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WASTE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN AUSTRALIA
PROF DAMIEN GIURCO
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CLAIR Forum
24 February 2016
OUTLINE
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> Overview of waste generation, recycling in Australia
> Revitalising sustainability
> Case studies and initiatives
> Looking to the future
Beach Scene – little pieces of good
Judith Price
Exhibited at World Resources Forum Asia Pacific, UTS 2015
WASTE GENERATION IN AUSTRALIA STILL RISING
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More than
2 tonnes
per person
per year
Waste
Population
(Economic)
Gross Value
Added
RECOVERY BY MATERIAL
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to China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Vietnam
to China, Indonesia,Hong Kong
WHERE DOES THE WASTE GO?
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ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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MARRICKVILLE COUNCIL STRATEGY
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE
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Example of Marrickville Council, Sydney http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/en/environment/recycling-and-waste/
HOUSEHOLD RECYCLING
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Example of Marrickville Council, Sydney
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VARIATION IN
HOUSEHOLD
RECYCLING
COLLECTION
ADDITIONAL RECYCLING EXAMPLE
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Example of Waverley Council, Sydneyhttp://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/residents/waste_and_recycling/collection_days_and_bins
FOOD RECYCLING
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IMPORTANCE OF DATA COLLECTION
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2011
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Historical rates
in Sydney Metropolitan Area (SMA)
- Discourage landfill disposal
- Make recycling and recovery
options more viable
- Increase recovery investment
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WASTE LESS, RECYCLE MORE
FUTURE INITIATIVES
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> reverse vending machines
and container deposit systems
> role in integrated resources
planning for waste
> how can we harness the digital
age to improve waste and
sustainability in cities?
THANK YOU – ARIGATOU GOZAIMASU
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Prof Damien Giurco
UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures
Level 11, 235 Jones St Ultimo
Tel 02 9514 4978
www.isf.uts.edu.au
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