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South  Australian  Resource  Recovery    Study  Tour    Summary  

May  20th  -­‐  22nd  2015    

 

Introduction  In  May  2015,  Envision  NZ  In  association  with  Zero  Waste  South  Australia  (ZWSA)  and  Keep  South  Australia  Beautiful  (KESAB)  led  a  Resource  Recovery  Study  Tour  to  South  Austraslia.  21  participants   joined   us   from   all   over   New   Zealand,   representing   local   government,   private  enterprise   and   community  organisations  on  a   jam-­‐packed   study   tour  of   resource   recovery  facilities  and  initiatives  in  Adelaide,  South  Australia.    

   

The  comprehensive  tour   included  site  visits   to  a  range  of   facilities  that  make  up  the  South  Australian  (SA)  resource  recovery  system  including:    

• Wingfield  Waste  Precinct  • Statewide  Recycling  Super  Collector  • Welland  Waste  • Buckland  Park  Compost  Processing  Plant  • Northern  Adelaide  Management  Authority’s  (NAWMA)  new  resource  recovery  facility  • Watershed  Sustainability  Centre  • Visy  MRF  • E-­‐Cycle  e-­‐waste  processing  plant  

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• East  Waste  regional  subsidiary  • SITA  Resource-­‐Co.  

Alongside   the   informative   tours  provided  at  each  of   the  sites,  expert  dinner  and  breakfast  speakers  provided  more  detail  and  overview  on  South  Australia's  resource  recovery  system.  Speakers  represented:  Keep  South  Australia  Beautiful,  One  World  Environmental  Solutions,  SA  Government  agency,  Zero  Waste  South  Australia,  Zero  Waste  International  Alliance,  the  Environmental  Protection  Authority  and  Salisbury  Council,  Waste  Management  Association  of  Australia  and  an  international  speaker  from  Zero  Waste  International  Alliance.    

 About  Zero  Waste  South  Australia,  Vaughan  Levitske,  CEO    The  state  introduced  its  Container  Deposit  Legislation  30  years  ago.  Residents  can  take  back  beverage  containers  to  over  130  collection/drop-­‐off  points  for  the  10-­‐cent  refund.  In  order  to   reduce   the   State’s   over-­‐reliance   on   landfill,   legislation  was   passed   in   February   2004   to  create   the   office   of   Zero   Waste   SA,   a   statutory   authority   of   the   South   Australian  Government.   Zero   Waste   SA   has   provided   the   leadership,   regulations   and   resources   to  enable   the   state   to   achieve   a   74%   reduction   in   waste   to   landfill.     South   Australia   has   a  population   of   1.5   million   people   (1.3m   metro,   200,000   outback)   and   96%   of  households/hotels  etc  are  engaged  in  resource  recovery  in  the  state.  Average  annual  rainfall  in  SA  is  544mm.    About  KESAB  (Keep  South  Australia  Beautiful)  John  Phillips,  CEO    Established  in  1966,  KESAB  environmental  solutions  is  a  leading  NGO  offering  a  wide  range  of  environmental   sustainability   education   and   engagement   services   to   government,   private  enterprises,   schools   and   the   community.   KESAB’s   focus   is   on   resource   recovery,   recycling,  waste  diversion,  waste  management  and  training.      KESAB   also   provide   accredited   waste  auditing   and   services   and   have   also  carried  out  successful  surveys  conducted  state   and   national   litter   surveys   for   the  Australian   and   South   Australian  Governments  for  many  years.      A   large   part   of   their   focus   is   on  education,   in   the   development   and  delivery   of   curriculum   based   school  resources,   lessons   and   teacher  development,   in-­‐school   activities,   water  conservation   and   catchment  management   and   NRM   Education  (Natural  Resource  Management).    KESAB  pride   themselves  on   taking   a  unique  and  entrepreneurial   approach   to   their  way  of  doing  business.        

