WRIGHT CORPORATE STRATEGY
MAY 2006
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Waste management in Australia is undergoing significant structural change.
This will lead to major and permanent shifts in the employment profile and skill-base.
In particular there will be growth in regional areas and a boom in the organics and
waste processing sectors.
WCS undertook a basic analysis of the shift in job demands to estimate the likely skill
needs and provide a basis for seeking appropriate support for the industry.
To accommodate the shifts in employment mix and skill base, the industry will require:
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retraining of personnel to move them from work activities and/or job
classifications that will be in decline to those where growth is likely,
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employment of new personnel with new skills for the growth areas, and
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financial and material resources for training both the incoming and the
relocated personnel.
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Geographics
Demographics
To develop a
forecast of future job
and skill demands,
WCS analysed the
waste management
industry along the
following chain:
Waste Flows
Waste Activities
People Needs
Skill Sectors
Skill Gaps
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Geographics
17 Geographic Regions Across Australia:
• NSW
– SMA; ERA; RRA
• VIC
– MMA; VRC; RRA
• QLD
– SEQ; CWQ; FNQ
• SA
– AMA; RRA
• WA
– PMA; RRA
• TAS
– HMA; RRA
• NT
– Whole of Territory
• ACT
– Whole of Territory
Dwellings, waste arisings, waste management
services and number of people employed were
estimated for each region.
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Demographics
Domestic Service Levels in Each Region
Assessed on:
• Total number of dwellings
- Number of single dwellings
- Number of multi-unit dwellings
• The frequency of each service
This data was used to forecast the service intensity
in each of the 17 regions around the country, the
type of domestic collection likely – RACV (driver
only) or RLCV (driver plus runners) – and the total
workforce required, for example:
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Garden Waste Service Levels in VRC:
97% of all properties receive a garden waste service –
- 2% weekly
- 96% fortnightly
- 2% monthly
190,000 properties –
- 80% single dwelling – RACV service
- 20% multi unit dwellings – RLCV service
4,800,000 services per annum –
- 3,800,000 – RACV services p.a.
- 1,000,000 – RLCV services p.a.
37 full time equivalent people employed in 7 job
categories for garden waste collection in VRC.
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Waste Flows
Municipal and C&I Waste Flows Established:
Waste flows for each of the 17 geographical
regions were tabulated in terms of • Waste Generated
• Material Recycled & Processed
• Garden Waste Recovered & Processed
• Food & Garden Waste Recovered & Processed
• Mixed Residual Waste Processed
• Mixed Residual Waste Disposed
Estimates were made for waste flows today and
those expected in +10 years, assuming that more
waste will be processed and less waste disposed.
In addition, a constant generation rate was
assumed, for example:
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Municipal Waste Flows for Australia (mtpa):
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Today
Demographics
+10 Years
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• Waste Generated
8.7
8.7
Waste Flows
• Material Recycled
1.4
2.1
• Garden Waste
0.9
0.9
• Food & Garden Waste
0.0
1.3
• MRW Processed
0.2
1.2
• MRW Disposed
6.2
3.2
Estimates for each state and the national total were
calculated by accumulating data from each of the 17
regions across the country.
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9 Waste Management Activities Analysed:
• Collection –
Municipal waste,
Recyclables,
Organics,
C&I waste
• Transfer –
Putrescible
Non-putrescible
Demographics
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Waste Flows
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Waste Activities
• Recyclables processing
• Garden waste processing – shred & mulch
• Food & garden waste processing - composting
• MRW processing
• MRW disposal – Putrescible
Non-putrescible
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147 Job Categories Assessed:
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Demographics
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• A comprehensive set of job categories was
established for each waste management activity.
These included
Waste Flows
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on-site and off-site personnel,
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9
Council staff (where appropriate),
Waste Activities
9
front line supervisors, and
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9
service personnel for plant and equipment,
People Needs
for example:
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Garden Waste Shred & Mulch Activity:
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Demographics
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Waste Flows
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Waste Activities
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People Needs
• Plant Operator
• Weighbridge Operator
• Clerical Onsite
• Contaminant Pickers
• Truck Drivers
• Plant Mechanic
• Product Salesperson
• Operations Supervisor
• Clerical Offsite
• Professional Staff
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147 Job Categories Assessed:
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Demographics
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Waste Flows
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Waste Activities
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People Needs
• A comprehensive set of job categories was
established for each waste management activity.
These included on-site and off-site personnel,
Council staff (where appropriate), front line
supervisors and service personnel for plant and
equipment.
• Typical productivities for each waste management
activity were then applied to the waste stream flows,
to estimate the number of people required in each
activity and each of the job categories, for example:
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Waste Flows
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Waste Activities
Transfer Station Operations (NSW):
For a typical transfer station • People employed -
12.25
• Tonnes throughput -
100,000 tpa
• Productivity -
8,250 tpa per person
For whole of NSW • Tonnes transferred -
1,353,000 pa
• People employed -
164 in 9 job categories
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People Needs
This estimate includes all people employed in
transfer activities from clerks and weighbridge
operators, through maintenance staff, on-site
supervisors and transfer trailer drivers.
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Waste Flows
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Waste Activities
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People Needs
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Skill Sectors
13 Core Job Categories:
The 147 job categories in the 13 waste
management activities were aggregated into 13
core skill sector groupings where common skill sets
can be expected across the various waste
management activities –
- Clerical
- Customer Service
- Driver
- General Labour
- Managerial
- Mechanic
- Mobile Plant Operator
- Runner
- Process Plant Operator
- Sales
- Technician
- Waste Education
- Weighbridge
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Waste Flows
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Waste Activities
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People Needs
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Skill Sectors
Employment Growth Over 10 Years:
• Clerical
+ 290
• Customer Service
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• Driver
+ 330
• General Labour
+ 100
• Managerial
+ 210
• Mechanic
+ 270
• Mobile Plant Operator
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• Process Plant Operator
+1,290
• Runner
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140
• Sales
+
60
• Technician
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80
• Waste Education
+ 360
• Weighbridge
+ 100
Skill Gaps
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Geographics
Segment the country into regions
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Demographics
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Assess the service levels
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Waste Flows
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Estimate the waste to be managed
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Waste Activities
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Determine the magnitude of each task
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People Needs
Calculate the number of people needed
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Skill Sectors
Skill Gaps
Allocate employees to skill sectors
Forecast the skill gaps over 10 years
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KEY FINDINGS:
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The demand for new employees outside metropolitan areas will be
greater than for metropolitan areas – 32% cf 12% over 10 years.
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The highest demand for new employees will be in NSW – 26% cf 19%
nationally over 10 years.
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New employees with process plant knowledge and operating skills will
be the most critical skill shortfall area over the next 10 years.
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If waste generation rates increase, (as might reasonably be expected)
the demand for new employees will be those forecast and double the
growth rate of GDP – i.e. > 4% p.a.
WRIGHT CORPORATE STRATEGY PTY LTD
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ABN 23 650 712 705