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Published by Kelsey, 2016-12-08 00:00:09

MRC Annual Report 2016

MRC Annual Report 2016

MINDARIE REGIONAL COUNCIL
2016 ANNUAL REPORT

The Mindarie The Office Operations Corporate Financial Financial
Regional Council of the CEO 29-35 Services Performance Statements

2-11 12-28 36-49 50-56 57-105



Contents

SECTION CONTENTS PAGE

The Mindarie Regional Council Chairman’s Foreword 2
Mindarie Regional Councillors 4
About the Mindarie Regional Council 8

The Office of the CEO CEO Report 12
Strategic Community Plan 14
Corporate Business Plan 18
Human Resources 25
Occupational Health and Safety 28

Operations Tamala Park 29
Resource Recovery Facility 35

Corporate Services Finance and Information Technology 36
Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2016 38
Education and Community Engagement 41

Financial Performance Review 50
Disposal Fees and Charges 51
Waste Processed 52
Waste Delivered 53
Financial Report 54

Financial Statements Statement of Comprehensive Income
by Nature and Type
Statement of Comprehensive Income 57
by Program
Statement of Financial Position 58
Statement of Changes in Equity 59
Statement of Cash Flows 60
Notes to and Forming Part of the 61
Financial Statements
62

1

The Mindarie
Regional Council

Councillor Russ Fishwick JP
Chairman

2

Chairman’s Foreword The Mindarie
Regional Council
This Annual Report highlights the significant steps the Mindarie Regional Council (MRC) has made towards achieving its
strategic objectives to ensure that the region is well placed to appropriately manage the various type of waste it
produces in line with the State’s Waste Strategy.

The MRC has made substantial progress and inroads in its commitment to provide waste infrastructure that will reduce
the amount of waste going to landfill. The three main infrastructure solutions being proposed include a Sorting Shed
(bulk verge pick up), a Materials Recovery Facility (yellow bin pick up) and an Energy from Waste Facility (Green or Red
bin pick up). The plan is to either have these facilities constructed in close proximity to the Resource Recovery Facility,
which is located in the Neerabup Industrial Precinct in the City of Wanneroo and/or test the market for the provision of
these services.

To meet its commitment to infrastructure solutions the MRC resolved to modify its service provision to its member
councils by moving away from providing direct services like landfill operations to the provision of procurement services
for major projects like Energy from Waste (EfW). Typically EfW projects take up significant resources for prolonged
periods of time, sometimes up to six years, in the planning, approvals and construction process.

There are many different types of EfW facilities commercially available that treat the waste in different ways and
produce different products. The main EfW types are:
I Pyrolysis where the waste is heated in a reactor without oxygen producing oil and/or gas;
I Gasification where the waste is heated in a reactor similar to pyrolysis, but with limited oxygen or steam in the

system producing a syngas that can be used for power generation, fuel for engines or a feedstock for the
manufacture of fuels or chemical;
I Incineration where the waste is completely burnt in a furnace in an environment containing excess oxygen that
produces electricity and/or heat.

The MRC recognises that entering into a contract that requires a large portion of its waste to be allocated to a EfW
facility for 20 years or more is a big deal. We have reviewed the different technologies previously referred and now
recognise that the economics of these facilities improve as the waste tonnage increases. To this end, we have entered
into discussions with other regional councils with the aim of aggregating the waste and obtaining the economies of
scales benefits for the members of the regional councils. The discussions to date have been positive.

The Minister for the Environment continues to provide strong leadership in waste management by supporting the
objectives of the State’s Waste Strategy by ensuring that significant funds are available for important initiatives like the
Better Bins Project, which provides funds to local government to move to a best practice three bin system to improve
separation at source in the household and increase recycling opportunities, and committing the Government to the
introduction of a Container Deposit Scheme.

This is my 6th term as the Chairperson of the MRC and I have enjoyed the challenges of the position and the high level
of support the Councillors have provided me throughout this time. I am also looking forward to the continued support
from the Councillors as we progressively move to meeting the challenges of managing waste using infrastructure to
ensure that our member councils are able to meet the 65% diversion of Municipal Solid Waste from landfill by 2020 set
by the Waste Authority.

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The Mindarie Mindarie Regional Councillors
Regional Council
Chairman
Cr Russ Fishwick JP

City of Joondalup

Cr Samantha Jenkinson
City of Stirling

Cr Andrew Guilfoyle
City of Stirling

Deputy Chairman
Cr David Boothman

City of Stirling

Cr Stephanie Proud
City of Stirling

Cr John Carey
City of Vincent

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Cr Vince Maxwell The Mindarie
Town of Victoria Park Regional Council

Cr Dot Newton JP
City of Wanneroo

Cr Russell Driver
City of Wanneroo

Cr Corrinne Macrae
Town of Cambridge

Cr Jim Adamos
City of Perth

Cr Mike Norman
City of Joondalup

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The Mindarie About the Mindarie
Regional Council

1981 1987 1991 1996 1999 2003

MRC formed when The Mindarie Tamala Park City of Perth City of Wanneroo Stage Two of the
Cities of Perth, Regional Council opened subdivided into four subdivided into two landfill opened
Stirling & was constituted councils; Cities of councils; City of
Wanneroo Stage One of the Perth and Vincent Joondalup and City
purchased land in landfill opened and Towns of of Wanneroo. This
the Perth’s Cambridge and makes up the
northern corridor Victoria Park current seven
that included a member councils.
parcel of land
deemed suitable City of Perth
for a landfill City of Joondalup
City of Stirling
City of Vincent
City of Wanneroo
Town of Cambridge
Town of Victoria Park

6

Regional Council The Mindarie
Regional Council

2004 2006 2009 2012 2013 2016

Stage One of the Stage Two, Phase RRF was opened. Tipface resource Stage 2, Phase 3 Greens project
landfill closed, Two (East & West) recovery project of the landfill started to accept
accepting 3 million of the landfill were Stage Two, Phase commences, opened. This “clean” greens at a
tonnes of waste both opened One of the landfill diverting metal and being the last reduced price for
was closed mattresses from stage of the customers
accepting 790,000 landfill. landfill’s life
tonnes of waste expected to last
until the mid
2020’s

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The Mindarie MINDARIE REGIONAL COUNCIL
Regional Council 2016 ANNUAL REPORT

