The WasteMINZ Resource Recovery Park Design Guide

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The WasteMINZ Resource Recovery Park Design Guide
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Overview

• Purpose of this seminar - to provide an outline
  of the RRP Design Guide and receive feedback on
  the contents
• Structure of this seminar - a detailed overview
  of each chapter with time for questions and
  comment after each segment
• Introduction
• Waste Policy and Rationale for RRPs
• Planning and Siting
• Design
• Operation and Management

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Chapter 1 - Introduction (1)

• Purpose of the document
• To provide step-by-step practical guidance on how
  to plan for, design and operate a RRP

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Chapter 1 - Introduction (2)

• Scope and application
• New facilities
• Transfer station in need of a retrofit
• A range of activities including
• Recycling, including mechanical and manual
  sorting and separation
• Dismantling, repair and resale of various
  material streams
• Green waste management
• Construction and demolition material management
• Scrap timber separation and processing
• Residual waste acceptance
• Education
• Providing synergies for resource recovery
  (co-location of related businesses)

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Chapter 1 - Introduction (3)

• Target Audience
• Local government staff (service providers and
  regulatory)
• Private companies
• Community groups
• Funding agencies
• Government departments such as MfE, Audit NZ and
  others that will be established/gain relevance
  under new waste legislation

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• Questions Comments

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Chapter 2 - Waste Policy and Rationale (1)

• Reasons for establishing RRPs
• Waste minimisation
• Environmental sustainability/resource efficiency
• Community wishes
• Local Government Act (waste management plans)
• Waste Minimisation Bill
• Economic considerations (increased fuel and
  landfill costs, value of recovered resources)

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Chapter 2 - Waste Policy and Rationale (2)

• Statutory framework
• NZ Waste Strategy
• Local Government Act
• Resource Management Act
• Health Safety in Employment Act
• Other legislation e.g. Hazardous Substances and
  New Organisms Act, Building Act
• Waste Minimisation Bill
• Will include provisions currently in the LGA
• Will formalise requirements for waste
  minimisation

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Chapter 2 - Waste Policy and Rationale (3)

• Community outreach and education
• RRPs as a focus for general waste/ environmental
  education - school groups and other education
  opportunities, practical demonstrations
• Specific information provision to commercial and
  domestic users - how to use the RRP, what to do
  with different materials etc.

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• Questions Comments

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Chapter 3 - Planning and Siting

• Strategic planning
• Economics
• Site selection
• Consultation
• Consents

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Strategic Planning - The Big Picture

• Do you need a RRP
• What services will the RRP provide
• How big does it need to be
• How will it be operated
• What will it cost
• How will it be funded

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Strategic Planning - Detail

• What already exists in the community
• Location of waste catchment boundaries
• Markets available for recovered resources and
  economics of recovery
• Environmental/social objectives
• Presence of allied industries/contractors
• Community acceptance of such facilities

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Strategic Planning Outcome

• What resources will be recovered on site
• Will any materials be processed on site
• Will goods be collected for resale
• The extent of hazardous waste collection
• Residual waste handling
• Will associated industries be encouraged
• Size of resource stream/waste stream

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Facility Economics (1)

• Facility costs
• Initial costs (planning/consenting/design)
• Capital/development costs (loans depreciation)
  growth
• Maintenance/replacement
• Wages and overheads
• Consumables
• Regional and district council charges
• Data collection, monitoring, reporting

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Facility Economics (2)

• Cost recovery/benefits
• Gate charges
• Sale of collected materials
• Savings in landfill airspace/landfill levy
• Savings in transport to landfill
• Intangibles
• Meeting social/environmental objectives

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Facility Economics (3)

• Contractual arrangements
• Cost benefit analysis for resource recovery

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Site Selection Criteria

• Existing Use
• Community served
• Transport distances
• District Plan requirements
• Environmental considerations
• Buffer distances
• Local infrastructure
• Site characteristics

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Site Selection

• Simple map-based approach
• Existing use?
• Constraints mapping approach
• Communities served
• Suitable zoning
• No-go areas
• Transport

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Consultation

• Whole community vs Neighbours
• Who should be consulted?
• Neighbours
• Local community
• Local Regional Councils
• Local iwi
• Transit NZ, Fire Service, Govt Departments
• Local business and interest groups

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Consents

• Land use consent/designation
• Discharge permit (Regional Council)
• Building consents
• Other?

