Randwick City Council
Another piece in the resource recovery puzzle –
recovery of food organics in MUDs
Resource Recovery Puzzle
Waste Management Strategies and targets
Targets:
 NSW EPA recovery
target – 70% by
2021-22
 RCC target- No
untreated waste
to landfill by 2020
Where is Randwick at?
Collection system:
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Comingled Recycling
Green waste
Residual garbage
Where is Randwick at? (cont)
What Could Randwick Do?
MSW to EfW facility in NSW
NSW Energy from waste Policy
Statement
Resource Recovery Criteria for
Energy Recovery Facilities:
•Dry Recycling and FOGO collection
- unlimited residual waste
•Dry Recycling and Garden Organics
collection – 40% of residual waste
•Dry recycling collection – 25% of
residual waste
More Reasons for Food Waste Recovery
 Greenhouse Gas Reduction
 Replenishing organic depleted soil
 Renewable Energy
Trial roll-out
• Engaging our community
• Taking stock-before and during trial audit
results
• Bin roll-out
• Collection and processing
• Contamination management strategies
• Ongoing performance monitoring and
community education
Behaviour change theory
Source: www.enablingchange.com.au
Creating a buzz
Offering hope
Enabling change
 Bench-top caddy
 Bio-degradable liner
 Food waste bin
Audit
 Pre-trial
 Food waste in red-lid bin (43%)
 During trial
 Food waste in red-lid bin (38%)
 Food waste bin contamination (25%)
Improvements
 Food waste bin lid
 Modified
communication
Material
Trial Results
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8
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Food scraps collected (tonnes)
Oct - Dec 13
Jan - Mar 14
Trial results
Food waste collected and available
10%
Tonnages of food waste available
to be collected in trial p/w
16%
Tonnages collected at the start of
the trial p/w
Average tonnages of food waste
collected in trial per week
74%
Challenges to consider
 Community Engagement
 Residents
 Body corporate and strata managers
 Property maintenance
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Bin roll out
Contamination management
Odour management
Greater transient population
Student population
Future direction
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NSW EPA Strategic Directions
Council’s commitment to achieving the set targets
Trial outcomes and challenges
Community expectations-community survey
 Council should collect food waste for recycling – 98%
 Would participate in food waste collection – 96%
 Would support food waste in garden waste bin – 55%
Thank you
Matshepo Molala
Talebul Islam
Randwick City Council
www.randwick.nsw.gov.au