About Mindarie Regional Council

WANNEROO The Tamala Park landfill opened in 1991 and at one
stage was WA’s largest landfill operation and is still
SWAN regarded as a best practice facility. Situated in the
heart of Perth’s rapidly developing northern
JOONDALUP corridor the increases in population have and will
continue to drive a steady increase in waste
STIRLING BAYSWATER delivered to the site. The end of life forecast for the
BASSENDEAN landfill is 2024 and the lease for the Tamala Park
MUNDARING site expires in 2032. The Tamala Park Waste
Management Facility is the location of MRC’s main
CAMBRIDGE VINCENT BELMONT operations. Here in addition to the landfill, there is a
PERTH transfer station, a recycling/reuse centre and the
MRC administration.
VICTORIA KALAMUNDA
SOUTH PARK ARMADALE
PERTH

EAST FREMANTLE MELVILLE CANNING
CITY OF FREMANTLE
GOSNELLS

COCKBURN

KWINANA

The Team

Chief Executive O cer

Operations O ce of the CEO - Corporate Services
Operations Manager Chief Executive O cer Director Corporate

Glen Boase Brian Callander Services
Gunther Hoppe
Environment Human Resource
Governance Finance
Resource Recovery Projects
Administration
Land ll
Occupational Health Education and
Marketing
and Safety

The MRC at the end of the financial year 2015/2016 had 37.6 full time equivalent staff, together as a team they are all
committed to our vision of winning back waste. Management actively encourage the staff to put forward proposals that
meet the criteria of our mission, vision and values.

OUR OUR OUR
MISSION VISION VALUES

Maximising resource recovery TEAMWORK...is how we achieve
Implementing approved approaches INNOVATION...is how we create

Minimising waste to landfill POSITIVE...is what we are
Encouraging a culture of waste minimisation

8

About Mindarie Regional Council The Mindarie
Regional Council
The figures for the financial year 2015/2016 are:

Tonnes by Process Destination

16,067

175,605 39,076 Landfill casuals
76,126 Landfill Residues
RRF
Landfill Member Councils
Total 306,874t

TonnTes by Source

16,067 39,076

251,731 Members waste
Casuals
Members Residues
Non-Members
Other Revenue Total 306,874 t
Total $50.9 million
RevenRue by source

2.98
3.38

44.54

ExpenseEs

0.35 5.96 RRF
4.40 DER Landfill Levy
20.49 Employee Costs
4.85 AmorƟsaƟon
Interest
11.53 Other expenses

Total $47.58 million

$47.58

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The Mindarie MINDARIE REGIONAL COUNCIL
Regional Council 2016 ANNUAL REPORT

About Mindarie Regional Council

Diverted Materials 770 674 1,213 985 601 2,076 1,128 749 577 437

# 290 248 451 477 230 1,691 797 439 158 29

# 480 426 762 508 371 385 570 331 310 419 408
In keeping with the vision of winning back waste, the team at Tamala Park have continued to

divert problem maJterials from landfill.

220.35 37 23 26.15 14 14.96 65.86

Total Mattresses removed from Tamala Park in Year

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500 No. of MaƩresses
1,000

500

-

During the 2015/2016 financial year, a total of 13,027 mattresses were diverted from landfill.

400.00 Metal diverted from tipface (tonnes)
350.00
300.00 Metal from Ɵpface
250.00 (tonnes)
200.00
150.00
100.00

50.00
-

Over 2,000 tonnes of metal was salvaged from the tipface during the financial year; this was then
sent off site for recycling.

Tonnes to Land ll since opening

Tonnes 400,000
350,000
300,000 Tonnes to Landfill
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000

0

Financial Year Ended

Tonnes to landfill since Tamala Park opened

10

About Mindarie Regional Council The Mindarie
Regional Council
Twenty five years ago (February 1991) the Tamala Park landfill opened and received its first load of waste.
In 1991 just under 33,000 tonnes was received, a meagre total by today’s standards as this financial year
saw over 230,000 tonnes delivered. Management held a small ceremony to celebrate and thank the staff
for their outstanding contribution.

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The Office of the CEO

Brian Callander
CEO

12

CEO Report The Office of the CEO

After the previous year’s uncertainties caused by the State Government’s planned reform of Local Government and review
of its Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act, both of which came to nothing, the Mindarie Regional Council (MRC)
was able to concentrate on its own reform process required to accommodate the changing expectations of its member
councils and the waste industry in general.

Traditionally, management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), that is, waste generated at households and properties picked
up by Local Governments, was simply delivered to a landfill for burying. Over time questions have been raised on the
negative impact landfills have on the environment. Whilst landfill has come a long way with improved lining systems to
contain gas and leachate, and gas extraction systems drawing the gases from the landfill and converting them into
electricity, there are still some environmental risks associated with landfill. There are many countries around the world
setting legislation to ban or divert waste from landfill. Western Australia is no different where in 2012 the Waste Authority
released a new Waste Strategy entitled ‘Creating the right environment’. The Strategy set two targets for MSW diversion
from landfill in the metropolitan area. The first was a 50% diversion from landfill by 30 June 2015 and the second was a 65%
diversion from landfill by 30 June 2020. One of the drivers implemented by the State Government to achieve this diversion
was an increase in the levy placed on landfill operators for waste received. In 2014 the levy was $28 per tonne, in 2015/16 it
increased to $55 per tonne and is planned to increase by $5 per annum over the next three years. This year the MRC
provided the State Government with $11.5 million in levy payments.

The levy incentivises the waste operators to develop infrastructure that diverts waste from landfill by having it partly justified
by the savings in levy payments avoided. In line with this view the MRC has already resolved to develop a Waste Precinct in
close proximity to its existing Resource Recovery Facility at Neerabup Industrial Estate. The new infrastructure in the
Precinct will include a Sorting Shed (bulk verge collections and verge skip bin pick-ups), a Materials Recycling Facility
(yellow lidded bin) and an Energy from Waste Facility (green or red lidded bin). Planning has commenced on all three of
these projects. This is aligned to the MRC’s vision of Winning Back Waste and a number of the MRC’s member councils are
also already taking positive steps towards altering and improving their collection systems.

Operationally, the MRC continues to provide a high level of customer service with its employees demonstrating a strong
commitment to the organisation by continually improving the services offered to customers.

The landfill part of Tamala Park will be at capacity by 2024. The MRC has resolved not to pursue land for the development
of a new landfill on the basis that most of the waste it receives will be managed by the infrastructure solutions developed as
part of the Waste Precinct. The MRC is of the view that Tamala Park should continue to be used as a transfer station and
recycling centre post landfill.

The owners of the Tamala Park site (Cities of Wanneroo, Stirling, Joondalup, Perth and Vincent and the Towns of
Cambridge and Victoria Park) have engaged a consultant through the MRC to review the future potential uses of Tamala
Park once the landfill closes. The consultants are currently meeting with stakeholders and will present a number of use
options to the owners in the near future.

