Instructions for filling out the Community Solid Waste Management Priority Planning Template
Make a copy of the template before working on it. That way you can always go back to the
original template.
The Black writing should stay. It includes the headings. There are some sentences in black
writing. You can change the sentences so that they work better for what you want to say. If the
sentences or headings do not apply to your community, then you can delete them.
The Green writing is instructions only. All the green writing should be deleted in the final plan.
Read the green writing for what to do.
The Red writing is for filling in. The red writing gives an example of what to fill in or write. For
example the red writing might say “400” for the population of the community. Replace the “400”
with the correct population of your community. Check all red writing to make sure it is correct for
your community. Once you have the correct information, you can change the colour to black.
At the end, all the red writing should be black, and the green writing should be deleted. You can
also delete this instruction page. Remember, this is your own community plan. You should add any
information that you want. You can insert any sections or sub-sections that you want to include, or
take out any sections that don’t fit your community. Any information that you think is helpful for the
community to understand what they should do is good. It is important to include any information
that is helpful to funding agencies to understand what your community is like, and why you are
choosing the program you want.
This is a detailed plan. It is called a comprehensive solid waste management plan. It provides more
information than your community may need, or that might be needed by funding agencies. That is
why we recommend copying the tables and sections that you think would be helpful to the
community into a smaller community-only plan, or a targeted funding table(s).
This document is a template ONLY and is only intended as a guide to Councils to prioritise waste
management planning.
Solid Waste Management Priority Plan
[Community Name]
<insert photo of community here>
October 2008
Last reviewed/updated on:______________
Solid Waste Management Priority Plan for
Community Name
Compiled by:
List Names of person or people who worked on this plan and their job.
October 2008
Complied by the Local Government Association of the Northern Territory using an adapted version
of Alaskan ISWMP Template Version 5.0, produced by Zender Environmental, 2007.
Financial support provided by the Packaging Stewardship Forum - www.afgc.org.au/psf
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Contents
To update the page numbers listed in the contents below, right click on the text below and click
“update field.”
1.
INTRODUCTION & COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION ......................................................1
2.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ..................................................................................2
3.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE INFORMATION ......................................................4
4.
CURRENT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ...........................................9
5.
HOW MUCH WASTE IS GENERATED? ..................................................................13
6.
REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING PROGRAM ...........................................22
7.
HAZARDOUS WASTES ...........................................................................................29
8.
CLOSED WASTE DISPOSAL SITES .......................................................................33
9.
FINANCIAL PLANNING SWM PRACTICES .............................................................34
10.
SOLID WASTE MANAGMENT IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES .................................39
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To update the page numbers listed in the Table contents below, right click on the text below and
click “update field.”
Tables
Table 1 - Waste Disposal Site Information .................................................................................. 4
Table 2 - Summary of Site Operation And Maintenance ............................................................ 9
Table 3 - Waste Burning Practices............................................................................................. 11
Table 4 - Special Wastes Currently Stockpiled In Our Community ......................................... 15
Table 5 - Estimation Of Recyclable Materials ........................................................................... 17
Table 6 - Estimation of Construction & Demolition Waste ....................................................... 18
Table 7 - Construction and Demolition Waste Numbers Researched for New Construction,
Renovation, and Demolition in kg per sq m ...................................................................... 20
Table 8 - Projected Population and Waste Generation............................................................. 21
Table 9 - Wastes That Are Currently Collected for Recycling, Backload, or Reuse ............... 23
Table 10 - Recycling Equipment Description, Status and Plans.............................................. 25
Table 11 - Recycling Management Program ............................................................................. 26
Table 12 - Wastes Already Backloaded ..................................................................................... 27
Table 13 - Wastes To Be Backloaded Within Five Years .......................................................... 27
Table 14 - Hazardous Waste Management ................................................................................ 30
Table 15 - Hazardous Waste Recycling and Future Backload ................................................. 31
Table 16 - Annual Hazardous Waste Generation Estimated Wet Season 2008....................... 32
Table 17 - Current Annual Operation and Maintenance Costs ................................................ 34
Table 18 - Long-Term Annual Operation and Maintenance Costs ........................................... 36
Table 19 - Current Annual Revenue For Solid Waste Management Program ......................... 37
Table 20 - Revenue Sources For Planned Solid Waste Program Improvements .................... 38
Table 21 - Prioritisation of Our Action Items ............................................................................. 39
Table 22 - Needs For Solid/Hazardous Waste Improvement .................................................... 41
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1.
INTRODUCTION & COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION
Mission and Values Statement
[WHY ARE YOU WRITING THIS PLAN, AND HOW WILL IT HELP THE COMMUNTIY]
History of the Community
List a short summary of how/when the community was established, what is important. Option: You
can go to the NT Governments Bush Tel database at this link: http://www.bushtel.nt.gov.au and
look up your community name and copy their summary on history etc, and make any additions or
changes.
Demographics and Utilities
(Update these sentences so they are right for your community, Example:) The number of residents
is 400. There is a clinic, a school, a Council Office, two stores, an electrical generator plant, and a
water treatment plant. There are 100 houses connected to piped household water and sewer. The
sewage lagoon is on the south part of town and is primary treatment only, after which the water
drains to the surrounding wetlands then to the Good River. Electrical power is supplied by the
Power and Water Corporation.
Location and Climate
Here describe where your community is in the Northern Territory. Describe how your community is
accessible and when (e.g. The roads to our community are often cut off in The Wet season.
Describe what your weather is like. Climatic conditions in winter and summer? The wet season
typically floods roads/waste disposal site. See more details on waste disposal site impacts in
Chapter 4.
Additional Important Community Logistics
For example: Our community is isolated and we must depend on each other in emergencies. We
do not have extra people or departments to provide support in difficult times. So there are several
common events where the full community is involved. These events include:
Search and Rescue
Funerals (attended by full community)
Extreme Weather
Flooding
Erosion and loss of structures
Fires (house or surrounding lands)
These events take priority in our community. Solid waste collection, backloading opportunities, site
maintenance, and community practices may be disrupted for a time period during these events. In
order to write a plan that works best for our community, these realities are reflected in this plan to
the extent possible.
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2.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
Here, you describe how the community was involved in making this plan. You can use this format,
or write it a different way. Remember to delete any sections that do not apply.
Community participation in delivering a comprehensive solid waste management plan is very
important. Community waste disposal practices play an essential part in whether our plan protects
our health and environment.
Community Survey
We carried out a community survey on concerns and suggestions. The full results are included in
the Appendix. This survey was conducted in September 2007 by the Community Council Staff.
The top concerns of our residents were: (list top concerns)
The most common suggestions were: (list residents’ suggestions)
Council Meetings and Presentations
We held community Council meetings where we discussed solid waste management issues and
what our community wanted to do. We held these meetings each month from August 2006 to July
2008.
