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TITLE OF PRESENTATION
FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN WASTE
Presented by Date Venue
Presented by Adam Gray Date 17th Nov
2008 Venue Ayres House
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Future Directions in Waste
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• 26 recommendations
• Education and Awareness
• Work with Zero Waste to assess current materials
  and identify any shortcomings
• Develop capabilities flier
• Data Collection
• ZEUS project within ZWSA

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Future Directions in Waste
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Future Directions
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• 26 recommendations contd
• Regional Strategies
• Assisting Councils progress regional waste
  management strategies
• LGA pursuing funding to assist regional Councils
  either close landfills or bring landfills up to
  EPA standards for continued operation
• LGA pursuing a review of structure, function and
  application of Solid Waste Levy

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Future Directions in Waste
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Future Directions
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• 26 recommendations contd
• Contract management and Shared Services
• SHARED SERVICES
• LGA pilot scheme exploring various resource
  sharing models / governance arrangements
• Exploring potential commercial opportunities in
  conjunction with LG Corporate Services

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Future Directions
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• 26 recommendations contd
• CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
• Flagship project for the Future Directions
  Implementation Strategy
• 3 expert consultants engaged
• Due Feb 2009, all resources housed on LGA website
• Involves
• discussion papers
• model contract model tendering process with
  in-contract support and plug-in features and,
• an LGA Education and Training session May 2009

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Future Directions in Waste
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Future Directions
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• 26 recommendations contd
• Governance
• LGA recently engaged a consultancy to review
  governance processes of LGA regional subsidiaries
  and develop model support materials suitable for
  governance reviews

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Future Directions
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• Whats on the horizon for LGA ?
• Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
• EPA Environmental Protection Waste to Resources
  Policy consultation
• State Waste Strategy Mid Term Review
• EPHC recommended National Waste Strategy
• Food waste watching the pilot with interest!
• LGA submission seeking State financial support
  for Council waste strategies

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Future Directions
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Thanks! Adam Gray Senior Policy Officer -
Environment Infrastructure Local Government
Association of SA Level 1, 16 Hutt St Adelaide
SA  5000 P [phone] F [phone] M
0438 858 177 E adam.gray_at_lga.sa.gov.au W
www.lga.sa.gov.au
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Future Directions in Waste