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Summary  of  Site  Visits  

Wingfield  KESAB  Education  Centre  and  Waste  Precinct  

• Built  on  a   reclaimed   landfill   site   (landfill   closed   in  2004).  Council   owned   the   landfill   and   it  was  sold  in  five  blocks  

• Excellent  setup  as  has  everything  around  it  • NSW   prefer   reverse   vending   machines   –   these   can   work   if   manned,   can   have   problems   with  

vandalism.  • Site   is   surrounded   by   fragile   ecosystems,   have   to   be   extra   aware   of   storm   water   runoff   and  

leachate  • Education  Centre  runs  a  lot  of  tours  and  programs  with  teachers  and  community  groups  • Still  old  school  mentality  that  don’t  believe  recycling  actually  happens,  good  to  get  them  to  the  

site  to  see  for  themselves  • Charge  $110-­‐$120  at  the  gate  ($74  waste  levy)  • 187  nationalities  in  SA  • Also  have  door  knockers  that  target  areas  of  the  community  to  educate  about  recycling  • Scouts   have   10   centres   and   an   annual  

turnover   of   $35m/year.  Won   the   tender  for  seven  years  plus  three.  

   

               

   

Jeffries  Organics  Transfer  Station    • Jeffries   grew   from   soil   not   waste   industry,   their   objective   is   to   sell   valuable,   quality   soil,   not  

primarily  to  process  waste.  Also  now  process  wooden  pallets  into  landscaping  medium  • Fourth   generation,   South   Australian   family   owned   business,   est.   1934.   Started   carting   horse  

manure  • 46%  of  household  bin  waste  is  organics  • Pallet  pile,  no  treated  timber,  processed,  then  separated  by  colour  • No  single-­‐use  plastic  bags  in  SA  • They  have  problems  with  biodegradable  bags,  they  want  people  to  choose  compostable  bags  • Still  a  lot  of  work  to  do  educating  community  –  still  those  that  throw  in  garden  pots,  pipes,  bags  

etc.  Education  is  beginning  to  work  –resulting  in  reduced  contamination  • Operate  on  a  carrot  not  stick  mentality  • They   accept   the   food   and   green  waste   here   before   it   processed   and   taken   to   their  main   site  

nearby  • They  have  large  liquid  pits  for  grease  that  they  use  the  mulch  to  soak  up  and  use  for  capping  • Charge  $10-­‐$15  m3  for  mulch  product  for  large  clients,  wineries  etc.  • Charge  $120-­‐$130  m3  for  premium  potting  product  • Compost  weighs  700kg/m3,  mulch  weighs  around  500kg/m3.  

FKESAB  Education  Centre  at  Wingfield  Resource  Recovery  Precinct

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ARR  Adelaide  Resource  Recovery      • Construction  and  Demolition  (C  and  D)  waste  recycling  • 2000  tonnes  received  each  day  -­‐  recycle  85%  of  what  comes  in  • Offers   affordable   recycled   building   materials   to   building,   construction   and   engineering   firms  

throughout  South  Australia  • Processed  recycled  concrete  aggregates  are  used  under  houses  and  roads  • Sand  and  gravels  used  as  aggregates  • Magnets  used  to  pull  out  reinforcing  and  then  sold  as  scrap  metal  • 100%  privately  owned,  used  to  be  hand  sorted.  Machine  from  Netherlands  cost  $8m,  separates  it  

by  size  • People  pick  down  a   conveyor  belt   the   large  pieces,   air   vacuum  sorts  medium   items,  water   vat  

used  to  float  paper  and  blows  them  across  • Plastics  baled  up,  they  send  a  container  every  3  days  to  China  • Paper  sent  to  mills  to  make  more  paper  • Machines  are  high  maintenance   -­‐   carpet,   insulation,   toys,   polystyrene  and  video   tapes  bad   for  

machines  • 450  tonnes  through  machine/day.  

       

   

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TPI  Waste  Care  Transfer  Station    • The   Wingfield   facility   is   operated   by   Transpacific.   They   use   recycling   and   resource   recovery  

techniques,   which   ensure   ferrous   and   nonferrous   metals,   timber,   cardboard   organics   and  concrete  are  sustainably  recycled.  

• They  accept  general  waste,  C  and  D,  domestic  and  hard  waste,  electronic,  green,  scrap  metal  and  tyres.   They   do   not   accept   grease   trap,   radioactive,   quarantine,   medical   or   friable   asbestos.

   

Statewide  Recycling  Super  Collector  • Owned  by  Coca  Cola.  Established  in  1977  by  two  

beverage   manufacturers   (Coca   Cola   and  Schweppes)  

• A  notably  very  clean  operation  with  very  clean  baled  product  which  demands  higher  prices  than  recycled  commodities  from  other  states  due  to  the  cleanliness  and  almost  zero  contamination  as  

• Largest  super  collector  in  SA  and  NT  in  terms  of  the  size  of  the  customer  base  it  represents  and  the  volume  of  recyclable  containers  that  it  processes  

• Sorts  CDL  returned  bottles  (plastic  and  cans)  • 17,000  cans/  block,  PET  13,000/block  • Have  20  buyers  who  tender  for  blocks  each  month,  from  China,  Indonesia  and  Australia  • Tonnes  sent  to  China/  Indonesia  2014/15:  

PET       3450  Aluminion     2290  LPB       620  HDPE       295  Glass       –  (recycled  in  Australia)  Steel  cans     15  

• 700m  containers  processed  from  CDL/year.    

