screen

Unit dimensions: 12,000x2550x4000mmWeight: 1700kgMotor: Perkins Diesel 70kWScreens materials this size: 8-80mmScreen type: punch plate or segment screen meshDesigned for: compost, wood/biomass, spoil, gravel and wasteThroughput: up to 170m3/hBase price: P.O.AMore: Craig Cosgrove, www.komptechaus.com.au, [email protected] or 0417 320 082

Unit dimensions: variousWeight: +30tMotor: 22kW+Screens materials this size: 0-1500mmScreen type: GK FingerscreenDesigned for: C&D, C&I, greenwasteThroughput: variousBase price: $140,000+More: www.skala.com.au or 02 4905 0650

Unit dimensions: (transport) (L)11,500mmx(W) 3000mmx(H)3450mmWeight: 25t (approx)Motor: Deutz TCD 3.6 L4 90kW diesel engineScreens materials this size: 6-100mmScreen type: trommel drumDesigned for: soil, compost, bark, mulch, waste wood, building rubble and many more applicationsThroughput: variable depending on input material and moisture contentBase price: P.O.AMore: www.screenmasters.com.au or 1800 571 464

Unit dimensions: 4mx8m, variousWeight: 31t +Motor: 22kW+Screens materials this size: various, custom unitsScreen type: AR400 steel fingers/rodsDesigned for: multi-stream, C&D, MSW, C&I, organicsThroughput: variousBase price: P.O.AMore: www.skala.com.au or 02 4905 0650

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IF THE NSW government were a rugby player, it would put Benji Marshall to shame. Its sidestepping skills are second to none, having so far evaded questions on whether it would force mergers between councils opposed to them.

Perhaps it wants to give local government the illusion that it is not losing autonomy or representation, or it doesn’t want to be labelled a nanny state by coming out and making councils do as their told, but really, all its actions speak otherwise.

First, it keeps shoving the “bigger is better” argument down our throats, especially for communities, saying amalgamations will place downward pressure on rates and improves services. But won’t councils that amalgamate have to equalise both services and rates?

And all that talk about councils being able to invest in better services and facilities... where’s the evidence?

Maybe to avoid answering these questions, the government dangled a $1B “support package” in front of

councils. However, this package does not comprise grants but loans through the Treasury Corp that will still need to be serviced, and guess what, it’ll most likely be done through rate rises anyway!

There’s also that carrot that looks suspiciously like a stick: the government’s offer of $10 million per council and $5 million per regional council if they agree to merge. Without knowing if they’ll lose control over the process and be forced to merge anyway at a later date, councils now

Councils, play ball or else...

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December 9Contaminated Land ConferenceHenry Davis York, L10, 44 Martin Place, SydneyThis conference is specifically aimed at assisting land owners, environmental professionals and others dealing in contaminated land management to get them up to speed on the current issues. This conference will cover:• A regulator’s overview of recent

changes;• A legal review of contaminated land

legislation;• Dealing with vapour intrusion,

measurement and risk management;• Overview of the legal risks of

managing contaminated land and transfer liabilities;

• A land owners perspective on dealing with contaminated land issues, neighbours and consultants

• PFOS and its issues;• Cleaning up coal gas works sites and

coal tar contamination;

• Dealing with asbestos management and asbestos waste issues and regulation;

• Contaminated soil management options – reuse, landfill, containment and dealing with hazardous soils.

www.absg.net.au

February 24-25Energy from Waste Conference 2016Royal College of Surgeons, Lincolns Inn Field, LondonEnergy from Waste attracts a truly international audience from more than 20 countries, representing a significant range of emerging and established markets.Representatives from waste management, energy generation, finance, investment, engineering, project and technology development, planning and advisory, central and local government gather in London to exchange information, network and discuss business development.www.efwconference.com

April 25-29ISWA Study Tour on Collection, Sorting & RecyclingVienna, AustriaThe International Solid Waste Association is hosting a study tour around how to set up an appropriate system of waste collection, sorting, resource recovery, and financing options. www.iswa.org

May 3-7Waste 2016Opal Cove Resort, Coffs Harbour NSWCelebrating 20 years since inception, the conference now attracts more than 500 delegates, 50 exhibitors and 90 presenters, both national and international. It is targeted at anyone who works in or has an interest in waste management issues, and is particularly relevant to local government.www.waste2016.impactenviro.com.au

May 30-June 2IFATMesse MunchenIFAT is one of the world’s leading trade fairs for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management, and a place where visitors can find strategies and solutions for using resources in intelligent cycles in a manner that ensures their long-term preservation – with a great deal of success.www.ifat.de

August 10-11Australasian Waste & Recycling ExpoSydney ShowgroundThe Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo returns to Sydney in 2016, bringing together the industry to generate quality sales leads, discover the latest trends, showcase innovation, network with key waste and recycling decision makers from industry and government, and attend high quality practical seminars and workshops.www.awre.com.au

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are placed in an unenviable position. Merge voluntarily regardless of their circumstances or lose the money and be forced to amalgamate later with no monetary incentive.

Local Government Minister Paul Toole, who of course has not confirmed that the government will force councils to amalgamate, sent out a pretty strong message during a webinar with NSW mayors in October: “the money is available for next 30 days and this is your final chance to be able to receive that money.”

Then there’s that recently released report by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) following its review of councils’ Fit for Future proposals, which said two-thirds of councils were simply not fit for future.

Sure, IPART has not made any merger recommendation and has only “assessed each council’s proposal as either fit or not fit”.

No prizes for guessing why these proposals were deemed unfit! Yep, majority of councils were found unfit pretty much because they opposed the government’s proposed merger option and instead, submitted a stand-alone proposal.

Councils that were deemed unfit now have 30 days to respond to IPART’s findings (read: have you learnt your lesson yet? Just submit a merger proposal and you’ll be right, mate).

Amalgamations could do some councils good. But forcing councils to merge? That screams nanny state, and not calling it as it is just makes it so much worse. iw

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