Advisory Practice in Public Policy and Strategy
Waste Management and Resource Recovery - State Governments
Client: | Department of Environment and Resource Management |
State: | Queensland |
Project: | Public policy analysis and strategy support – Waste Avoidance and Resource Efficiency Strategy (2010-2011) |
Description: | Extensive support through policy analysis and industry stakeholder engagement in developing and implementing Queensland’s Waste Avoidance and Resource Efficiency Strategy. |
Client: | Zero Waste SA |
State: | South Australia |
Project: | Mid-Term Review of South Australia’s Waste Strategy 2005 to 2010 (2008/09) |
Description: | Review of progress in delivering on the targets and objectives that formed the heart of South Australia’s first waste strategy, including recommended actions to complete the (then current) Waste Strategy and incorporate into the next five year Waste Strategy. |
Client: | Zero Waste SA |
State: | South Australia |
Project: | Assessment of Potential for Improving Collections Systems for Commercial and Industrial Waste (2008) |
Description: | An analysis of the C&I front lift collection market in Adelaide with estimates of the possible extent to which resource recovery improvements might be achieved, including options for market intervention to achieve further resource recovery. |
Client: | Zero Waste SA |
State: | South Australia |
Project: | Audit of Recycling at Work Program (2008 to 2012) |
Description: | Development and implementation of a data collection and management system to audit and validate claims for recycling incentives by several waste contractors serving multiple medium and small businesses in Adelaide. |
Client: | ACT NOWaste |
State: | Australian Capital Territory |
Project: | ACT NOWaste Strategy & Targets Review & Assessment of Options (2007-08) |
Description: | A review of the ACT Government No Waste by 2010 strategy and an assessment of realistically achievable outcomes within the constraints of contemporary practices and technologies, accompanied by an analysis of the budgetary implications for the Territory Government. |
Client: | ACT Chief Minister’s Department |
State: | Australian Capital Territory |
Project: | Technical Advice for Stage 1 Expression of Interest for the Sub-lease of Blocks of Land in the Hume Resource Recovery Estate (2009) |
Description: | Advice on the assessment of Expressions of Interest from proponents seeking to acquire land in a resource recovery estate for the purpose of establishing resource recovery businesses that might expand resource recovery in the Territory. |
Client: | NSW Government |
State: | New South Wales |
Project: | Alternative Waste Technologies and Practices Inquiry (2001) |
Description: | Chair of landmark Public Inquiry that established the strategic policy framework and targets for sustainable waste management and resource recovery in NSW. |
Client: | Resource NSW |
State: | New South Wales |
Project: | Indicative Cost and Impact Assessment – Draft NSW Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy (2003) |
Description: | Strategic impact report to provide input to NSW Cabinet in considering proposed Waste Strategy and Bill. |
Waste Management and Resource Recovery - Local Councils
Client: | Wollongong City Council, NSW |
Project: | Strategic Alternatives for Waste Services Delivery (2009) |
Description: | Preliminary screening analysis of service and infrastructure options. |
Client: | Wollongong City Council, NSW |
Project: | Waste Management and Minimisation Strategy (2010) |
Description: | Development and assessment of strategic directions for waste management and resource recovery, including numerical and financial modeling of strategic options, and a detailed action plan for implementation. |
Client: | Orange City Council, NSW |
Project: | Resource Recovery and Waste Management Strategy (2009) |
Description: | Preparation of a revised resource recovery and waste management strategy following a case in the NSW Land & Environment Court. |
Client: | Kimbriki Resource Recovery and Waste Disposal Centre, SHOROC Councils, NSW |
Project: | Site Suitability for AWT (2006) |
Description: | Assessment of location and site conditions for suitability to host waste processing facilities with capacity up to 100,000 tonnes per annum. |
Client: | Kimbriki Resource Recovery and Waste Disposal Centre, SHOROC Councils, NSW |
Project: | Strategic Evaluation of AWT Objectives (2007-08) |
Description: | Development of shared objectives across elected representatives, council officers and Kimbriki personnel, for future waste processing. |
Client: | City of Onkaparinga, SA |
Project: | Review of Strategic Waste Management Options (2004) |
Description: | Initial review of broad options for resource recovery. |
Client: | City of Onkaparinga, SA |
Project: | Development of Integrated Waste Management Strategy (2005) |
Description: | Initial review of broad options for improved resource recovery. |
Client: | Baulkham Hills Shire Council, NSW |
Project: | Waste Management Strategic Options Analysis (2006) |
Description: | Preliminary screening analysis of service and infrastructure options. |
Client: | Coffs Harbour City Council, NSW |
Project: | Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy (2003) |
Description: | Development and assessment of strategic directions for waste management and resource recovery, including numerical and financial modeling of strategic options, and a detailed action plan for implementation. |
Client: | Coffs Harbour City Council, NSW |
Project: | Future Residual Waste Disposal Strategy (2010) |
Description: | Development and assessment of strategic options for disposal of residual waste following completion of the current landfill that receives only residual waste. |
Client: | Gosford City Council, NSW |
Project: | Future Waste Disposal Strategies for Gosford (2003) |
Description: | Preparation and evaluation of a set of strategic options for beneficial processing of waste streams to increase resource recovery and reduce demand for landfill disposal. |
Client: | Penrith City Council, NSW |
Project: | Domestic Waste Strategy (2005) |
Description: | Development of strategic options and a strategy for domestic waste management, including the progressive introduction of source separation of organic wastes for beneficial processing, and the provision of decision-support advice to Council and the community. |
Client: | Shoalhaven City Council, NSW |
Project: | Cost Benefit Analysis of a Resource Recovery Park (2008) |
Description: | Development of business case for a Resource Recovery Park, including processing of residual waste, and preparation of a cost benefit analysis for the facility. |
Client: | Shoalhaven City Council, NSW |
Project: | Strategies for Reducing Waste to Landfill (2006) |
Description: | Preparation and evaluation of a set of strategic options for beneficial processing of waste streams to increase resource recovery and reduce demand for landfill disposal. |
Client: | Hunter Integrated Resources, NSW |
Project: | Waste Stream Composition, HIR Renewable Energy Project (2003) |
Description: | Trend analysis of waste stream composition to project changes in composition that might impact on the energy yield of future waste streams. |
Client: | Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils, SSROC, NSW |
Project: | Review Analysis and Reporting on Waste Management Services by Member Councils, (2005 and 2007) |
Description: | A review of the service delivery and efficiency for waste management services provided by fifteen Councils associated with SSROC. |
Client: | Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils, SSROC, NSW |
Project: | Discussion Paper on Waste Policy and Technology Trends (2008) |
Description: | A briefing and discussion paper on the trends in waste management policy, practice and technology. |
Client: | Glen Innes Severn Council, NSW |
Project: | Alternative Waste Technologies Update Report (2008) |
Description: | A report on the status and practice of alternative waste technologies. |