Contents Part A – Strategy.......................................................................................................... 1 Foreword ............................................................................................................................... 1 Acknowledgements and references ...................................................................................... . 2 1. Introduction ...................................................................................... .. .. .. .. .. ...................... . 3 1.1 Purpose of the plan ................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 Scope of plan ............................................................................................................................ 3 1.3 Current status of plan ................................................................................................................ 3 1.4 When plan is to be reviewed ..................................................................................................... 3 2. Vision, goals, objectives and targets ................................................................................. 4 2.1 Vision for the future ................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Goals, objectives and targets .................................................................................................... 4 2.3 Council’s intended role .............................................................................................................. 4 2.4 Public health protection ............................................................................................................. 5 3. Policies, plans and regulations .......................................................................................... 6 3.1 Summary of guiding policies, plans and legislation that affect the WMMP .............................. 6 3.2 Considerations ........................................................................................................................ 10 4. The waste problem .......................................................................................................... 11 4.1 Summary of the volume and/or composition of waste or diverted materials .......................... 11 4.2 Overview of existing waste management and minimisation infrastructure and services........ 14 4.3 Summary of district-specific issues ......................................................................................... 16 5. Proposed methods for achieving effective and efficient waste management and minimsation .................................................................................................................... 19i 5.1 Summary of key waste and diverted material streams and how they are currently managed19 5.2 Options for the future .............................................................................................................. 22 6. Funding the plan ............................................................................................................. 25 6.1 How the implementation of the plan is to be funded ............................................................... 26 6.2 Grants and advances of monies ............................................................................................. 27 6.3 Waste levy funding expenditure .............................................................................................. 27 7. Monitoring and reporting progress ................................................................................... 28 7.1 Monitoring ............................................................................................................................... 28 7.2 Reporting ................................................................................................................................. 28 Part B – Action Plan .................................................................................................. 30 1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 30 2. Funding structure ............................................................................................................ 30 3. Targets and measurement .............................................................................................. 30 4. Actionplan ...................................................................................................................... 31 4.1 Action planning tables ............................................................................................................. 31 4.2 Action categories approach .................................................................................................... 38 Part C – Appendices .................................................................................................. 39 Appendix 1: Waste Assessment.......................................................................................... 39 Appendix 2: Regional Waste Process ................................................................................. 40 Appendix 3: Waste Assessment 2014 ................................................................................. 41