The MRC has had a good year financially, achieving a surplus before revaluation adjustments of $3.3 million against a
budgeted surplus of $1.5 million.

The MRC received approximately 20,000 tonnes (7%) less waste than originally budgeted, but the resulting decrease in
revenue was offset by a reduction in the operating costs associated with the RRF composter replacement that occurred
during the year. As a result of the replacement, the MRC had to supply approximately 24,000 tonnes less waste to the RRF
which resulted in a saving of approximately $2.8 million for the MRC. The MRC’s surplus will be used to fund the reserves
for the post closure liabilities that are expected to crystallize once the landfill closes.

During the year, the MRC used approximately $3.8 million of its unrestricted cash funds to pay down some of its more
expensive debt facilities which will assist in achieving ongoing annual savings through reduced financing costs.

The MRC also acquitted the $2.9 million due back to its member councils as a result of the dissolution of the Federal
Government’s Carbon Price Mechanism.

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MINDARIE REGIONAL COUNCIL
2016 ANNUAL REPORT

Strategic Community Plan

The Office of the CEO

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Strategic Community Plan

Introduction Waste Hierarchy The Office of the CEO

During the 2013 financial year the MRC developed a When dealing with the disposal of waste items the MRC
new strategic community plan giving the MRC a clear attempts to treat everything as high up in the waste
vision for the way it will manage its waste into the future. hierarchy as possible notwithstanding the limitations of
time, resources, costs and technologies available.
The MRC recognises that waste has a value as a
resource and it’s committed to managing waste in line
with the waste hierarchy and in a way sensitive to the
environment and future generations.

Our Vision

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2016 ANNUAL REPORT

Strategic Community Plan

The Office of the CEO Performance against targets 2015/2016

Performance targets were assigned to each of these indicators and are reported here.

Their status for the year 2015/2016 is shown as:
- Achieved
- Partially achieved
- Not achieved

Comments in the Actions column have only been made in cases where the Objective has either been partially achieved
or not achieved.

Objective One: Long Term Viability

Indicator Performance Indicator Target Status Actions

report

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Objective Two: Effective Management

Indicator Performance Indicator Target Status Actions

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Strategic Community Plan



Objective Three: Sustainable Waste Management

Indicator Performance Indicator Target Status Actions The Office of the CEO

Engaging with new opportunities to achieve an optimal mix of waste solutions

Plan put on hold

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MINDARIE REGIONAL COUNCIL
2016 ANNUAL REPORT

Corporate Business Plan

The Office of the CEO Performance against strategic actions 2015/2016

The Corporate Business Plan looks at the MRC according to its three business unit structure; The Office of the
CEO, Operations and Corporate Services. Within each of these business units a series of actions have been
planned to ensure the strategies and in turn the objectives of the Strategic Community Plan have been met.

The strategic actions are listed and colour coded according to the business unit responsible for it:
The Office of the CEO (green), Operations (blue), Corporate Services (yellow) and where multiple units are
responsible (mauve).

The status of these actions are reported as
- Achieved
- Partially achieved
- Not achieved

Comments in the Action column have only been made in cases where the Objective has either been partially
achieved or not achieved.

Objective One: Long Term Viability

Strategic actions Status Comments

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Corporate Business Plan



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Strategic actions Status Comments The Office of the CEO



Strategic actions Status Comments
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Human Resources The Office of the CEO

Structure - the way the MRC communicates and coordinates Strategy within Business Units

I Continuous review of Organisational Chart when positions are vacated
I Position description reviewed prior to placements
I Business Unit focus groups
I Management leadership cultural training
I Business unit KPIs continues to encourage high performance.

Staff - the employees and the positions required to accommodate the MRC Structure

I Operational manuals maintained for succession of positions and to reduce the risk of knowledge loss
I Recruitment in 2016 required the position of OSH Officer and two Resource Recovery Attendants to be

advertised and filled, successful candidates were engaged with suitable skill sets

Promote

Evaluate Human Recruit
Resources

Train

Shared Values: collective commitment and goals are the core values of the MRC that are
evidenced in the corporate culture and the general work ethic.

I Management leadership cultural training
I Employee awards presented December 2015
I Policy and procedure training completed annually
I Cultural Optimisation Team (COT) developed and working to improve culture
I Customer service charter discussed at procedure training 6 monthly
I Earth carer’s feedback surveys continue to assist staff to better provide future courses
I Tip shop feedback surveys continue to improve customer service
I Tamala Park 25th Anniversary Celebration February 2016
I Tamala Park Open Day April 2016

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Occupational Health and Safety

The Office of the CEO A number of manual handling injuries throughout the
year have challenged the team to ensure we
continue to assess our current practices and where
possible develop innovative new ideas to prevent
reoccurrence. Additional training supported by the
introduction of modified manual handling
equipment, coupled with the creation of additional
work stations to minimise double handling on site,
have placed the team in a strong position to see a
reduction in these types of injuries.

A campaign to identify and capture all hazards and
near miss events on site saw a pleasing 800%
increase in reported events from 8 in the 3 months of
July-September 2015 to 73 during the April-July
2016 period. The benefits of this campaign
continue to be felt around the organisation as
employees engage with the safety process and MRC
continues to prioritise responses to identified
hazards ensuring a safer workplace for all.

Injury statistics have seen a favourable declining
trend for our 12 month Lost Time Injury Frequency
Rate (LTIFR) from 62.9 in August to 37.7 as of June
2016. This trend is a direct result of the
individual efforts the staff are making with respect to
their own health and safety and that of their
colleagues.

Brendan Twine - OHS Officer

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Tamala Park

The operations at the Tamala Park waste facility include: MRC replaced the old compactor with a new one in
March 2016, purchasing an E520 TANA landfill
I Landfill I Tip shop compactor which cost over $1 million.
I Transfer Station I Landfill Gas Management
I Recycling centre I Environmental Management

Glen Boase During the year we have seen a major project in the Operations
Operations Manager landfill area which has lined the remaining walls of the
pit with a geosynthetic liner. It was decided not to use
Landfill clay as in previous years to help significantly increase
the avaiable airspace within the landfill. The liner is
The landfill opened in 1991 and since accepting its first much thinner than the previous clay liner.
load it has received 6,670,033 tonnes of largely what is
termed as Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), this being the This year we started with the redesign of the wash down
everyday type waste generated by households and bay. This will enable the bay to hold more waste water
small commercial establishments which will provide a longer holding period for nutrients to
be taken up by the vetiver grass. The wash down bay is
During the financial year 2015/2016 there was 230,748 utilised by MRC plant and Member Councils to help
tonnes (266,703 tonnes during 2014/15) of waste minimise any waste residue from the trucks being taken
landfilled at Tamala Park with 39,076 tonnes of this off site.
being residues from the Resource Recovery Facility.