 Photos  above:  Examples  of  the  clean  product  that  comes  out  of  the  SA  Container  Deposit  system  and  which  commands  a  premium  price  over  materials  from  other  states  that  don’t  have  CDL.  

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Welland  Waste  • Private,   family   owned  business,   no   grants   or   assistance   and  making   a   go   of   resource   recovery  

through  innovation  and  providing  a  range  of  services  to  the  public  • The  site  is  effectively  a  mini  resource  recovery  park  • Operate  a  bottle  deposit  drop  off  which  represents  10%  of  the  sites’  business  • Has  a  copper  stripper  machine  that  strips  the  plastic  off  electrical  wires  (7%  of  business)  • Timber  retail  sales  (10%  of  business)  • Operates  as  a  private  transfer  station,  sells  scrap  metal  and  hires  out  skip  bins.  

Above   left:   Sorting   botles   for   refunds   at   Welland   waste.   Above   right:   Auckland   Councillor   George   Wood   and   John  Dragicevich,  Director  Civil  Defence  and  Emergency  Management  at  Auckland  Council  pose  with  a  happy  customer  who  has  just  received  $27.20  for  his  boot  load  of  bottles  

Dinner  Speakers  Vaughan  Levitske  (Chief  Executive  ZWSA)  Geoff  Johnston  (One  World  Environmental  Solutions  Pty  Ltd)    

Buckland  Park  Compost  Processing  Plant  • Jeffries  main  compost  processing  site,  88ha  • Cell  A,  food  material  from  households,  restaurants,  Coles  supermarkets    • Windrows  system,  two  pipes  underneath,  heated  to  65°C,  sprinklers  run  across  piles,  air  is  sucked  

in  under  pipes,  Cell  B,  kerbside  green  material  • Coloured  wood  chips  made  from  processed  recycled  untreated  pallets,  Magnets  pull  nails  out  of  

timber  • Machine   called   ROSS   (Recycling  Organics   Screening   System),   damaged   in   a   recent   fire,  will   be  

rebuilt  with   improvements.  Uses   a   combination   of   specialized   screening   discs,   extraction   fans,  magnets   and   192   air   jets   to   remove   inorganic   items   and   further   refine   the   recycled   organic  material.    Non  compostable  items  are  then  separated  and  also  recycled  where  possible  

• Pelicans  keep  warm  on  top  of  the  compost  piles  • Contamination  is  very  low  due  to  education,  plastic  bags  etc  • Whole  site   is  not  on  mains  water.  Water  collected   in  ponds  and   tanks,  used   to  water  compost  

piles  and  wash  trucks  • Make  made-­‐to-­‐order  horticultural  blends,  for  example  with  extra  lime  for  a  specific  crop  • There  is  a  two  week  wait  for  orders  at  peak  demand  • Health  risks  taken  very  seriously  –  PPE  well  stocked,  vaccines,  gas  masks,  uniforms  etc.    

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NAWMA  (Northern  Adelaide  Waste  Management  Authority)  transfer  station  • NAWMA  is  what  is  known  as  a  Regional  Subsidiary  and  is  owned  by  three  councils  • Demonstrates  how  local  government  and  industry  can  work  together  for  excellent  results  • VISY  Recyclers  operate  the  plant  and  are  responsible  for  sourcing  markets  and  selling  products  • Population  served  250,000,  110,000  households,  includes  12  rural  councils  • Process  80,000  tonnes/year  • Business  is  customer  service,  waste  and  recycling  • They   have   a   drive   through   Public  Waste   Transfer   Station   for   people   to   bring   their   own  waste  

products  including  materials  for  recycling.  All  materials  go  over  a  slow  moving  conveyor  so  that  recyclable  and  reusable  materials  can  be  pulled  out  

• SA   Scouts   operate   a   Bottle   buy-­‐back   centre   at   the   site   which   unlike   the   other   sites   has   an  automated  bottle  sorting/counting  machine  