Community Solid Waste Committee
A Committee was formed on June 1st, 2008. This committee is comprised of 5 members. They
represent different parts of our community. Their job is to make sure that our plan fits our
community and will work best for our community. Their concerns included:
Reducing health risks from the waste disposal site when people visit.
Removing wastes from the waste disposal site that can be hazardous.
Not allow construction project wastes at the waste disposal site unless it is approved by the
community.
Making sure what we plan is affordable for everyone.
Having a good collection program so that residents do not need to visit the waste disposal site.
This will protect their health and keep the waste disposal site cleaner and safer.
Reducing all our wastes and recycling and reusing all our wastes as much as we can.
The committee meets about every 6 weeks. The following people serve on our committee:
Joe John, Elected Member
Molly George, Shire Manager
Gerry Harvey, Technical Services Officer
John Polka, Environmental Health Worker
Community Education
(Example:) Our environmental staff visit homes and schools regularly to educate people about
environmental issues. They talk to people at the Council Store to address littering problems. They
also found out from our communitiy what the major community concerns were.
This is what people are saying in our community in relation to solid waste management:
(Examples of comments from people. Change this to what people say in your community. Add all
the comments you hear, especially those that are most common concerns :)
Waste disposal Site is polluting our river
We would like to recycle aluminium cans
Town is dirty
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Too much plastic bags and litter around town
Need to move the old car bodies out of town
Public Information Materials
Newsletters or flyers/posters are great ways to educate your community about solid waste. If any
solid waste newsletters or flyers were produced for the community, you can include those here. For
example:
We develop newsletters that teach people about our solid waste programs. They include
information on reducing household hazardous wastes, recycling cans and batteries, and how to
reduce energy use. They are distributed about every two months. We post them at the store, and
Council Offices and we deliver them to households.
Community Development Information for Solid Waste Planning
Current Community Population
In this section give the total community population, plus any estimated seasonal differences in the
number of people who stay in the community. The following is an example:
We have 550 people currently living in XXXX. In the wet season there are usually an additional 250
people from nearby outstations. In the dry, there are 300 additional people in community during
August for sporting tournaments and cultural gatherings.
Expected Community Development
Here, write about any specific community development or relocation projects or events that will
change your population when they happen. Most rural communities will have not have
development projects that fit this category. Examples include a regional clinic (where staff move
in), a mine (where workers move in) or tourist centre. If you don’t have a project planned like that,
write something like:
We have no development projects at this time that are expected to impact our population or our
population growth rate.
Major Projects to be Incorporated into Our Solid Waste Planning
Here, describe any development projects that might affect your solid waste planning. Examples
include a new housing development. Are you are interested in redeveloping your waste disposal
site into a recreation area, or a cleaning it up so that you can locate housing nearby? This is a
good place to state that.
There are plans to expand the community to the south. A new site in the future must be located
away from this area. There are also plans to build a new school near the water treatment plant,
and Power and Water plans to relocate their utility plant to the north edge of town. Selection of a
new site location must include these community expansion plans. If we build a new landfill, it will
be downwind of the town and the planned buildings or located at least 1 kilometre away.
We are considering a cultural centre and visitors lodge for people who come visit our community.
The planned location will be near the waste disposal site. Before we build this facility we will need
to cleanup and relocate the waste disposal site
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3.
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE INFORMATION
The table below describes the primary features and conditions of our current waste disposal site.
There are additional tables in later Chapters that discuss the site operation and maintenance,
waste collection system, waste recycling, and waste burning.
Note-the last column was inserted with the planned changes are addressed throughout the plan,
especially in the last few sections. However, you may find it easier to write down briefly a
description here.
Table 1 - Waste Disposal Site Information
Feature
Current Description
Changes Planned?
Land
ownership
(Example:) The land where the waste disposal site is
located is owned by the Council
This seems to work. We’ll
review land ownership every
5 years.
Waste
disposal site
location
(Example:) The waste disposal site is located half a
kilometre from the town edge. The waste disposal
site is southeast of town. There is one occupied
house that is located about 200m from the waste
disposal site. The GPS coordinates for the waste
disposal site entrance are 62.165 S and 113.453 E.
Eventually, we’d like to move
the location further away, at
least two kilometres. This is
part of our long-term
planning.
Waste
disposal site
operation
responsibility
The Council is responsible for operation.
Wet season
waste
disposal site
access
(Example:) The access to the waste disposal site is
in poor condition during the wet. It is an unpaved
gravel road.
Dry season
waste
disposal site
access
Path/area
inside the
waste
disposal site
for unloading
wastes
Once you get to the waste disposal site there is a
path that goes through in a loop. The path is covered
with wastes however. People are in direct contact
with garbage, creating a high risk for injury, blown
tyres, and transmission of disease.
Wind direction
(Example:)The wind blows from the waste disposal
site into town some of the time. The wind blows into
town mostly in the wet season and during storms.
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Feature
Current Description
Site Size
(Example:) The waste disposal site is about 2
hectares. This does not include the windblown litter
(i.e. plastic bags, paper). The windblown litter goes
out about 1km from the waste disposal site in most
directions.
Site Shape
(Example:)The waste disposal site is shaped like a
long circle. Its width is about 300 m, and it is about
600 m. About 75% of the tip area is covered by piled
waste.
Estimated
waste volume
(± 20%)
This can be hard to estimate. As an indicator, you
should multiply the width of the waste, by the length,
by the depth. Eg, our waste site is 40m wide, by 50m
long and is about 10m deep (or high). This would be
40 x 50 x 10 = 20,000m3 or 20km3
Estimated
waste weight
(± 30%)
Type of site
management
(Example:) Open tipping on surface. Material is burnt
after each collection. Waste is pushed over once a
month into trench and covered with soil.
Heavy
Equipment
used at Waste
disposal site
(Describe if you use any equipment and what it is.)
Describe the condition of the equipment and whether
there are times you cannot use it.) (Example: ) We
have a front end loader that is 15 years old. The
model is John Deere 450G. It is owned by the
Council. This dozer is also used for other projects
across the community.
How often are
wastes
compacted
(Example:) We compact once every month. (Note if
you don’t own equipment or don’t compact, then just
write in “No compaction””)
How often are
wastes
covered
(Example:) 4 times each year with 150mm of soil.
Operator/
Technician
staff
(Example:) We have 1 waste technical services
officer who works 30 hours each week. His duties
are: collecting garbage, keep the waste disposal site
organised and the access path clear.
Burning
wastes
(Example:) The wastes that are burned include all
rubbish taken to the waste disposal site. This
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Changes Planned?
Feature
Current Description
includes regular waste brought by households and
regular waste brought by collection service, school,
or businesses. Large items like drums, appliances,
vehicles are not burned.
