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Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
•Council area 5695km2
•District Population Approx 2280
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
1. - Pick up.
2. - Recycling.
3. - Landfills.
4. - EPA Visit.
5. - Formation of a Waste Management Committee.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
• Develop a Waste Management Plan– Closure of 5 Landfill Sites. (Licensed)– Closure & clean up of known unlicensed sites.– Introduction of kerbside recycling and purchase of
s/hand RACV.– Conversion of all street bins to 240L MGB.– Installation of 240L street recycle bins.– Construction of 3 Transfer Stations.– Construction of 1 central Landfill. (purchase of 20
acres adjacent to the Lameroo Landfill Site)
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
• Consultation Process– Discussion with LGA/EPA/Zero Waste.– Meeting to discuss Plan/Proposal.
• Investigations/Transfer Stations– Site Trips to other Councils.– Discussion & visit to Solo. (Plympton)– Consultant engaged to undertake PR for Kerbside
Recycling, suggested visit to East Waste.– Visit to Heathfield Transfer Station.– Waste Committee seeks expressions of interest to
operate the Transfer Stations.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
• Murray Mallee LGA forms Waste Management Committee– Initial discussions on options.
• Southern Mallee District Council Waste Management Committee– Decision to use 40m3 Roro Bins.– Operate Transfer Stations internally.– Design Landfill & Transfer Station.– Develop Management Plans.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
• Zero Waste Infrastructure Grant– Application.– Approval.– Purchase Materials.
• EPA Landfill Guidelines– Compliance.– Staff Movements.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
• Regional Report– Options – Brinkley.
• Find a way Forward– Hold up with EPA.– Regional options causing delays.– Zero Waste/LGA/EPA/SMDC form a Committee to
identify problems and work to resolve issues.– This Committee saved Project.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
• LEMP Plans completed and development application lodged.
• Construct begins– Pinnaroo.– Lameroo.– Geranium.– Trying to achieve minimum disruption to Rate Payers.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
Pinnaroo Construction.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
• Pinnaroo opened January 2007.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
Lameroo Construction.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
• Lameroo opened March 2007.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
• Geranium expected to open April 2007.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council
• To Do
– Post closure Plans.– Ongoing operational problems.
Waste ManagementSouthern Mallee District Council