• The   “Salvage   and   Save”   retail   operation   offers   quality   second   hand   building   and   household  products  to  the  community  

• Good  location  of  site,  with  industries  building  up  around  it  and  a  large  residential  customer  base  • By  2026  the  landfill  11km  away  will  be  full  • 1.4tonnes/m3  in  a  compacted  bale  for  landfill  • Do  not  have  a  problem  with  birds,  because  they  do  not  like  the  compacted  bales.  • Education  Centre  about  to  be  renovated/  moved.  • Take  older  kids  to  the  Uleybury  landfill  to  see  it  from  viewing  platform  • Younger  kids  visit  and  this  captures  the  parents  interest  as  well  • 25  trucks,  all  run  on  CNG  (Compressed  Natural  Gas),  not  hybrids  • Site  has  own  refueling  station,  so  can  set  own  prices  and  benefits  environment  • Profile  of  waste  changes  across  areas:  

o Average  household  in  Australia  produces  18.5kg  of  waste/week  o Higher  socio  economic  areas  22kg/week  o 16kg/week  in  elderly  populations  

• 2013-­‐14:  o 21  tonnes  of  material  salvaged  and  sold  in  Salvage  and  Save  Shop  o 362  tonnes  of  steel  collected  and  sold  o 2567  mattresses  processed  with  springs  and  foam  marketed  o 76  tonnes  of  recyclables  (cardboard,  mattress  foam)  marketed  o 352  tonnes  of  electronic  waste  recycled  o 24,400  litres  of  waste  oil  recycled  o 745  tyres  were  recycled  o 9  tonnes  of  car  batteries  recycled  o 3042  tonnes  of  garden  waste  transported  to  Jeffries  for  processing  into  a  compost  product  o 2636  tonnes  of  residual  waste  transported  to  SITA  Resource  Co  for  processing  into  fuel.    

 

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 Above  left:  Residential  and  commercial  waste  is  dropped  on  to  a  moving  floor  at  the  Buckland  Park  facility  enabling  reusable  and  recyclable  items  to  be  removed  before  waste  is  transferred  to  landfill  

 

Watershed  Salisbury  Highway  • Bruce  Naumann  (Salisbury  Council)  • The  Watershed   Restaurant   and   Function   Centre   owned   by   Salisbury   Council   and   operated   by  

RedJam,  16km  North  of  Adelaide  city  centre  • Purpose  of  site:  

o harvest  surface  run  off  from  urban  catchment  o constructed  wetlands  and  bio  filters  cleanse  water  to  meet  EPA  quality  criteria  o built  70  wetlands  over  last  20  years  o store  the  cleansed  water  in  natural  underground  sandy  limestone  aquifers  o when   needed,   water   is   recovered   from   the   aquifers   and   distributed   to   community  

customers  through  Councils  ‘Purple  Pipe’  network  o operates  32  community  wells  and  31  managed  aquifer  recharge  wells  (MAR)  o supply   the   water  

through   a   network   of  120km  of  purple  pipe  

o supply   recycled   water  to   486   customers,  including   32   schools  and   136   community  and  sports  facilities  

• Also   offers   habitat  protection,   flood   protection,  promotes   biodiversity,  pollution  prevention,  reduces  dependence  on  River  Murray  and   Adelaide   Hills  catchments  

• Economic   benefits   from  research   and   development,  natural   resource  management,  local  job  creation,  innovation,  industry  partnerships  and  support.  

   

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Visy  Material  Recovery  Facility  (MRF)  • Without  CDL,  glass  is  30%  of  comingled  composition,  50%  paper,  10%  plastic/steel/aluminum  • With  CDL,  15%  glass,  65%  paper    • They  need  99.9995%  pure  glass  and  would  prefer  it  was  separated  at  kerbside  • They  can  earn  $9000/tonne  for  CDL  aluminum  • CDL  items  touched  twice  during  processing  –  first  to  be  pulled  out,  second  to  be  drained/  lid  off  • Operates  at  25-­‐30  tonnes/hour  output  • Employs  50  people  across  two  shifts  • Contamination  rate  changes  with  socio  economic  regions  and  day  to  day  

E-­‐Cycle  • They  are  responsible  e-­‐cyclers.  They  do  not  send  materials  overseas  • Old  TVs  had  lead  in  them  (4kg),  new  ones  have  mercury  in  them  (5-­‐50mg)    • Federal  government   initiated  a  national  stewardship  scheme  for  e  waste,  but  drop  off  volumes  

were  in  excess  of  expectations,  funding  has  now  run  out  and  a  number  of  e-­‐waste  recyclers  have  shut  down  as  a  result  