We are currently tipping in the last pit to be utilised at the
landfill referred to as Stage 2, Phase 3. It is expected to
last until the mid 2020’s.

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Tamala Park

Transfer Station

Operations The transfer station is where householders and small On the last Sunday of each month, a drop off free
commercials drop off their waste. It is the area of Tamala asbestos day is offered for householders. This enables
Park that most customers are familiar with. our customers to drop off asbestos for free to ensure it is
During the financial year 63,728 vehicles (66,374 disposed of in a safe environment. This financial year
vehicles 2014/2015) crossed the weighbridge and visited saw 124 tonnes (95 tonnes 2014/2015) dropped for free.
the transfer station dropping off 12,625 tonnes of waste Asbestos dropped at transfer on the non-free days was
(12,979 tonnes 2014/2015). 290 tonnes (241 tonnes 2014/2015).
The team at the transfer station are committed to our
vision of winning back waste and salvage anything that An initiative that started late in our previous financial
they deem not suitable for landfill. This includes items year was the salvage of wood and the team at the
such as metal, white goods, furniture and household transfer station have salvaged 51 tonnes (13 tonnes
hazardous waste to name a few. 2014/2015 part year) of wood during this year.

In June 2016 we took delivery of a new skid steer which This year saw the highest number of fridges/air
cost $86,000. conditioners being degassed on site. In total 4,847 units
were degassed, preventing 730 kg of ozone depleting
A new initiative that started during the year was the gas from entering the atmosphere.
separation of clean green waste to divert it from landfill.
After conducting some initial analysis and ensuring it
was both economic and environmental viable, the
scheme began in February. This will ensure that
householders and small commercials are charged a
lower gate fee for clean greens.

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Tamala Park

Recycling Centre Tamala Park has a purpose built Household Hazardous
Waste (HHW) facility; the following items were dropped
Residents are encouraged to drop recyclables and other at no cost to the householder during the year:
items suitable for resale free of charge in our recycling I Oil 70 tonnes (48 tonnes 2014/15)
centre. This ensures that only materials that are truly at I Paint 100 tonnes (110 tonnes 2014/2015)
the “end of their life” get landfilled. I Chemicals 23 tonnes (25 tonnes 2014/2015)
I Dry celled batteries 14 tonnes (9 tonnes 2014/2015)
During the financial year the MRC has collected a wide
range of products for recycling; The dry celled batteries are mainly collected through
I Car batteries 88 tonnes (115 tonnes 2014/2015) community bins and school battery recycling initiatives.
I Paper 444 tonnes (487 tonnes 2014/2015)
I Glass 55 tonnes (60 tonnes 2014/2015) Biodiesel made by financial year at Tamala Park using recycled cooking oils
I Clothes 12 tonnes (5.6 tonnes 2014/2015)
I Metal 4,434 tonnes (2,991 tonnes 2014/2015) Litres 14,300 Operations
I Mattresses 13,027 (7,873 mattresses 2014/2015) 12,300
I E-Waste 116 tonnes (128 tonnes 2014/015) 10,300 Litres

Most of these products were dropped in our Recycling 8,300
centre at no cost to householders. 6,300
4,300
Fridges, freezers and air conditioners are also dropped 2,300
off at the recycling centre and are degassed on site by
specially trained members of our team. Although most 300
fridges are then sent to the metal pile, some are made
into worm farms or raised garden beds and are sold in 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
the Tip shop.
Financial year ended
An initiative over the past couple of years has seen
suitable electrical items tagged and tested by our During 2015/2016 14,000 litres of biodiesel was made
qualified staff member and made available for re-sale in from recycled cooking oils dropped off for free at our
the tip shop. During the financial year electronic items recycling centre.
for re-sale were circa $31,000.
Phase one of a recycling redevelopment project was
approved at Council and will take place over the coming
months. This will see the closure of existing
access lanes which pass directly in front of the tip shop,
while widening the existing exit lane so that it can handle
bi-directional traffic. By doing this, the pedestrian/vehicle
interactions are halved and the vehicle traffic is kept
totally away from the retail area where we see a large
number of pedestrians. The realignment will also
improve the traffic flow in and around the public drop off
area during peak periods.

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Tamala Park

The Tip Shop

During the financial year 2015/2016 the tip shop sales revenue total was $415,472 ($278,314 2014/15) made up
of 35,706 transactions (33,637 transactions 2014/2015).

The increase in transactions year on year is a sign of positive community engagement with the MRC’s vision of
Winning Back Waste.

In April 2016 we saw the largest sales month in the shop ever recorded at MRC of $48,797 which included items
such as a pool table and a piano.

Top 5 products sold during 2015/2016

By Number of Transactions By Value ($)

Operations 7.53% GENERAL HOUSEHOLD 5.61% GENERAL HOUSEHOLD
8.51% 5.82%
LANDSCAPING 7.43% 23.74% FURNITURE - INDOOR
28.36% SUPPLIES ELECTRONICS
FURNITURE - INDOOR 19.25%
8.63% HARDWARE
BOOKS/DVD/VIDEOS
GARDEN & GARAGE
KITCHENWARE EQUIPMENT

9.90%

Total Transactions 35,706 Total Sales $415,272

This increase in sales revenue is mainly attributed to a
focus on shop pricing that the team have taken on
board and implemented. The team in the recycling
centre and tip shop have implemented a standard price
guide for items which are similar in nature (bricks,
roofing sheets, bikes, etc.). These prices are largely
determined in line with what other second hand outlets
charge for similar items. Where an item is in particularly
good condition or of a higher quality than normal, staff
will often set a commensurately higher price. The
revenue from the items that we sell in the shop goes
towards helping fund the costs associated with
providing these free services to the community.

The shop had some minor renovation works done
in March which saw the shop completely emptied
to enable nets to be installed on the ceiling to
prevent birds being able to land in the roof and
soil the stock in the shop. It gave the team an
ideal chance to have a good clean out and
re-organise the shop space in a more suitable
way. The nets have proven to be successful.