Reuse &
recovery area
(Example:) It is located in the north corner of the
waste disposal site. The type of wastes here are
vehicle parts, appliances, scrap metal, scrap timber,
other wastes that people can use.
Additional
waste
segregation
onsite
(Example:) There is a place for people to drop off
their vehicle batteries. It is located near the waste
disposal site entrance. People put their batteries in a
crate and staff collects them when it is full.
Recycling
shed/area
(Example:) A recycling shed is located in town, near
the Council office. People drop off the following
items: Aluminium Cans
Age of waste
disposal site
(About how many years ago was the site started?)
Fencing
A litter collection fence only on one side. This is
mostly broken down. We need new fencing around
the perimeter.
Types of Wastes accepted at the Waste Disposal Site
Residential
wastes
Cardboard, paper, plastics, tin and aluminium cans,
disposable nappies, old or broken household items
like furniture, toys, clothes, appliances, dishes, glass,
computers, TV’s, small batteries, tyres
School wastes
Cardboard, computers, Cans, old equipment, paper,
fluorescent lights
Store wastes
Cardboard, paper, fluorescent lights
Construction
project wastes
Pipes, demolition, insulation, asbestos from old torndown buildings, drywall, cardboard, electrical wires
and electrical equipment, old plumbing, broken-down
heavy equipment, fluorescent lights, concrete
What is burnt
that shouldn’t
Plastics, rubber, aerosol cans, batteries, styrofoam,
diapers, wastes with sealants and fire retardants,
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Changes Planned?
Feature
be
Current Description
leftover cleaners and chemicals from almost empty
bottles.
Changes Planned?
Seasonal Factors that affect Waste Disposal site maintenance, collection or access
Wet (from
November
through mid
April)
Access to regular disposal face is hampered due to
heavy rain.
Dry (from midApril to end of
October)
Surrounding fires are becoming frequent and the
smoke can be heavy enough where it is dangerous
for our operator to work outside for too long.
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Waste Disposal Site Photographs
The following pictures show the waste disposal site and its key features.
(If there is a copy of a community map, insert the map here. Use an entire page for your map,
because it is very important to HAVE a plan. Draw on the map where the main waste disposal site
is. Or you can insert an aerial photo of the Waste Disposal site that shows the Waste Disposal site
and town together if possible. If you have the internet, you might be able to find your community on
“Google Maps™” http://www.google.com.au/maps. After the map, you should include several
photos of the Waste Disposal site itself and the different types of wastes and different areas. If you
have any recycling or salvage areas or sheds there, take pictures of that as well. Take a picture of
your heavy equipment.
Aerial View of Alice Springs Landfill site, for example only – access aerial views from
www.bushtel.nt.gov.au or from www.bams.nt.gov.au
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4.
CURRENT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Waste Collection Program
(List how many households pay for this service, and how much they pay. List how many
businesses pay for the program, and how many businesses you have.) Frequency of collection
services.
Site Operation and Maintenance
First, describe in one or two paragraphs the work that is done at the site to keep it organised,
consolidated, cleaned, checked, etc. If there is no work undertaken at the site then record it here.
But if staff are going out there a few times each month to look for vehicle batteries and remove
them to a shed, you should record that.
(This next table is for information about waste operation and maintenance. You can use the table
below to fill in information. Or you can delete the table and just write the information.)
Table 2 - Summary of Site Operation And Maintenance
Program Feature
Description
Operation type
Basic monitoring by Technical Services Manager. Occasional
consolidation and some volunteer clean-up.
Available local cover material for
waste disposal site?
(Example): No gravel or silt source.
How often cover material is used, or
wastes buried
(Example):About once every month for part of the wastes.
Cover material is not used, or not
used very often, because
(Example):There are insufficient funds to operate heavy
equipment regularly. During the wet season machinery cannot
be used and it is difficult to find cover material.
Heavy equipment
(If you have none, write “none” or N/A)) (Example:)
1987-89 John Deere Front end loader
1980’s Bobcat
Heavy equipment operation
limitations
(Example): Our Front end loader breaks down a lot. It is the only
one in the area and it has to be used for other projects. It is too
expensive for us to operate. We have no qualified mechanic in
the community.
Heavy equipment uses
(Examples:)
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Program Feature
Description
The loader is used to push wastes together.
We use excavator to dig trenches when we can, but last time
was about 5 years ago and the trenches are full.
We use the loader to move big junk metal.
Heavy equipment seasonal
limitations
(Example): The access road to the waste disposal site is in poor
condition. During the dry season the equipment is required for
other road maintenance operations.
Equipment storage
(Example): None. Our loader has to be stored outside. We can
store our Bobcat inside our workshop sometimes.
Estimated cost to repair heavy
equipment needed for waste
disposal site
(Example:)To repair the loader: $15,000 for the steering wheel
part and labour.
To repair the Bobcat: Unknown.
Additional waste operation
information
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Table 3 - Waste Burning Practices
Feature
Current Description
Any Planned Changes?
Is burning waste a
normal way to manage
some or all of your
wastes?
Yes.
Soon. New equipment is
going to be purchased in
2009.
How many households
burn waste in drums in
the community?
Not many, depends on time of year. About
10.
Want to phase out all in-town
burning due to health risks.
Do businesses burn
any wastes in drums
that are in town?
Store(s): Cardboard
Hardware store: Garden wastes
Office(s): None
School: None
Clinic: N/A
Power and Water Utility: None
Other: None
What wastes are
burned by them?
Is waste burned on the
ground at the Waste
Disposal Site? Who
lights the fire?
Council Waste Collectors burn waste.
Does the operator wear
an approved mask and
long sleeves, glasses,
steel-toed boots?
(Example:) steel boots only.
Are there rules about
which wastes are
acceptable to burn?
Operator separating wastes: They are
supposed to pull out anything they see that
looks dangerous to burn.
Household and Businesses Separating
wastes before bringing to Waste
Disposal Site: They are supposed to take
out their plastics, batteries, any leftover
household chemicals.
Prohibited Wastes: Tyres, batteries,
computers, TVs, fluorescent lights,
hazardous wastes, PVC pipes, big plastics
Are the rules followed?
Not very well. Operator does pretty good
job, but cannot go through every collection.
Rules about when the
fires are lit
Wind Direction: Wind must be blowing
away from town.
Hours: set times
Wind Speed: Burn below 15 kms per hour
Public access: Public is encouraged not to
visit Waste Disposal Site when on fire.
Burning Frequency: Unless the winds are
not right, the fire should only be lit after
collections twice a week.
Airplane schedule (visibility from
smoke): We don’t have a rule about
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whether to burn when planes are expected.
The smoke doesn’t get that bad by the
airstrip.
Where does the ash
go?
(Example:) The ash is pushed into a trench
once a week.