• Trial   was   funded   for   45%   of  weight   of  material   sold,   targets  were   too   low   due   to   variances  between   old   and   new  appliances  and  TVs  

• They   offer   free   drop   off   and  have   30   people   dismantling   at  peak  times  

• Manufacturers   pay   into   fund   at  Super  Collector  who  pay  E-­‐Cycle  

• Selling  scrap  metal  only  off   sets  costs  

• They   are   still   accepting   e  waste  but   are   telling   people   where  possible   to   take   it   to   the   Super  Collector   because   they   are  currently  operating  at  a  loss.  

 

 East  Waste  –  Regional  Subsidiary  • Six  Councils  collectively  own  East  Waste  as  a  ‘Regional  Subsidiary’  • 48  staff  and  1  manager  (includes  38  drivers)    • 180,000  bins  collected/  week  • 955  of  bins  retuned  upright  with  lids  closed  • Introduced  GPS  four  years  ago  • Introduced  RFID  tracking  one  year  ago  –  mostly  used  for  customer  service,  for  example  if  bin  is  

not  out  on  time,  stolen,  contaminated  etc  • Benefits  of  RFID:  

o RFID  can  alert  driver  if  entering  a  street  too  early  or  if  it  is  a  street  they  cannot  turnaround  in  o Reduces  the  number  of  mistakes,  improves  efficiency,  allows  for  a  more  mature  conversation  

with  community  o They  can  target  specific  streets  that  need  more  education  (with  KESAB)  o Can  locate  stolen  bins    o Can  show  photo  evidence  if  bin  not  put  out  on  time  

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o Some  councils  have  a  2/3  strikes  policy,  use  letters,  email  photos  etc  try  to  educate  customer  before  it  escalates    

o Allows   real   time   data   and   highlights   forgetful   residents,   overfilled   bins,   unapproved   bins,  litter  around  bins.  Showed  example  of  two  cars  parked  by  bin  blocking  it  

• They  would  need  to  move  the  placement  of  the  bin  tracker  if  they  were  to  charge  customer  per  tip  (looking  at  doing  that)  

• Be  prepared  when  introducing  the  RFIS  system  to  community,  all  about  positive  education  • Booking  system  for  inorganics  takes  care  of  health  and  safety  and  scavenging  • 20%  of  residents  use  it  • Illegal  dumping  has  not  increased  • First  inorganic  pick  up  free,  second  $20-­‐$30  dependent  on  Council  • Trucks  are  not  kept  longer  than  seven  years,  after  that  they  are  not  worth  the  maintenance  and  

they  need  to  look  well  maintained  –  improves  council’s  reputation,  low  emissions  etc.  

 

SITA  Resource-­‐Co  • Produces  alternative  fuels  from  construction  and  demolition  waste  • Established  21  years  ago  • They  receive  construction  and  demolition  waste.  It  is  a  mix  of  timber,  metals,  plastics,  cardboard  

and   paper.   It   may   also   include   small   amounts   of   concrete,   brick   and   rubble   They   remove  concrete  and  asphalt  waste  and  process  separately  

• The  material   is  sorted,  and  then  ferrous  and  non-­‐ferrous  metal,   inert  fractions  (bricks,  concrete  etc)  and  non-­‐recyclables  are  removed  from  the  combustible  portion  of  this  material  stream.  The  combustible  material  is  then  processed  for  manufacturing  of  Processed  Engineered  Fuel  (PEF)  

• The  Wingfield  site  has  the  capability  to  convert  up  to  350,000  tonnes  of  raw  material  per  annum  into  100,000  to  150,000  tonnes  of  PEF.    Over  90%  of  the  material  they  receive  is  recycled  

• PEF   has   a   significant   calorific   value   and   can   be   used   as   a   coal   and   gas   replacement   in   high  combustion  facilities  

• The  sue  of  PEF    can  benefit  end  users  in  two  ways:  o The  energy  replacement  value  from  the  utilizing  PEF  instead  of  traditional  fossil  fuels  o The   carbon   and   renewable   energy   benefits:   through   reduced   fossil   fuel   use,   the  

reduction  in  landfill  emissions  and  the  Renewable  Energy  Certificate  obtained    • Only  one  in  SA,  operating  over  seven  sites  • Sells  recycled  aggregate  through  pre  mixed  concrete    • $35m  investment  to  build  facility,  just  had  a  $3-­‐8m  upgrade  • Supply   Adelaide   Brighton   Cement   (ABC)   only   5km   away,   about   70,000   tonnes   going   up   to  