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Tamala Park

Environmental fencing is to capture wind-blown waste and stop it from Operations
going into the bushland and off the premises. The litter
Each year, the MRC reports to and works closely with fence has odour control vapour units attached which
various Government agencies and authorities to emit scented compressed air.
ensure that our site is compliant with ISO 14001 and
that we are fully compliant with the regulations of our Bushland Management
Department of Environment Regulation (DER) licence.
Audits and annual compliance reports are submitted During the year 45kg of seed and over 500 plants were
showing how we manage our environmental licence planted in the bushland around the landfill. Each year,
against our conditions of operations. the National Tree Planting Day sees the MRC planting
out locally suitable plants to assist in increasing the
The Environmental team have had several projects biodiversity on site.
during the year:

Odour Management

During the early part of 2016, four odour complaints
were registered to the Environmental department. An
investigation on loads coming into the facility and how
we manage these loads was conducted. Initiatives put
into place were immediate burying of odorous loads
(at a cost to the customer) together with regular audits of
odour including landfill gas emissions and leachate.The
MRC is currently trialling three biological odour reducing
products which we hope will reduce any off site impact in
the future.

Litter fencing Wildlife

The Litter team continue to do an excellent job With the increase of urban encroachment along the
controlling litter on site and during the year the MRC swan coastal plain, the MRC bush-forever offers a safe
installed a 200m long and 6m high litter fence after the haven to plants and animals. During the financial year
completion of the landfill liner. The main aim of the a bird survey of bush-forever and our operational areas
was undertaken. The results showed that the capped
areas had significant diversity in bird life including a
spotting of a falcon whistling kite and the endangered
black carnaby were also spotted feeding on the dryandra
sesselis in the bushland on site.

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Landfill Gas Management

The MRC received correspondence in April 2016 providing notice from Landfill Gas and Power Holdings Pty Ltd
(LGP) that it has contracted to sell all its shares to Energy Development Limited Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd
(EDL).

The MRC advised all our Member Councils of the change and a deed of assignment was prepared to formalise
as in accordance with clause 26 (ii) of the sub-lease.

Although the ownership has changed, the MRC has had a smooth transition from LGP to EDL that has not
affected operations on site. An audit was conducted to measure how LGP had performed against their contract
and a further one will be performed during the next financial year to assess that the same standards are being
met by EDL.

Operations

Fifteen additional gas monitoring wells were installed around the landfill during the financial year which is
considered best practice under the State of Victoria’s Best Practice Environmental Management (BPEM)
guidelines. This will assist in identifying if landfill gas is moving outside of landfill.

Forty five extraction wells were also installed in stage 2, phase 3 of the landfill. This has enabled landfill gas to be
extracted from the recently completed working cell.

Gas that is collected in the system is used to power five, one megawatt electricity generators on site. The
electricity generated is then sold back to the Western Power distribution network. The clean energy that this
produces is more than sufficient to power a suburb the size of Kinross, which is situated next to the Tamala Park
facility to the South.

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The Resource Recovery Facility

The Resource Recovery Facility (RRF) in Neerabup is owned and operated by BioVision 2020 on behalf of the
MRC. The RRF is an Alternative Waste Treatment (AWT) plant that processes household waste that would
otherwise go to landfill, into a composted soil conditioner. The RRF has been in operation since 1999.

The whole RRF facility is negatively pressurised which means that air is drawn into the facility to prevent odours
escaping. The air from the facility is then processed through a bio filter which scrubs it before it is released. There
were no odour complaints during the year.

During the financial year, the RRF processed a total of 76,766 tonnes (105,657 tonnes 2014/2015). The plant was
closed down for a period of 14 weeks in the financial year due to maintenance work which saw both composting
tunnels replaced due to cracks which developed shortly after commissioning. It is expected that the lost produc-
tion will be recovered through an extension to the end date of the contract.

Through the process, the plant produced 19,012 tonnes (27,906 tonnes in 2014/2015) of soil conditioner for use Operations
in broad agricultural and other applications. A total of 39,076 tonnes (51,575 tonnes in 2014/2015) of waste
product from the process was received back to landfill at Tamala Park. The effect of this was to divert 51.1% of
the material away from landfill which is a huge success and is in line with the MRC’s overall vision of Winning
Back Waste.

The RRF is one of only two such AWT plants in operation in WA and as such is a significant contributor to the
overall diversion of household waste from landfill in the state. The waste diversion achieved by the RRF is
important to the region, as the MRC and its Member Councils strive to achieve the Waste Authority’s waste
diversion target of 65% of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) diverted from landfill by 2020.

The cost of processing waste through the RRF is higher than it would be to landfill the waste. In order to shift the
industry away from using landfill, the Waste Authority increased the landfill levy for MSW being landfilled from $28
per tonne to $55 per tonne which came into effect 1 January 2015. The levy will continue to increase by $5 per
tonne each year until a levy of $70 per tonne is reached.

Landfill Levy Increases

PERIOD PUTRESCIBLE APPROX. INERT RATE INERT RATE /M3
RATE/TONNE PER TONNE
Current to December 2014 $12
1 January 2015 to 30 June 2016 $28 $8 $60
1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017 $55 $40 $75
1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018 $60 $50 $90
1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 $65 $60 $105
1 Juky 2019 onwards $70 $70 $105
$70 $70

By doing this, AWTs like the RRF are made more competitive with landfill, which over time will help drive the
improved waste diversion rates.

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Finance and Information Technology

Corporate Services Gṻnther Hoppe Carbon Abatement
Director Corporate
Services During the year $2.9 million was paid back to its Member
Councils as a result of the dissolution of the Carbon
The MRC finance team work together to ensure that the Price Mechanism. $0.5 million is held by the MRC to be
MRC operates as cost effectively as possible. This is spent on Carbon Abatement projects which the MRC will
achieved through robust financial budgeting controls and identify and invest in before 31 December 2017.
monthly reporting.
Non-Current Assets
As an organisation, the MRC continues to think and plan
towards the future, with a particular focus on achieving For the 2015/2016 financial year, the MRC was required
increased waste diversion from landfill. The financial to carry out a comprehensive revaluation of the plant
planning and forecasting undertaken during the year and equipment asset class in accordance with the
have been done in a manner that has positioned the Regulation 17A(4) of the Local Government (Financial
MRC well to take advantage of the new strategic Management) Regulations 1996. This was conducted
opportunities identified in its long term infrastructure using an accredited external valuer.
planning.
Information Technology

The MRC continues to maintain and improve its
information technology management systems and
capability to provide timely, decision useful information
for both internal and external stakeholders.