Other waste burning
information
(Note if you do not burn your wastes or no longer want to burn wastes then you can delete this table,
or write “N/A” in all the spaces).
Wind Analysis for Waste Burning
If your community burns waste and you’re concerned about smoke blowing into town, you might
want to do a wind analysis for your community. A wind analysis can show the predominant wind
direction in your community at different times of the year. You can use this information for better
planning when burning waste. You may also find out prevailing wind data from the Bureau of
Meteorology www.bom.gov.au
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5.
HOW MUCH WASTE IS GENERATED?
An important step for solid waste planning is to find out how much waste is generated by your
community and what types of wastes are generated. Waste generation is given as an average rate
and is often described as weight of garbage (in tonnes, or kg) per person per day. What you’re
really after are the numbers specific to your community. The numbers from your community will
enable you to better plan for your specific solid waste situation.
In order to get the numbers for your community, you can carry out a waste audit. A waste audit
guide is included in this toolkit. Once you have the weight of rubbish for each household, you
calculate an average rate based on the number of people in each household and the number of
days they used the garbage bags. Then you have a generation number for residential waste that is
specific for your community.
Residential waste generation rates for remote communities can vary depending on your situation –
for example, you might generate more scrap metal from junk cars. If some households produce
“green waste” – which includes grass, bush and tree trimmings, your green waste numbers will be
a lot higher especially in the tropical Top End.
If you don’t have time to carry out a waste assessment for this plan, you can use a waste
generation rate of 1.8kg/person/daywhich is an average waste generation rate (it includes
residential, business, and special wastes). Note that a generation rate for your community could be
30-50% lower or higher than this average number.
You might also need to carry out a business waste assessment and account for special wastes
(such as appliances, car wrecks, etc.) and add those numbers to your residential numbers to get
the total waste numbers for your community. Business wastes can be calculated by interviewing
each business in your community and asking them how much waste they produce in a week. A
business waste survey is included in this toolkit.
Special wastes can be calculated in the tables included in this chapter. If you are unable to
determine the amount of business and special wastes generated, a rough estimate of 20% of the
residential waste can be used. For example, if your residential rate was found to be
1.5kg/person/day, then 20% x 1 = 0.3. So the total waste generated (i.e. residential plus business
plus special wastes: 1.5+0.3) would be 1.8 kg/person/day.
Carrying out a waste assessment for your community can be helpful for many reasons:
Getting specific numbers for your community can help you plan for different types of waste
disposal. Once you have a generation rate (in kg/person/day), you can figure out the total waste
generated by your community each year by multiplying your rate by your population and by 365
days. This annual rate can help you determine how big your landfill will need to be, or how often
waste collection is need, or how to size equipment (such as balers etc.). Some communities use
annual generation rates of 800kg/person/year.
Separating out and weighing individual waste types gives you a breakdown of each waste type
which can be used for planning recycling programs. For example, when you separate out the
aluminium cans during your waste assessment, you’ll get a “can generation rate” which can be
used to estimate the potential revenue from recycling cans.
Agencies like to see that you’ve researched the waste situation in your community and have
information to support your proposal. This can help for getting funding because agencies know
that you’re planning based on actual numbers.
If you carried out a waste assessment, here is an example of what you could write. (Remember to
change the red text to your community’s information. Also remember to delete all the green text
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when you’re finished with this chapter). If you’re not able to carry out a waste assessment skip to
the next page.
To determine our community’s waste generation rate, we carried out a waste audit in our
community in August 2008. Ten households participated and after 5 days of using designated trash
bags, the trash was collected from the households and separated into categories and weighed.
The residential waste generation rate was found to be 1.5kg/person/day. A breakdown of the waste
stream (by weight) is shown in the figure below. Full results from the waste characterisation can be
found at the end of this plan. (You can attach a data sheet or graphs of the results, or anything you
have from the waste audit at the end of the plan).
We were unable to interview businesses to determine a business waste generation weight. So we
added 20% (which also accounts for special wastes) to our residential waste numbers, for a total
estimated waste generation rate of 1.8kg/person/day. The population of our community is 300
people. The approximate amount of waste generated by our community each year is 197 100 kg
per year (or 197 tonnes per year).
The graph shown below is an example only. It will need to be replaced with a graph produced
from your numbers. If you don’t want to include a graph, you can delete it.
Raven Village Waste Stream Analysis by Weight
Organics (Food, fish, and yard
waste)
Glass
Hazardous Waste,
8%
Plastic , 7%
Special Wastes
(textiles, diapers,
and other), 12%
Organics (Food,
fish, and yard
waste), 35%
Cardboard
Metals
Paper
Paper, 13%
Glass, 4%
Metals, 10%
Cardboard, 11%
Special Wastes (textiles,
diapers, and other)
Plastic
Hazardous Waste
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If you aren’t able to carry out a waste assessment for this plan, here is an example of what you
could write:
Because we weren’t able to carry out a waste assessment for our community, we are using an
average waste generation rate of 1.5kgs/person/day for this plan, which is an average waste
generation rate found for several remote communities around Australia. We applied this rate
because our community has similar logistics and way of life to other remote communities. This rate
includes residential, business, and special wastes. The population of our community is 300 people
so the approximate amount of waste generated by our community each year is 164 250 kgs per
year (or 164 tonnes per year).
The table below is to estimate how many special wastes you have stockpiled or sitting around your
community now. You can use this to plan for backloading or for Cleanup. If you are interested in
backloading, you must let the transporters know how much waste you have, and what type.
Table 4 - Special Wastes Currently Stockpiled In Our Community
Column A
Column B
Column C
Column D
Waste
How many of these
wastes are stockpiled
or sitting around your
community now:
Average Weight of
single item in kg
Lead-acid batteries
Boat: 5
18
Estimated Total weight
of wastes in your
community now
(=Column B x Column
C)
90(=5 x 18)
Motorbikes: 15
5.5
82.5
Quad bikes: 10
5.5
55
Car or Truck: 8
18
144
Aluminium skiff (ex. engine)
5
450
2250
Other boats (with engine)
2
900
1800
Motorbikes
4
100
400
Quad bikes
5
150
450
Car or Truck
3
900
2700
Heavy Equipment
1
4000
4000
Refrigerators and freezers
18
115
2070
Stoves, Washers, Dryers
4
90
360
Office fluorescent lights
30
1.2m tube=0.3
Empty 44 gallon drums
25
18
450
Full 44 gallon drums of used
oil
Full 44 gallon drums of
unknown or mixed waste
Other
5
220
1100
3
220
660
Other
15
Other
Other
These next few tables are to help estimate how many wastes you have that are hard to see in a
regular waste stream analysis. So planners calculate the numbers by estimating instead. The
tables help to calculate how much storage space you will need if you want to recycle.