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• Questions Comments

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Chapter 4 - Facility Design

• Design Objectives
• Layout
• Component Design
• Health Safety
• Environmental Protection
• Traffic
• Infrastructure
• Buildings

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Design objectives

• Providing a user-friendly site with good access
  to encourage maximum use of the facility by the
  public
• Safe environment for public and staff
• Layout to maximise resource recovery
• Layout to reflect any policy objectives
• Appropriate weather protection, security, staff
  facilities
• Using natural site features

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Site Layout

• Recycling drop-off ahead of residuals
• Weighbridge prior to residuals disposal
• Resale areas last
• Separating drop-off from re-sale
• Separating cars from heavy/service vehicles
• Safe and efficient traffic flow
• Avoid cross-contamination

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Resource recovery components

• Plastics/glass/cans/cardboard/paper
• Bins (wall?/clusters)
• Traffic flow / peak vehicle numbers
• Service vehicles?
• Hardstand
• Open air?
• Wind screening/litter
• Clear labelling and directional signs

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Resource recovery components

• Scrap metal and appliances
• Miscellaneous (e-waste, batteries)
• Waste oil
• Reusable goods drop-off and resale
• Green waste recovery
• Construction and demolition materials
• End of life tyres

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Resource recovery components

• Hazardous Waste
• Targeted recycle facilities
• Community education facilities
• Storage
• Residuals handling

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Environmental protection

• Litter
• Odour
• Noise
• Dust
• Stormwater
• Aesthetics

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Health and safety

• Fall hazards
• Trip hazards
• Moving machinery and plant
• Manual handling

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Traffic access and flow

• Site entrance
• Adequate width for two way flow
• Turning lanes/slip lanes
• Sufficient queuing areas
• Site
• Clear vision across site
• One-way flow, adequate manoeuvring space
• Separate vehicles and pedestrians
• Good signage/road markings

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Infrastructure

• Gatehouse/weighbridge
• Staff facilities
• Utilities
• Water (potable, fire)
• Wastewater/sewerage
• Stormwater including treatment
• Power/communications
• Machinery parking and servicing

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Design - general

• Sustainable construction
• Potential damage to buildings
• Allowance for expansion

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• Questions Comments

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Chapter 5 - Operation and Management (1)

• Site management plans
• One plan or several, depending on size and set-up
  of the facility
• Should address
• Management structure
• Operational details
• Accounting processes
• Induction and training
• Health and safety
• Emergency management
• Environmental management, including monitoring
• Handling of resource streams accepted at the
  facility
• Materials targeted for resource recovery

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Chapter 5 - Operation and Management (2)

• Staff
• Staffing levels
• Work areas (e.g. resale, site maintenance, fee
  collection, materials handling and processing,
  green waste, residual waste)
• Supervision and management structures
• Staff training - frequency, issues, record keeping

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Chapter 5 - Operation and Management (3)

• Health Safety
• HS Plan - stand-alone or as part of site
  management plan
• Should address
• Hazard identification, assessment and management
• Safe operating procedures, including signage and
  traffic issues
• Personal protective equipment
• Supervision requirements for public areas
• Hazardous waste management issues
• Emergency management
• Staff training

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Chapter 5 - Operation and Management (4)

• Environmental Protection
• An important part of the site management plan
• Should address
• Cleanliness
• Compliance with discharge consents
• Vermin control
• Spill response and maintenance of interceptors
• Noise control
• Odour control
• Material handling to avoid odours and discharges

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Chapter 5 - Operation and Management (5)

• Access and Traffic
• Site rules pertaining to public access and
  traffic management are part of the site
  management plan
• Operating hours
• Safety management - signage, hi-viz vests
• Supervision of heavy vehicle movements
• Policies for dealing with repeat offenders

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Chapter 5 - Operation and Management (6)

• Materials acceptance, handling and resale
• Guidance on what materials should be accepted
  (intrinsic value, potential for re-use, potential
  for repair and re-sale)
• Economic considerations
• Practical issues (e.g. storage space, residence
  time)
• Importance of local conditions and community
  involvement
• Pricing of resale items

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Chapter 5 - Operation and Management (7)

• Hazardous Waste
• Special waste vs hazardous waste
• Procedures must be developed and applied
  regardless of whether hazardous wastes are
  officially accepted or not
• Acceptance criteria
• Staff training
• Operating procedures
• Documentation and permits

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• Questions Comments