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Finance and Information Technology

The focus of last financial year and continuing into this Record keeping
financial year has been to refine system reliability and
has resulted in the MRC maintaining a level of service The MRC uses an electronic records management
availability which is in line with industry best practice. system called TRIM as the repository for all its records
Projects that were completed during the financial year and documents. All staff undergo training on TRIM when
were; they join the MRC and subsequently attend
refresher courses annually. The training helps the
I Wireless internet upgrade site wide. employees understand their record management
I Replacement of the UPS (Uninterrupted Power responsibilities both from an organisational and
legislative point of view. Elected members also receive
Supply Source) across both Tamala Park and the an annual reminder as to their records management
Neerabup site (RRF). compliance obligations.
I New multimedia training room fit out. The MRC’s record keeping practices are governed by its
Record keeping Plan which is approved by the State
A project team was formed in the year to plan the Records Office of Western Australia in accordance with
upgrade of the CCTV systems across the Tamala Park the State Records Act 2000. This plan is the primary
and the Neerabup (RRF) site. The plan has been agreed means of compliance with current legislation in Western
by management and the works will begin early in the Australia and of best practice record keeping processes
new financial year. The new system will enhance the at the MRC.
viewing footage moving from analogue cameras to
digital and will have extra coverage across problem Performance Indicator 2014/2015 2015/16 Corporate Services
areas.
Number of new files created 129 157
5,990 6,358
Number of documents registered
0 0
Number of Freedom of Information
Applications received 0 0
Response time of Freedom of
Information Applications (average
number of days)

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Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2016

The MRC has reviewed and developed the Disability Access and Inclusion Plan (DAIP) during the 2015/16
financial year. It is a dynamic document that commits to achieving seven desired outcomes:
I People with disability have the same opportunities as other people to access the services of, and any events

organised by, the MRC
I People with disability have the same opportunities as other people to access the buildings and other facilities

of the MRC
I People with disability receive information from the MRC in a format that will enable them to access the

information as readily as other people are able to access it
I People with disability receive the same level and quality of service from the staff and contractors of the MRC

as other people receive from the MRC
I People with disability have the same opportunities as other people to make complaints to the MRC
I People with disability have the same opportunities to participate in any public consultation by the MRC
I People with disability have the same opportunities as other people to obtain and maintain employment by

the MRC
The MRC’s first DAIP plan was implemented in 2006 to address barriers for people with disability as per our
statutory requirements under the Disability Services Act (1993). Since the adoption of the initial DAIP, the MRC
has implemented several initiatives and made progress towards better access.

“This plan demonstrates our commitment to furthering the principles and meeting the objectives of the Disability
Services Act, by setting out strategies to ensure that people with disability have the same rights and
opportunities as other people to access our facilities and services”.
BRIAN CALLANDER, CEO.

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Disability Access and Inclusion Plan 2016

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Education and Community Engagement

Governments, WALGA, Waste Wise Schools,
KABWA, Waste Authority and a variety of other
members (government/community/business)
interested in waste issues.

The MRC Member Councils have their own regular

Geoff Atkinson communications with their ratepayers through

Education advertising, waste guides and as part of rate notice

Manager packages, these with a particular emphasis on waste

The Mindarie Regional Council’s (MRC) Education collection days and what to put in the bins. The MRC’s
Team’s main focus is on Winning Back Waste through ‘reduce, reuse, recycle and dispose wisely’ focus aims to
community engagement within the region. The main complement the member councils work with ‘face to
objectives are to: face’ interactions with the community, still talking about
I improve community awareness and understanding bins and the council collections but also on educating
about the Waste Hierarchy and the importance of trying
of waste issues to deal with waste as high up the hierarchy as possible.
I encourage a reduce, reuse, recycle and dispose

wisely ethos and behaviours associated with this Contamination in the different bins and the growing

I encourage engagement on many levels to have quantity of waste disposed of in bulk verge collections

waste dealt with as high on the waste hierarchy as is continue to be the major concern of the councils.

practicable and to divert waste from landfill. Messaging to the community has been centered around

these areas of concern.

This is largely done through the provision of: The ‘No Glass’ Campaign, to create behavioural change Corporate Services
I advocacy for change at various levels, by residents to reduce the glass component in the
I the Earth Carer community outreach program, compost, was rolled out into the participating councils,
I facility tours, these being Cities of Joondalup, Vincent and Wanneroo
I visits to schools and community groups to deliver and the Town of Victoria Park. These Councils were
chosen as they currently deliver the majority of waste
workshops and talks, received by the RRF.
I displays within the community (including shopping
that waste has a value as a resource
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The Team works closely with:
I the Member Councils through the region’s Waste

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The MRC recognises that waste has a value as a resource
and is committed to managing waste in line with the waste
hierarchy and diverting waste from landfill

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Education and Community Engagement

No Glass displays and banners have been taken to all With residents in the Cities of Joondalup, Vincent,
events held within the participating councils to promote Wanneroo and Town of Victoria Park being told not to
the campaign and engage in discussion with the place glass in their green top bin there has been an
community. increase in enquiries as to where to dispose of the glass
especially in the case of where their yellow top recycling
Surveys were also conducted to gauge resident bins are already full of other recyclables.
awareness of the campaign and behaviour change as a
result. Most of the feedback has been very positive. This has seen an increase in glass bottles and jars being
dropped at Tamala Park Recycling to over 8 tonnes a
A prominent display has toured the different libraries in month since December when the campaign started.
the Cities of Joondalup, Vincent and Wanneroo and the Globes collected in the same period have doubled
Town of Victoria Park, to further promote the campaign. compared to the same period last year. Councils have
also recorded an increase in recycling rates.

Importantly the glass found in the compost immediately
after the campaign dropped to levels below the required
standard, which was the whole purpose of the
campaign.

Corporate Services

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Recycling Centre Promotion In support of these tours, displays and activities
continued to be developed at both the RRF Visitors
The Tamala Park Recycling Centre and Tipshop was again Centre and the Tamala Park Education Centre, to both
heavily promoted throughout the year, detailing its services reinforce and enhance the education experience of the
and how it can be used to beneficially dispose of: tours.
I Reuse and recyclable items off the verge
I Excess recyclables from overfull yellow tops A 3m section of one of the composters has been
I Problematic products, the that don’t go in household retained by the MRC and has been placed adjacent to
the Visitors Centre allowing visitors to view the inside of
bins like e-waste, household hazardous waste the composters and gain an appreciation of their size.

During April the Tamala Park Recycling Centre was
showcased on Channel 7’s WA Weekender program
shown on Saturday afternoons and repeated on Sundays.
WA Weekender is a program looking at things that people
could do as a weekend activity. One common activity is
home clean-ups and Tamala Park Recycling Centre is
seen as an “in” place to visit to dispose of second hand
goods and other household waste. The segments focused
on problematic wastes like: asbestos; paint and chemical
(household hazardous wastes); e-waste (electronic
wastes) and glass.