120,000  tonnes  once  refurbishment  at  ABC  finished.  They  send  five  loads  a  day  to  ABC.  • 5%  goes  to  landfill  • They  sell  the  scrap  metal  (about  9000  tonnes  per  year)  

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• Concrete  and  bricks  go  to  ResourceCo  who  pay  for  it  • 500-­‐600  tonnes/  day  received,  but  can  process  double  that.  

 

 

Thursday  Evening  Dinner  Speakers  Andrea  Woods  (EPA)  Team  leader  of  CDL  Unit  Mark  Rawson  (President  of  Waste  Management  Association  of  Australia)  John  Phillips  (KESAB)  Rick  Antony  (ZWIA)    

Friday  Morning  Breakfast  speakers  Tony  Circelli  (SA  EPA  Chief  Executive)  Warren  Snow,  Envision,  Tour  wrap  up  

   

Comments  on  key  features  of  South  Australia’s  Resource  Recovery  System    

The  tour  highlighted  many  aspects  of  the  South  Australian  Resource  Recovery  System  some  of  which  are  commented  on  below:    

Leadership  and  Vision  

Participants   on   this   tour   heard   government,   industry   and   community   leaders   outline   how  the  South  Australia  resource  recovery  system  operates.   In   listening  to  these   leaders   it  was  clear   that   the   strong   leadership   and   vision   provided   by   Government   has   created   an  environment,   which   has   fostered   collaboration   and   innovation   in   the   industry   and   buy-­‐in  from  the  general  public.  

Network  Effect  

A  smart  mix  of  incentives  and  disincentives  in  South  Australia  has  fostered  the  development  of   network   of   businesses   operating   resource   recovery   facilities   right   throughout   Adelaide  and  neighbouring  cities.  The  effect  of  this  network  ensures  that  no  matter  what  waste  you  have  to  dispose  of,  there  is  always  a  resource  recovery  option  within  a  reasonable  distance  that’s  cheaper  than  sending  it  to  landfill.  Even  the  transfer  stations  provide  a  range  of  reuse  and  recycling  facilities  and  are  proactive  at  encouraging  the  public  to  do  the  right  thing.    This  wide  distribution  of  multi-­‐material  resource  recovery  options  creates  a  network-­‐effect  which  results  in  over  70%  of  all  South  Australia’s  waste  being  recovered  and  reused  or  recycled.  

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Container  Deposit  Scheme  

South  Australia  has  had  a  container  deposit  scheme  for  over  40  years.  We  visited  two  sites  (Welland  Waste,   a   privately   owned   recycling   centre   and   one   operated   by   the   SA   Scouts),  where  we  saw   first-­‐hand   the  public   redeeming  bottles,   cans  and  Tetra-­‐Pak  containers  and  receiving   payment   in   return.   Success   of   the   South   Australian   deposit   scheme   has   also  inspired  Northern  Territories  to  develop  their  own  scheme  in  recent  years  with  New  South  Wales  and  Queensland  also  looking  at  jumping  on  board.  

Reduced  Litter  

A  number   of   tour   participants   noted   the   low   amounts   of   litter   that   could   be   seen  on   the  streets  as  we  drove  around.  South  Australia  has  the  lowest  litter  rates  in  Australia  and  this  has  been  attributed  to  the  impact  of  the  State’s  bottle  deposit  scheme.  

Regional  Subsidiaries  

Regional   Subsidiaries   (Local   Government   commercial   enterprises)   are   a   unique   South  Australian  operation  whereby  two  or  more  Local  Authorities  set  up  a  Joint  Venture  company  to   compete   in   the  market   offering   a   range   of   waste   and   resource   recovery   services.   The  group   visited   East   Waste   a   wholly   owned   subsidiary   of   Eastern   Waste   Management  Authority,   owned   by   six   South   Australian   councils.   The   company   provides   services   on   a  competitive  basis  to  its  six  owner  councils  and  also  to  client  councils.  