Note for aluminium cans, plastic bottles, cardboard, glass, the most accurate numbers will come
from a business survey. Then write down how many items they order each year.
Note that the green in the boxes shows how the number was calculated. The average number of
years and average weight of each item is in black font because these numbers were researched
on the internet for a good average estimate (the average of small and large). If you think these
numbers are not correct for your community, you can change them.
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Table 5 - Estimation Of Recyclable Materials
Recyclable
Material
Aluminium Cans
(not cases)
Plastic Bottles
Cardboard
(Corrugated
boxes)
How many pieces
the stores order
each year:
Store 1: 180,000
cans
Store 2:20,000
Store 3:20,000
(Note 24 cans per
flat case. So if the
store orders 200
cases per month on
average, then that is
200 x 24 = 4,800
cans per month
Follow the same
steps as for
aluminium cans
follow the same
steps as for
aluminium cans
About how
many
households
bring in or
order their cans
directly
Average
number of
items these
households
bring in each
year
20
(If unknown, can
estimate)
96 cans
same steps as
for aluminium
cans
same steps as
for aluminium
cans
Total posted
or brought in
from
households
each year
1,920
20x96=1,920
same steps as
for aluminium
cans
Number posted
or directly
shipped to
businesses
other than
stores (e.g.
school)
(Example:)
School: 54 cases
for school year:
1,296 cans
(54casesx24 cans
= 1,296)
same steps as for
aluminium cans
Total
estimated
number
Total per
year
Total potential
revenue per year
223,216
(180,000+
20,000+
20,000+
1920+ 1296
=223,216)
3,282
$3,282
(to get
kilos of
cans,
divide by
68)
(need to use recent
figures for
aluminium, but
transport costs may
involve extra cost $1000/tonne used
here)
same steps
as for
aluminium
cans
Multiply
number
of bottles
by 0.04 to
get
approxima
te (one
bottle
=40gms)
$0 (Plastic bottles
will not pay money,
but you can get rid
of them so they
aren’t burned or
take up space.)
$0 (unless a market
can be found for
cardboard)
(Get these numbers by going to the stores, offices, school and asking to see their order forms or inventory for soft drink or other aluminium can beverages, glass jar
products, plastic bottle beverages. For cardboard, get the number of boxes ordered by the stores, received through the post office, and received directly by school and
offices not through the post office). Remember, you do not have to be exact, just try to get the best numbers you can.)
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This table is to determine the average annual amount of C&D waste generated in your community. In the first column, list all the buildings in your
community. Follow the instructions in the other columns. For the fourth column “How often built”,. Depending on your projects, you might have
projects more or less often. If you think these numbers are not correct for your community, you can change them
Table 6 - Estimation of Construction & Demolition Waste
Project
Sq metres
Salvage Factors
Wastes
(kgs)
How often
built
(a)
(estimate the
approximate area of
the buildings)
(c)
(Find the right waste
number from Table A
below. Multiply it by the
average sq ft of the
building type, times
column b)
6080 (=19x400x0.80)
(every x years)
25
0.24 (=6.08÷25)
270
(b)
(Estimate how much
of the project waste
is leftover after
community
salvaging. See
footnote.
80%= 0.80
(This means that
20%, 1-80%, of the
project waste is
salvaged)
90%
4617 (=19x270x0.90)
20
0.23 (=4.61÷20)
90
80%
1368 (=19x90x0.80)
20
0.003 (=1.36÷20)
140
80%
2128 (=19x140x0.80)
15
0.14 (=2.12÷15)
90
70%
1348 (=21.4x90x0.70)
1
1.34 (=1.34÷1)
40
75% (0.75)
2580 (=86x40x0.75)**
1
2.58 (=2.58÷1)
70
80% (0.80)
4816
(=86x70x 0.80)
7
0.69 (=4.81÷7)
400
School construction
Average waste per
year (tonnes)
Clinic construction
Post office construction
Store(s) construction
House(s) construction
Renovation, residential
Renovation, non-houses
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70
80% (0.80)
31416 (=561x70x0.80)**
7
4.5 (=31.4÷7)
90
80% (0.80)
54432 (=756x90x0.80)**
5
10.9 (=54.5÷5)
Demolition, residential
Demolition, non-residential
Total Average Tonnes Per Year of
C&D Waste
** For all projects, decide what the salvage factors are for your community Column C. With the numbers listed for example, for demolition projects, an
average of 20% of the waste is salvaged or reused. Because you want to determine the total waste from demolition projects, multiply the waste
amount by 80% (i.e. (1-20%)).
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Table 7 - Construction and Demolition Waste Numbers Researched for New Construction,
Renovation, and Demolition in kg per sq m
Residential (kg/sq m)
New Construction 21.4
Renovation Varies
Demolition 561
Non-residential (kg/sq
m)
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86
756
The numbers in the table above represent the amount of construction wastes generated in our
community. The figures listed in Table 7 have been are average figures calculated from a survey in
the United States. Different figures can be utilised. Council is developing procedures to handle
Construction and Demolition wastes from contractors. You do not need to have a Council by-law
specifically for construction and demolition wastes, but you should have a contract with the
company about what they are expected to do with the wastes. For example the winning contractor
for construction works must work with Council to provide a list of waste types and amounts that will
be generated by the project, and what they are planning to do with each waste. That waste plan
must be approved by the Council. It could include fees for leaving undesired, but non-harmful
wastes in the Waste Disposal site. The contractor would sign a contract holding them to their plan.
All hazardous wastes should be taken out of the Community.
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Projected future population and waste generation
Our population growth was discussed in Chapter 3. Table 8 below applies the estimated growth
rate to the estimated annual waste generation rate, discussed above. This Solid Waste
Management Plan is based on the projected figures. Additional equipment will be sized to reflect
these numbers. Future programs, such as expanded education and recycling efforts will
incorporate the projected population.
Table 8 - Projected Population and Waste Generation
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Year
2006
Population
340
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
355
370
386
402
420
438
457
476
497
518
540
563
588
613
Waste (tonnes)
***(calculated using the per
person rate)
6.
REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING PROGRAM
(Example):
The recycling, reuse, and recovery of resources from waste are now a significant part of waste
management operations in Australia. In remote communities recycling systems can be difficult to
organise or financially unviable. The cost of transporting recyclable materials to the nearest
recycling centre, for example, may exceed the financial returns gained or cause a higher level of
greenhouse emissions than would have occurred if they were buried in a landfill (i.e. more
emissions are generated from recycling than would be from using virgin materials).
Remote communities with restricted revenue sources may not be able to undertake such ventures.
One method of overcoming financial constraints is to stock pile recyclable materials until an
economical load is possible. Another is for communities in the same area to group together to
make the load of recyclables more economical and attractive to recycling service operators.