Corporate Services

Tours The tours of the MRC facilities continue to be very well
received. Feedback indicates a high level of satisfaction,
Tours of the facilities remain an important part of the with the tours being considered very worthwhile.
education program proving a great way to reconnect Participants indicating that they would return or would
people back to their bins and their waste, to realise it advise others to come on tour. Word of mouth
doesn’t just disappear after the truck picks it up. recommendations account for many of the tour groups
coming through.
During 2015/2016, 128 tours with 3,048 people were
conducted (2014/2015 130 tours with 2,676 people). The Visits To Schools and Day Care Cent
majority of the tours were to Tamala Park (126) either
solely to Tamala Park or as joint tours of Tamala Park and Tours by Council (July 2015 - June 2016 Tot
the RRF (13). TOURS BY GROUP
July 2015 - June 2016 EARTH C
Total: 128 Number Other , 1 Cambrid

Cambridge 6 Schools 67
Businesses 19
Other/mixed
28

Wanneroo 29 Joondalup 30 Community Wan2n8eroo, 25
Out of
School 13 Joond
Tertiary 1
SƟrling 24 TOTAL
128
Vincent 7 Perth 4 SƟrling, 21

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Earth Carers The Earth Carers are seen as long term valued people
interested in waste and spreading a ‘Waste Less’
Two Earth Carer’s training courses were held during message. Since 2008 418 people have completed the
2015/2016 with a total of 48 graduates (42 graduates MRC Earth Carer training courses and of them 337 are
2014/2015) still active, an excellent retention rate.

Corporate Services MRC Earth Carers continue to meet and engage with Events and Displays
the community. A number of Earth Carers link in with
Community Garden groups, Transition Towns and other In the relaxed atmosphere of a fair/fete/family fun
groups of like-minded people. These provide very fertile day/concert it is surprising how many people want to
grounds for information exchange and promoting waste stop and talk about their waste.
wise messages.
The MRC’s Roaming Recycle waste education display
Compost in May trailer visited 73 places in the 2015/2016 year (51 events
2014/2015). Most of the display material is ‘real life’, and
Six events were held throughout the region to promote conversations always start from an interesting display.
The display has an emphasis on the ‘reduction’ of waste,
the value and importance of compost and composting. generation as less waste produced is the ultimate goal,
saving money and resources.
Supported by the Waste Authority, 160 people attended

these events many of them new to home composting

TaOnUdRwSoBrmY GfaRrOmUinPg. EARTH CARER COUNCIL TROOURASMBINYGGRREOCUPYCLER EARTH CARER COUNCIL ROAMIN
EVENNuTmSber E
Number Number
N6o7Days Victoria
Schools Out Stirling 96 Park

Schools 67

Businesses 19 BuCsianmesbsreidsge 19 4 Joondalup 85

CoJmomonudnaitylup 28 11 Wanneroo 44
OuPteorfth 9
Community 28 ScShtoirolling Vincent 21
Out of TeVrticatroyria 13 12
School 13 TOPTaArkL Cambridge 16
Tertiary 1 1
TOTAL Vincent Victoria Park 11
128 128 8
8

Wanneroo 13 Perth 9

Other 8 Other 55

TOTAL 73 TOTAL 337

VISITS/TALKS TYPES OF TAL

VISITS/TALKS Cambridge Number Waste & recycling
8 Composting, worms &
44 TYPES OF TJAoLonKdSalup gardens
Perth 37

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Education and Community Engagement

Skyworks Tamala Park Open Day

The Australia Day Skyworks is a major event on the The Tamala Park Open Day proved to be as popular as
calendar and represents a great opportunity to engage in previous years with an estimated 2,000 people
with the community. Over 300,000 people flocked to the attending throughout the day. Unlike previous Open
Perth foreshore to enjoy the Australia Day Skyworks. Days people arrived early and stayed the day.

The City of Wanneroo again supplied a couple of waste Corporate Services
trucks and staff enabling visitors to get up close to the
type of trucks that they see visit their homes every week.
Everyone loves a rubbish truck.

While the patrons enjoyed the festivities the City of
Perth, Keep Australia Beautiful and the MRC were
working to encourage people to not only put their
rubbish in the bin but into the right bin. This was done
through the provision of recycling bags, messaging on
the bins, Captain Recycle moving through the crowd, bin
monitoring and the operation of recycling stations on the
Perth foreshore.

Over 20 tonnes of waste was collected and of this about
35% was recycled.

The day was designed to allow residents who live in
close proximity to Tamala Park, particularly the new resi-
dents of Catalina, to see the operations of the site first
hand and give them confidence that our use of the site is
not detrimental to the amenity of their area.

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Royal Show This includes options outside the bin system to promote
reduction and reusing. Nude Food school visits have
The ‘WA…Too Good To Waste’ site at the Perth Royal increased. This is a popular way to demonstrate reduced
packaging, improved lunch options, and reduced school
Show lead by the MRC, sponsored by the Waste littering.

Authority and staffed by waste educators and Earth Visits To Schools and Day Care Centres by Council
(July 2015 - June 2016 Total: 88
Carers promotes waste education and highlights issues
Other , 1 Cambridge, 6
associated with waste. ActiviTtioeusrasnbdy mCoeussnacgiles
surrounding the theme oJfu‘rleyd2u0c1e5, -reJduuncee2, 0re1c6ycle and
dispose wisely’ are on show. Total: 128

Cambridge 6

Other/mixed
28

Wanneroo 29 Joondalup 30 Wanneroo, 25

Joondalup, 34

SƟrling 24

Vincent 7 Perth 4

SƟrling, 21

Perth, 1

MRC School Battery CVoilslietsctoiodnay care 1Tceermntres have increased with
ScThOoUolRsSbyBYTeGrmNRuO20mU1bP26e-7rT2O01U6RwS‘s(Ske8ou8gsrsB8m)s.t5YaioifGnanaNRrsEmbuOA9oi2mslRU4nit.1T5bPya0‘H’We0n7brdCheAciicnT2RoehgrEmmRbppilnCoaOscdteUoindNegCsoEIanALthnRtidhsTeHlgeiroCacArinunRirEntroiRgc?uCaR’,lObuO’oSmUAuNe.MttCtIuiIENnLsVGginEuRgNpETCSNYoCDLOaEyRRustOAMIENVGERNET
1200 Corporate Services
1000

School and Community Groups800 6386125776891.BS59uchsio5no8e7l6r‘ssw1es1leaessv6t6ae7n.5ot.rgani16c97s ‘to make beautiful soil’ being particularly
622 602.5
600 28
65B2usinesses
C54o7m5.57m2.5u8n4 ity