 

Thank  you  

Envision  would  like  to  thank  Zero  Waste  South  Australia,  Keep  South  Australia  Beautiful,  The  South  Australian  Environmental  Protection  Authority  and  One  World  Environmental  Solutions  for  all  of  the  help  with  planning  and  making  the  tour  such  a  success.    

We  also  thank  the  various  site  operators  who  welcomed  us  on  to  their  sites  and  provided  excellent  commentary.    

And  of  course  we  thank  all  of  the  tour  participants  for  being  such  a  great  group  for  keeping  up  with  the  very  tight  and  full  programme  and  for  being  such  a  great  group  to  travel  with!!  

 

envision  I  new  zealand  ltd.  P.O. Box 31-478  Milford, Auckland 0749  New Zealand  Ph: +64 9 303 4746  Cell: +64 21 611 923  www.envision-­‐nz.com    

   

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Notes  provided  by  the  EPA:  The  Environment  Protection  Authority  (EPA)  is  the  regulatory  agency  administering  the  Container  Deposit  Legislation  (CDL)  in  South  Australia.  The  scheme  operates  under  Div  2  –  Beverage  Container  provisions  within  the  Environment  Protection  Act,  1993  (the  Act).    The  CDL  team  consists  of  a  Team  Leader  and  2  Compliance  Officers.  Our  role  includes:    

• assessing  applications  and  beverage  container  labels    • maintaining  approvals  database  • answering  enquiries  from  industry,  the  community  and  other  jurisdictions  • promotion  of  CDL  • retail  and  depot  inspections  to  detect  non-­‐compliance  

CHALLENGES  Interstate  Containers  S69C  -­‐  It  is  an  offence  for  any  person  to  present  containers  for  the  purpose  of  claiming  a  refund  where  those  containers  were  not  purchased  in  South  Australia  Maximum  penalty  of  $30,000.            Parallel  Importing  S69B  –  It  is  an  offence  for  beverage  suppliers  to  sell  a  beverage  without  a  Waste  Management  Arrangement  in  place  for  the  provision  of  the  refund  and  the  recycling  of  the  container.    Retailers  that  “parallel  import”  try  to  source  cheaper  beverages  from  suppliers  outside  SA,  usually  delivered  to  an  interstate  address  and  then  transported  to  SA  for  sale.    

As  at  May  2015  total  number  of  Beverage  Container  approvals   17,500  

Number  of  Beverage  Container  approval  holders  (beverage  suppliers)   640  

Number  of  approved  Collection  Depots  in  SA   126  

COMPLIANCE  STATISTICS  2013/14  YTD  

Beverage  Container  Labels  approved   3484  

CDL  Retail  Inspections   382  

Failed  Retail  Inspections  (premises  at  which  non-­‐compliant  containers  were  detected)  

87  

Total  non-­‐compliant  containers  detected  at  inspections  -­‐ Representing  total  number  of  beverages  removed  from  sale  (estimate)  

577  74,500  

Cautions/Formal  Written  Warnings  issued   77  

Expiations  Issued  ($360  fine)   7  

CDL  Depot  Inspections   43  

 

 

 

 

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CONTAINER TYPES – TOTAL RETURNS 2013/14 Glass Aluminium PET HDPE LPB Total

No. of containers returned

166,488,431 260,737,595 109,941,908 9,333,807 36,635,181 583,136,922

Tonnes 36,510.59 3,760.14 3,799 196 749 45,014.73 Return Rates

2013/14

Glass Aluminium PET HDPE LPB Combined

86.3% 84.3% 70.5% 56.4% 61.9% 79.5%  SUMMARY  2013/14  Return  rate  80%  583  million  containers  returned  for  refund  45,000  tonnes  kept  out  of  landfill  and  litter  stream  $58  million  in  refunds  returned  to  South  Australians    

EPA  FEES  On  1  July  2011,  the  EPA  introduced  fees  for:  -­‐ Beverage  container  applications  for  approvals  -­‐ Collection  depot  approvals/variations  -­‐ Annual  fees  for  collection  depots  -­‐ Super  collector  approvals  -­‐ Annual  fees  for  super  collectors    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69.5  70.6   69.9  

75.8  

80.1   80.4   81.4   80.8  79.5  

62  64  66  68  70  72  74  76  78  80  82  84  

2005/06   2006/07   2007/08   2008/09   2009/10   2010/11   2011/12     2012/13   2013/14  

Percen

tage  

Year  

Beverage  Container  Return  Rates  SA  Refund  increase  from  5  cents  to  10  cents  September  2008  

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