Recycling Program Aims and Achievements
Our first community recycling system was the collection of aluminium cans in 2006. Now we are
collecting lead-acid batteries and waste oil. We constructed a recycling storage shed in 2007 to
store these recyclables. We are educating the community about why it is important to drop-off their
batteries. At the community store we are trying to reduce the use of plastic bags. We are also
investigating a trial of reduction in the use of plastic bottles by encouraging stores to buy aluminium
or glass instead. You can describe other current important waste recycling or reuse initiatives here.
Also add details in the table below.
(Note, at the end of the plan there is a place to write more about what you want to do with wastes,
and if you want to start recycling them.)
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Table 9 - Wastes That Are Currently Collected for Recycling, Backload, or Reuse
Waste
How collected or
separated?
What for?
Where it is
stored?
Aluminium cans
Dropped off at office or in
containers around town. If
people have a full bag of cans
we will pick them up.
Recycling for money,
respect for our land and
for communities where
new aluminium is mined
and their environment is
being harmed.
In the recycling
shed near the
store.
Not part of program yet.
Not part of program yet.
Reused by households a lot.
N/A
N/A
Starting fires
N/A
N/A
Plastic Bottles
Newspapers
Cardboard
Paper
Ink jet cartridges
Plastic Bags
Glass
Food Wastes
Furniture, Clothes,
toys, other useful
items
Lead-acid (vehicle)
batteries
Used oil
Computers (all
electronics contain
unsafe metals
when burned)
Televisions
Other electronics
Fluorescent lights
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School is starting a collection
program.
Compost at Council Depot
Store in shed, school stores
theirs for proper recycling
Is it shipped
out? How
often?
About 2 times
each year.
Who takes it?
Where does it
go to?
Contact name:
NTRS Recycling
Contact #:
Contact: Bill
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Waste
How collected or
separated?
What for?
44-gal drums
Scrap copper (e.g.
pipes
Scrap Aluminium
(boats, etc.)
Scrap vehicles
Junk appliances
Unused hazardous
materials like
paints, cleaners,
degreasers, lube
oil, insecticides,
pesticides
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Nothing yet
Store at Waste Disposal
salvage area
Store at Waste Disposal
salvage area
Nothing yet
Backload in future
Backload in future
Where it is
stored?
Is it shipped
out? How
often?
Who takes it?
Where does it
go to?
Table 10 below is where to write down the equipment you have or want for your recycling program.
There are several shed types listed below.
Reuse-Share Shed is a place that people can share their used items with each other. Such as clothes, books, toys, furniture. This can be the same
place where household share their unused chemical products, like cleaners, paints, etc. as long as the materials are in the original containers with the
original lid. Don’t allow businesses to drop off hazardous wastes here.
A Recycling Shed can have regular recyclables, fluorescent bulbs, paints, electronic goods etc. Don’t use the same shed to store unknown
hazardous wastes. You should have ventilation and protective gear for batteries leaking, fluorescent light breaking, used oil, leaking. These products
should be stored in their own containers.
A Hazardous Waste Storage Shed or workshop should be ventilated, with spill protection, with separate containers or walled sections for wastes
that should not be stored next to each other.
Table 10 - Recycling Equipment Description, Status and Plans
Item
Description
Own Now?
Will purchase in next
year with existing
funds
Want to have in next
5 years
Plan later than 5
years when ready
Recycling shed to
store wastes for
later transport
3m long and 3m wide, it is
in okay condition, but
needs to be bigger.
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Storage bags for
aluminium cans
bale bags with frame
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Recycling baler
Sized for us, to use for
cans, plastics
No
Don’t have funds for
this now
Yes.
N/A
Reuse-Share shed
Storage shed for
hazardous wastes
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Table 11 - Recycling Management Program
Item
Where can people drop off
their recycling?
Aluminium can recycling
At shed, or at the 8
containers around town
Newspapers
We don’t recycle these yet.
Cardboard
We encourage people to
reuse for mulch or starting
fires
Plastic bottles
We don’t recycle these yet.
Plastic bags
N/A
Waste oil
Council Workshop
Vehicle batteries
Computers, TV’s
Household batteries
Printer cartridges
Other
Other
Other
Other
Council Workshop
Recycling shed
N/A
School
Who is in charge of this
program?
Where do we plan to have
drop-offs?
What is the priority for
increasing recycling or
starting it? (1 = highest, 2 =
medium concern, 3 = lower
concern)
Technical Services
Manager
Recycling Revenue and Payments
We make approximately $200 per year from the sale of aluminium cans. This money goes to the Women’s Art Workshop. We estimated that we can
potentially recover almost $1500 per year if 90% of aluminium cans are recovered from the waste stream. Community education is required to
increase awareness of our aluminium can recycling program.
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Backload Program
If you have participated in a backloading program, or plan to, you can include that information here.
If you have already backloaded wastes, write a paragraph about how it was carried out. For
example include information about where wastes were stored, how they were prepared for
shipping out, who helped with the project, who were the contacts at the transport company, when
the items were backloaded, and any problems that came up and how they were solved. You can
also include any photos of the backloading here if you have some.
If you are currently planning to backload wastes, write a paragraph about where the wastes are
being stored, how they will be prepared for shipping out, who the contacts are at the scrap dealer
or recycling company, and when the items are planned for backload.
For Table 12, list the types and amounts of materials that have already been backloaded in the
past few years that you know of.
Table 12 - Wastes Already Backloaded
Waste item
Amount backloaded
(count or weight)
Date(s) backloaded
Refrigerators and freezers
None yet
Junk vehicles (sold as scrap
metal)
4 cars
Dry Season 2007
Other scrap metal
Some 44-gal drums, a rusted
boat, copper pipe
Dry Season 2006
Batteries (vehicle lead acid)
Computers
Other e-waste
Other Large Appliances
?
In Table 13, list the types and amounts of materials that are planned to be backloaded.
Remember, you can refer to Table 7 that lists all of your stockpiled wastes around town or at the
salvage yard. You may not be able to backload all of the stockpiled wastes. Try to be realistic
about what can be accomplished in the next five years.
Table 13 - Wastes to Be Backloaded within Five Years
Waste item
Refrigerators
Junk cars
Miscellaneous scrap
metal
Batteries (lead acid)
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Estimated amount to
be backloaded
(count or weight)
Where are the items
being stored?
Estimated date for
backload
Computers
Other e-waste
Other
Other
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7.
HAZARDOUS WASTES
(Example): We know that hazardous wastes can be harmful to us, so we are trying to reduce our
use and also to keep them out of our landfill and our town camps. We are now collecting lead-acid
batteries and waste oil. In 2007, the Council constructed a shed to store these hazardous wastes
before they can be properly disposed of. We are educating the community about why it is important
to recycle or properly dispose of hazardous wastes. We are trying to encourage the use of less
toxic alternatives such as green cleaners for household cleaning.