MRC staff visited a4n00d 392 113 OStaculhktosoo/fwl orkshops in Community 28 Victoria Victoria
1O3ut of Park Park
con2d81u.5cted 13
1
2015/2016 (57 visi2t0s0/talks 2014/2015)T.eTrthiaisryreflects a S1chool
focus on this20d12emograph2ic013by the Edu20c1a4tion Team20i1n5 re- Tertia2r0y16 128
sponse to member c0ouncil requests toTOsTeArvLice this area1. 2T8OTAL

2000.00 MRC Community & School Battery Collection

by Month 2011 to 2016 (kg)

2012 Com&Sch 2013 Com&Sch 2014 Com&Sch 2015 Com&Sch 2016 Com&Sch

1800.00

1600.00 1,754
1,645
1,515
VISITS/TALKS VISITS/TALKS TYPES OF TALKS TYPES OF TALKS

1400.00

1200.00 Number Number Number Num
1000.00 8Cambridge 8

37Joondalup 37
9 9 0 111,,,222334064
1 , 01 ,0010,8136 0

1 , 01 ,51713,62 4 4
8 3 51 , 0 111,1 ,116922
Cambridge Waste & recycling Waste & r4e5cycling
Joondalup
800.00 Composting, worms & Composting, worms &
600.00 gardens gardens 54
400.00 Perth 4Perth 4
200.00 9 4 044756703286 3 1 Stirling6 25VSticirtloinrgia349375554597 25 5502806 3 1 Nude Your Food Nude Your9Food
Victoria 44575964631 8 Battery assembly Battery assembly
2 9Park 564 Park 4 Other
4Vincent 1 1
3 5 539 2 8 9 458550434624 1Wanneroo 458128 31 Other
6 5 Jun 31OJuthl er Aug 509
3TOTAL Oct Nov 4
37 90
113 3
58 45 113

327879 4 6
4 2

4 3 304
0
3 3

0.00 Vincent 0 0 0 0
0

Of these 88 were to schools and Jan Feb ceMnWatrraenninAeprraolol May Sep TDeOc TAL TOTAL
113
day care
council areas to deliver ‘where does it go?’ waOTsOttheTeArtaLlks.

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2016 ANNUAL REPORT

Education and Community Engagement

Visits To Schools and Day Care Centres by Council

Problematic ProductsTours by Council (July 2015 - June 2016 Total: 88 If the batteries can be collected they don’t contaminate
Other , 1 Cambridge, 6 the compost, or the environment, they don’t cause
July 2015 - June 2016

Total: 128

TheOtehedr/umicxead tion tCeamabmridgeu6ses a range of problematic wastes potentially damaging fires in rubbish trucks and on the
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e-wastSeƟrli(nTg 2V4 /computers). The community generally Joondalup, 34 tipface and they are recycled recovering the valuable
Vincentk7nows these proPderuthc4 ts don’t go in the general waste bin metals held within them.

and are keen to find out what to do with tShƟrelinmg, 2.1This The transport and recycling of these batteries is funded
enquiry can then be used to launch a conversation about through the HHW Program, from Waste Authority landfill
levy monies.

other waste issues. Perth, 1

MRC School Battery Collection Term Waste and Recycle Conference
1

Dry celled bbyaTetrmte20r1y2 - 2c01o6l(lkeg)ction Term
2

1200 The MRC attended the 2015 Waste and Recycle
Conference in Fremantle. The focus for the year was on
1000 The community and school dr8y88.5celle92d4.150b07attery program the environment and what is being done at Tamala Park
to address a range of issues that face modern landfills.
800 continues to be a popular example of demonstrating the This included a special environmental tour of the site
600 recycle and dispose689.5
638612577
652 667.5 wisely’
5475.572.5 84 587611
‘reduce, reuse,622 602.5 message.

400 The39p2rogram has also shown that if provided with simple
and281.5 convenient methods of disposal the public will
200 and a display booth at the conference.

2012 2c01h3 ange th201e4ir beha2v01i5or, ende20a16voring to do the right thing
0

and dispose wisely.

Corporate Services 2000.00 MRC Community & School Battery Collection

by Month 2011 to 2016 (kg)
2012 Com&Sch 2013 Com&Sch 2014 Com&Sch 2015 Com&Sch 2016 Com&Sch

1800.00

1600.00 1,754
1,645
1400.00 1,515

1200.00 9 9 0 111,,,222334064
1 , 01 ,0010,8136 0
1000.00
1 , 01 ,51713,62 4 4
800.00 8 3 51 , 0 111,1 ,116922

600.00 9 4 044756703286 3 1 5502806 3 1

2 6 564 349375554597 Visits To Schools and Day Care Centres by Council
44575964631 8
400.00 3 59 2 8 9 458550434624 458128
6 5 509
39
37
45 90
58 5 (July 2015 - June 2016 Total: 88

327879
4
200.00 Tours by Council
4 6
2

4 3 304
0
3 3

0.00 July 2015 - June 2016 0 0 Other , 1 Cambridge, 600
TFeobtal:Ma1r28Apr May 0
Jan Oct Nov Dec
Jun Jul Aug Sep

Cambridge 6 The education vehicle, a Kia Carnival people mover/van,
has had graphics applied to make it a driving message
Batteries fOrtohemr2/8misxecdhool and community bins continued to board. “Winning Back Waste”, “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
be cWoalnlenecrotoe2d9 in largJoeonndaulupm30bers, over 8 tonnes Wofantnheeromo, 25this JoaonnddaluDp,i3s4pose Wisely”, “What bin should it go in? Dispose
year. Importantly most of these batteries previously

would have gSƟorlnineg 24into the household green top

whVienceenltie7 -bin then to the RRFPerth 4 and the chemicals wisely.” Bright eye catching frogs and earth worms bring
contained within ultimately into the compost. 8 toSnƟnrliengs, 2o1 f a fun element to it as well. It has already proved to be a

batteries collected for recycling is a good result. Pertph,o1pular conversation starter at schools and events.

MRC School Battery Collection Term
1

by Term 2012 - 2016 (kg) Term
2

1200

1000 888.5 1007
924.5

800 689.5
638612577
600 622 602.5 652 667.5
5475.572.5 84 587611
392
400 281.5 2014

2012 200 2013 2015 2016
0

2000.00 MRC Community & School Battery Collection
1800.00
1600.00 by Month 2011 to 2016 (kg)
2012 Com&Sch 2013 Com&Sch 2014 Com&Sch 2015 Com&Sch 2016 Com&Sch

48

,754
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