Community Invited to Comment On Draft Zero Waste Strategy
Published on 02 August 2024
Snowy Valleys Council has released its updated Zero Waste Strategy 2024-2030 for comment.
Community members are invited to have their say on the draft strategy during August while the document is on public exhibition.
The updated SVC Zero Waste Strategy 2024-2030 refines targets from the original 2019 strategy and identifies a deliverable set of actions going forward.
Many of the actions in the first strategy have been successfully implemented, with kerbside bin audits and waste facility data showing council has made substantial progress on the waste reduction and resource recovery goals set out in the original 2019-2030 Zero Waste Strategy.
Key drivers for success have been effective community education campaigns, updated waste infrastructure, and participation by motivated residents.
Over the past four years Snowy Valleys householders diverted 12kg/week on average of organic waste from landfill, there was a positive 31% increase in the volume of comingled recycling collected, and an average of 6kg/week less general waste being sent to landfill from each household.
Bin audits undertaken before and after the FOGO service commenced show residents are now diverting substantial amounts of food and garden waste from their red lidded bin into their FOGO bin.
The updated 2024 - 2030 Strategy establishes a set of measurable waste recovery goals and sets out four strategic themes to achieve these goals over the coming six years.
The four Strategic Themes are:
- Theme 1: Waste education and advocacy for behaviour change
- Theme 2: Data capture and intelligent decision making
- Theme 3: Infrastructure and service provision
- Theme 4: Innovation and circularity
Interested community members can review the Draft SVC Zero Waste Strategy 2024-2030 and provide feedback by visiting council’s website www.svc.nsw.gov.au/public-exhibition
Submissions close Sunday 1 September 2024.
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