Insert photographs of the storage sheds, signs, collection points that you already have in place for
diversion of hazardous materials from landfill.
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Table 14 - Hazardous Waste Management
Waste
Where/how it is disposed currently
Why it is harmful
Medical Wastes
Sharps are sent to the Clinic. Other medical waste is
burned by the operator
Most of it is burned with the household trash.
Diseases from medical waste can be spread by
contact with soiled bandages, sharps etc.
Causes dioxins which are dangerous to community
health. Smoke inhalation over a long time might
cause illnesses, including cancer. Operator must
always wear a mask and burning should not be
done if the wind is blowing into town.
Plastic bottles, PVC pipes
Lead-acid (vehicle) batteries
Waste Oil
Computers
Televisions
Other electronics
Fluorescent lights
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Table 15 - Hazardous Waste Recycling and Future Backload
Item/Task
Do we have this?
Who operates it?
Who is in charge?
Where is it?
Do we want this in the
next five years? What
are the details of what
we want?
What is priority
to get or
improve?
(1 = highest, 2 =
medium, 3 =
lowest)
Place for people to drop-off material?
Waste Oil Collection? Who operates?
Crates for storage of lead-acid batteries?
Fluid Pumps for Draining Cars?
Shed for storage and eventual backload?
Spill Response Kit
Hazardous Waste Plan, including operational steps
Clinic Medical Waste Plan
Other
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No
Entities in the Community and Hazardous Waste Generation
Table 16 below shows the amount and type of hazardous materials and wastes generated or handled by entities in our community. (For the below
table, you can list all the entities that produce hazardous waste in your community and then interview them to find out what types of hazardous waste
they generate, how much, and any other information you want to ask. Below is an EXAMPLE ONLY – you should update this with your current
information
Table 16 - Annual Hazardous Waste Generation Estimated Wet Season 2008
Generator
Town Store
Hazardous materials
reported
Motor oil
Maximum amount used or stored yearly
Clinic
Medical waste
School
Oil
Motor oil: 275 litres /yr
Power & Water
Electricity Generator
Plant
Town population
(including homes
and businesses)
Oil
Oil: 2000L/yr
Comments
Motor oil: 400/litres/yr
800 L of oil are ordered every 2 years.
Demolition of
housing
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Needles put in red container and sent to Darwin for
destruction.
Oil is ordered annually.
(Unreported): Small
batteries, household
cleaning products, motor
lubricants,
Asbestos sheeting
Lead-acid batteries: approx. 120 - 150 batteries are
in use.
Motor oil: Approx. 110 litres /yr
Motor oil discarded yearly:
Batteries: Assuming a 5 yr life, approx. 24 leadacid batteries,
Other household hazardous wastes: Approximately
0.2 tonnes per year.
10m3/ house
At least one house per year demolished
8.
CLOSED WASTE DISPOSAL SITES
(Here describe whether you have any old Waste Disposal Sites that you are still concerned about)
(Example:) In addition to our current Waste Disposal Site, we have an old dumpsite that we would
like to assess when we get funding. It was abandoned about 25 years ago. But there might be
contaminated soil that is still leaching into the groundwater. The site is close to an environmentally
sensitive wetland area.
If you have any photos of old/closed Waste Disposal sites, you can insert them here.
For information about how to close Waste Disposal sites contact NRETAS for advice.
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9.
FINANCIAL PLANNING SWM PRACTICES
For this next table, list your community’s current outgoing annual costs for operating and
maintaining the Waste Disposal Site, garbage collection services, operating equipment etc. If your
costs are expected to change in the near future (i.e. next few months) use those costs instead in
this table (for example if you’re planning to expand to community-wide collection service and you
need to add more hours to your operator position, etc.). For long-term changes to your program,
use the next table to estimate those costs.
Equipment repair, maintenance and replacement: This line in the budget is for a fund to use to
maintain, repair equipment, and to save the funds so that you have enough money to replace the
equipment after it breaks down for the last time. Note – even though you may not be saving this
money for repairs, in reality this is part of your operating costs, so you do need to include it in order
to plan for what you actually need.
Personnel: Note you may have one position for operator and collector or have an occasional
operator to compact with equipment and 1 or 2 people who collect and maintain the Waste
Disposal Site on a weekly basis. Just make sure you list each position with the correct number of
hours. Does the collection happen all year or does it stop for some weeks or months due to
weather, etc.? You can add or delete rows from this table.
Table 17 - Current Annual Operation and Maintenance Costs
Item
Unit Cost
Units
Quantity
Annual Cost
Solid Waste Site Operation and
Maintenance, Labour, 2 people,
compact and consolidate and clear/fix
access path 2 times per year for 60
hours each time (60 hours x 2 times x 2
people)
$15
hour
240
(=60 hours
x 2 times x
2 people =
240)
$3,600
(240 x 15
=3,600)
Solid Waste Collection, Labour, 1
person, 20 hr per week for 6 months,
including all paying households and
businesses and dropping off wastes at
correct Waste Disposal Site
$15
hour
520
(10 x 52 =
1040)
$7,800
(15 x 520 =
$7,800)
Administration, (4 hr per month, $16/hr
)
$16
hour
48
(4x12=48)
$768
(16x48=768)
$1,500
Lump
sum
1
$1,500
$2
litre
1040
$2080
(20x52=104 (1040x2=2080)
0L)
Personnel
Travel and Training
Training (optional – depends on need
and experience of operator)
Other
Fuel for equipment operation at site, 20
L per week (estimate what is used by
each equipment and list the current
price of fuel)
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Heavy equipment repair, maintenance,
and replacement fund (Front End
Loader average of 60 hrs twice per year
for compaction and consolidation of
wastes, clearing access).
$20
(for heavy
equipment,
during actual
hours of
operation)
hour
120
(60 hrs x 2
=120 hr)
$2,400
Other equipment repair, maintenance
and replacement fund,
$3
hour
520 hrs
(10 hr x 52
weeks)
$1,560
(=$3 x 520)
OTHER COSTS
….
….
….
….
Safety gear needed each year
$500
Lump
sum
1
$500
Office Supplies
$120
Lump
sum
1
$120
(20x168=4160)
Supplies
Total Annual Operation & Maintenance
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$
Table 18 below reflects our planned annual program expenditures.
For Table 18, f your community wants to make changes to your solid waste operation (even if it
takes a long time to find funding to do it), list those estimated costs in the table below. For
example, if you are planning to purchase heavy equipment and need to have the operator spend
more time maintaining the Waste Disposal site. Remember, this table is of operation and
maintenance costs – this means only the year to year costs of running your program, not
equipment costs.
