Regional Waste Management Plan
Kimberley Regional Group
The Kimberley Regional Group…
Benefits
Benefits of the Kimberley Zone
Achieving Economies of Scale
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Working together to combine buying power to deliver better outcomes for rate payers
Sharing Best Practice
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Officers have the opportunity to learn and grow from the experience of others.
Problem solving
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Working together the Shires are able to find regional solution for the complex issues facing the Kimberley.
The power of a united voice
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By working regionally, the combined voices are more influential with State and Federal Governments
ROAD CORRIDORS
Tanami RoadBetter market
access
Projects
The Zone is currently delivering on projects that will improve the lives of people who live, work and play in the Kimberley. VOLUNTEERING
Implementation of the Volunteering Strategy
ALCOHOL MANAGEMENT
A regional approach to better alcohol management
LAND TENURE
Working towards more flexible land tenure
(pastoral)
SERVICES
Integrated Waste Management –
WASTE TAG
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IMPROVED REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
BETTER SOCIAL OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
About the Kimberley
Kimberley Regional Profile
Kimberley Population Data
Gross Regional Product 2017: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
Updated 17 April 2018.
6/4/2019
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Better - but now the most expensive
Regional Price Index 2017: Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.
• Dispersed and diverse population base
• Significant distances between major urban centres
• Poor historical waste management
• Limited or no recycling outside of Broome
• Growing awareness of waste as a community priority
• Lack of resources for capital equipment
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RWMP scope and changes• A desktop review and update of the 2013 RWMP
• Assess the progress of the implementation plan
• Identify barriers and recommend action for next five years.
• Less focus on operations and compliance
• Dedicate the strategy to regional activities and collaboration, rather than
individual Shire actions
Regional Waste Profile
Broome 40%
SDWK 23%
Halls Creek 7%
SWEK 30%
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Changes in Solid Waste Generation
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Comparison against State average (tonnes solid waste per
capita)
Shire of Broome 36% lower
SDWK 16% lower
Shire Halls Creek 32% lower
SWEK 6% lower
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Recovery ServicesShire / Facility Broome
Derby / West Kimberley
Halls Creek
Wyndham East Kimberley
Derby CamballinFitzroy
CrossingKununurra Wyndham
Co-mingled recycling a a r r r r r
Paper a a r r a r r
Metal a a r a a a a
Glass a a r r r r r
Plastic a a r r r r r
Clothing r r r r r r r
Greenwaste a r r r r r r
Timber a r r r r r r
Motor Oil (L) a a r a r a a
Batteries a a r a a a a
Gas Cylinders a a r a a r r
Tyres a r r r a a a
Paint r r r r r r r
Reuse shop/area a r r r a a r
C & D a r r r a r r
Drum muster a r r r r a r
E -waste a a r r a r r
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Broome Achievements since 2013 RWMP• Whole of life costings under taken for landfill and reflect in gate fee
pricing• Gatehouse software introduced to improve data collection followed by
weighbridge• Landfill Closure Management Plan reviewed• Capping and rehabilitation of landfill started• Potential site for Regional Resource Recovery Park identified• Concrete, glass, timber, green waste, tyres separated and stockpiled in
recover area• Waste Education Strategy Development and implemented in 18/19FY
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Broome Facility Overview• Buckley’s Road Waste Management Facility nearing end of operational
life
• New site identified and approval applications proceeding
• Liquid waste lagoon at landfill has been de-commissioned, as footprint needed for waste disposal
• Liquid waste treatment facility established in 2015
Broome Issues and Needs• Limited airspace at landfill• Future site to be secured and established• Buckleys Road landfill to be capped and rehabilitated• Establish a domestic waste transfer station in Broome to support RRRP• Liquid waste (septage) solution required as currently being transported to
Port Hedland
SDWK Achievements since 2013 RWMPDerby Landfill• Gatehouse software introduced• Landfill Closure Management Plan produced• Operational Management Plan developed• Hydrogeological assessment completed• New clinical waste and asbestos cell developed
Fitzroy Crossing Landfill• Staffed • Waste acceptance controls• Site Extension approved, now 30+years operational life• LCMP produced
SDWK Facility Overview• Derby Landfill10-15yrs airspace, depending upon compaction, waste
quantity and cover material. Will need to identify potential sites and start approvals process.
• Fitzroy Crossing Landfill: 30yr+ airspace and future site already identified.• Camballin: No change, small trench landfill, less than 300tpa.• Grease trap waste system with capacity for 320 tonnes per year.• Septage waste: Shire informed State Government that Department of
Housing (now Dept of Communities) is responsible for Septage waste so no new facilities planned.
• Facilities contracted to 3rd party to run (Derby & Fitzroy Crossing)
SDWK Issues and Needs• No fees for domestic waste disposal due to issues with illegal dumping and
high clean up costs.• Derby landfill has 10yrs-15yrs operational life left, new site identification and
approval process underway.• Waste cost significant component of annual budget• Resourcing an issue (staff, time and budget constraints) • Very low rate base.
