WASTE AND RECYCLING STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS
CHECKLIST ONE: TAKING STOCK
When reviewing the current state and formalising your approach to transition, the first step is to take stock of the current strategic considerations for each of the
merging councils and the impact on Waste Management Governance.
Activity
What
Starting Point for Discussion
Do you have a current Waste Strategy for your Council?
- Is there mention of the State and Regional Waste Strategy and contributing to
the municipal waste diversion from landfill targets?
Council 1
Council 2
Points of difference
Are you a member of a Regional Waste Strategy group?
What targets and actions does your Regional Waste Strategy specify?
What overall systems do you have in place for data capture to meet
State/Federal Government reporting systems?
Reporting will be required for the Local Government Waste and Resource
Recovery Survey and potentially facility specific reporting such as National
Pollution Inventory.
What internal resources are used for waste management activities as well
as by other service delivery units?
For example is the council depot used to service all fleet ?
What resources are available / allocated to this activity?
- Staff resources
- Financial resources (includes long term and short term resources)
- External funding for specific programs / activities
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Who
Who has responsibility for delivery of the range of strategic Waste
Management issues?
Internally
- Which business unit/s has responsibility?
- What involvement is there from Councillors/higher levels of management?
Externally
- Regional Organisation of Councils
- Regional Waste Strategy groups
- Contractors who undertake a service
How
How is the council or Regional Waste Strategy being delivered?
- What range of services/activities are included?
- What are the key projects being undertaken
- What are the timelines for finalisation of these projects
Measure
What measures are in place to ascertain how the council or Regional Waste
Strategy is performing?
- Amount of waste diverted from landfill
- Interim targets
- Contractor / staff feedback
- Compliance with WHS
- Annual surveys of residents (Behaviour / attitudes analysis/survey)
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