HC Achievements since 2013 RWMP• Purchased 20 tonne excavator for landfill• Waste reserve established in 2015 for closure costs (10% of
gate fees)• Warmun landfill closed and rehabilitated• Electronic waste data collection (Excel spreadsheet)• EHO position converted to Health promotion position to
increase waste education and communication• Operational plans and LCMP produced (10++ years
airspace)• Concrete, metal, tyres, batteries, gas cylinders, cardboard,
e-waste currently stockpiled on site• Established tip shop (converted shed)
Halls Creek Facility Overview• No longer managing Warmun landfill, old site
capped and rehabilitated• Halls Creek landfill 10yrs + airspace remaining• Identification of new landfill site • Considering installation of weighbridge• Halls Creek Liquid waste facility – licenced for
septage wastes, grease wastes, and waste mineral oils. Used by one contractor
• Kerbside collection services provided in house• High transport cost for domestic drop off recycling
Halls Creek Issues and Needs• Community acceptance of gate fees charged• Customer disputes over waste volume estimate (therefore
cost of disposal)• Needs a replacement/second waste collection truck and
traxcavator/compactor to conserve air space• Issues with getting recyclables collected (e-waste, metals
tyres, batteries, gas cylinders)• Resourcing an issue (waste a part of a larger portfolio)• Not currently collecting waste oil but would like to• Very low rate base• Limited opportunity for recycling due to high costs of
transport to market
SWEK Achievements since 2013 RWMP• Gatehouse, boom gates, electronic waste data system
installed at both facilities• Wyndham landfill staffed with waste acceptance control• Hydrogeological assessment at both landfills• Purchased landfill lids to preserve airspace• Decommissioned old contaminated liquid waste lagoons
bioremediated sludge until below Class II threshold and buried
• Operational Management Plans (inc SOPs) produced• Constructed new liquid waste lagoons• Potential new landfill site identified
SWEK Facility OverviewKununurra landfill• Potential airspace • DWER environmental impact concerns• Minimise impacts = longer operational life• New site lease negotiation and assessment underway• New liquid waste facility working
Wyndham landfill• LCMP revised to increase airspace – 8 years operational
life• Community prefer a landfill to transfer station• Option to extend site or new site being assessed
SWEK Issues and Needs• Limited opportunity for recycling due to high costs of
transport to markets• Issues with getting recyclables removed off site• Resourcing an issue (waste a part of a larger portfolio)• Progressing assessment and approvals for the new landfill
site at Kununurra• Currently lack of community support for Wyndham
landfill conversion to transfer station• Landfill operates at a profit and used to subsidise rates• Low rate base.
What’s Next
• Identify economies of scale (recycling and other processing).
• Design inter-site waste-flow by waste stream.
• Enter into partnerships and other agreement for delivery.
• Regional Resource
COMPLIANCE
SITE
EFFICIENCYSUPPLY
CHAIN
FUTURE
PROOF
INTEGRATED STRATEGY
• Workplace Health and Safety.
• Conditions of Operation.
• Site Layout• Site Operational
Improvements• Services available on
site.• Skills upgrade• Data Collection,
analysis and establishment of targets.
• Reflective fees and charges
• Stakeholder Communication Strategy to promotebehavioural change
• Deliver behavioural change –(requirements, conditions).
• Site End of Life planning and monitoring.
• Opportunity evaluation and prioritization.*
Kimberley Regional Waste Management Strategy2009 2020
* Concrete crush for road base, glass pulverisation for cement, collaborative tyre recycling etc.
REVIEW
• Environmental scan• Trend scan• Regulatory scan etc
Catering for All NeedsConsideration of Aboriginal Communities
Reduction of waste to landfill through education
Responding to demand by community for recycling
Managing costs for rate payers
Collaborative approaches and purchasing
Potential for more cooperation
Kimberley integrated Waste Management Project
Background
• Applied for a Federal Infrastructure Grant:
Regional Growth Fund in 2018
• ~12 million applied for to match ~$15
million
• Shire of Broome is investing into a New
Landfill Site and Regional Resource
Recovery Park (RRRP)
• EOI was unsuccessful, however feedback
was extremely positive.
RGF Kimberley Integrated Waste Management
Project
Background
Further work has been carried out to test the viability and then develop
infrastructure items and innovation opportunities conceived in the RGF
process.
Local Initiatives
• Liquid (including septic) Waste Facility;
• Mobile tyre shredding plant/machinery;
• Mobile concrete crushing plant/machinery;
• Mobile glass crushing plant/machinery;
• Green waste mulch and potential for using
manure to create compost;
KIWMP: Detailed Analysis
Regional Scale Initiatives
• Derby Community Recycling Centre
(CRC)
• Halls Creek CRC;
• Kununurra CRC;
• Fitzroy Waste Transfer Station (WTS)
• Wyndham WTS
Recent Concrete Crushing Trials