Table 18 - Long-Term Annual Operation and Maintenance Costs
Item
Personnel
Unit Cost
Units
Quantity
Annual Cost
Solid Waste Site Operation and
Maintenance, Labour 8 hr/week,
$16/hr
Solid Waste Collection, Labour, 1
person, 24 hr per week 47 weeks per
year
$15
hour
416
(8x52=260)
$6,240 (15 x
416=6,240)
$15
hour
1128
(20 x 47 =
1040)
$16,920
(15 x 1128 =
$16,920)
Administration, (4 hr per month, $16/hr
)
$16
hour
48 (4x12=48)
$768
(16x48=768)
$1,500
Lump
sum
1
$1,500
Fuel for equipment operation at site,
20L per week (estimate what is used by
each equipment and list the current
price of fuel)
$2
litre
1040
20x52=1040L
$2080
(1040x2=2080)
Heavy equipment repair, maintenance,
and replacement fund
$20
hour
168
(4 hrs x42
weeks=168)
$3,360
Travel and Training
Training
Other
(20x168=4160)
….
…
…
…
Safety gear needed each year
$500
Lump
sum
1
$500
Safety gear needed each year
$500
Lump
sum
1
$500
Office Supplies
$120
Lump
sum
1
$120
OTHER COSTS
Supplies
Total annual O & M expense
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$
Current Annual Revenues for Solid Waste
Table 19 below lists the current revenue sources for our solid waste program.
For this table, list all sources of income for the solid waste program. If you have a collection
program where residences/businesses pay a fee for trash collection, list the estimated amount
received from those fees. You can also refer to the information you gathered for collection fees in
the first table of Chapter 5. If you don’t have a fee-based collection program, you can take those
lines of the table out. If your revenues are expected to change in a year or more, use the next table
to estimate those long-term revenues.
Table 19 - Current Annual Revenue For Solid Waste Management Program
Item
Annual Revenue
Household fee 60 households @ $10 per month
$7,200
(60x12x10=7200)
Business fee for 4 businesses (2 Stores, clinic, post office), $35 per month
$1,680
(4x35x12=1680)
Construction Project waste tipping fees
(if your community charges when construction project waste is Waste disposed
at your dumpsite, include an estimate of those fees here, based on the average
fees received from previous years)
$0
Equipment rental fees to outside projects
(if heavy equipment is rented out for projects in your community, include an
estimate of those fees here, based on the average fees received from previous
years)
$1,700
Revenues from recycling aluminium cans
(Only include the money available for the solid waste program to use. For
example, if a local youth group receives 75% of the revenues from recycling
cans, and only 25% goes back into the solid waste program, only list that 25%
amount here).
$500
Other Grant Revenues or Funding Sources
$0
Total annual revenues for solid waste
$
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Long-Term Annual Revenues for Solid Waste
Table 20 below reflects our revenue sources for our planned program changes. If your community
wants to make changes in the future to your solid waste revenues (even if it takes a long time to do
it), list those estimated revenues in the table below.
Table 20 - Revenue Sources For Planned Solid Waste Program Improvements
Item
Household fee 60 households @ $20 per month
Business fee for 4 businesses (2 Stores, clinic, post office), $50 per month
Annual
Revenue
$14,400 (60 x 20
x 12 =14,400)
$2,400
(4x50x12=1680)
Construction Project waste tipping fees, $100/yard at 20 yards of non-salvageable
material per year average of landfill life
(if your community charges when construction project waste is dumped at your
Waste Disposal site, include an estimate of those fees here, based on the average
fees received from previous years)
$2,000
Equipment rental fees to outside projects, $450/d for 12 days average per year.
$5,400
Revenues from recycling aluminium cans
(Only include the money available for the solid waste program to use. For
example, if a local youth group receives 75% of the revenues from recycling cans,
and only 25% goes back into the solid waste program, only list that 25% amount
here).
$500
Additional funding sources?
Total annual revenues for solid waste Note the total should equal or exceed the
estimated operation and maintenance of your future program
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10. SOLID WASTE MANAGMENT IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES
Table 21 below summarises the activities our community plans to take, our considerations in our prioritisation of the actions, and the resulting
priorities.
After you have reviewed community concerns, and provided waste information to community and council, you can write down the different things that
need to be done. You can fill this table out with the council or at a community meeting. It is a helpful way for people to prioritise. In the example 1 is
of least value, and 5 is the most. But also note that it is good to have some easy and inexpensive actions to do, even if they don’t rate high on
priorities, because they can be done now while you are working on others.
Table 21 - Prioritisation of Our Action Items
Activity/Waste to
handle
How do we want to
handle?
What to do?
Any comments
Get rid of cardboard Baler
because Waste
Burn
Disposal Site gets
filled up
Reduce Health
Risk (Direct)
(1-5)
Reduce
Environmental
Risk (1-5)
Reduce Tip
size/volume
(1-5)
Low Cost
(1-5)
2
1
1
1
3
3
Re-organise Waste
Disposal site to
separate wastes
Cleanup project to
have salvage yard
5
4
Recycle aluminium
cans
School Program
0
Ban Plastic Bags
Education, working
with stores
1-2
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Total Priority
Ranking
3
5
Ease of
doing ($,
effort etc.)
(1-5)
3
5
3
2
2
23
0
1-2
5
5
15
1
2 (windblown
outer area only)
5
4
14
17
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Activity/Waste to
handle
Reduce Health
Risk (Direct)
(1-5)
Reduce
Environmental
Risk (1-5)
Reduce Tip
size/volume
(1-5)
Low Cost
(1-5)
Junk cars/scrap
metal
How do we want to
handle?
What to do?
Any comments
Backload in dry
season
1
1
2
Improve access
road
Rebuild access and
turnaround
5
2
Get people to stop
littering in town
camps
Education with
KAB(NT)
2
2
Have people stop
changing oil,
batteries
Relocate Waste
Disposal site further
from community
Other
Other
Other
Other
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Total Priority
Ranking
5
Ease of
doing ($,
effort etc.)
(1-5)
5
3
3
2
20
0
5
4
21
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This next table lists several ideas for items that can be purchased to improve solid and hazardous waste management in your community.
Remember, these are just ideas. You can delete any of the items listed that you don’t want or need. You can also add other items that you do need
that aren’t listed here. For the last column “choosing the priority,” decide these carefully. Although you may have several critical needs, assign“#1” for
only the most urgently needed items. That way they will stand out. Each year, as you get funding for items in the table, you can delete those items in
the table and re-do your priorities.
Table 22 - Needs for Solid/Hazardous Waste Improvement
Item
Crates
What it would be used for
(Change the wording below to
your community’s specific use of
the item)
To store and ship batteries
Storage Shed
To store hazardous wastes and
recyclables
Front End
Loader
To improve waste disposal site
maintenance
Spill guards for
used oil barrels
To contain any potential oil leaks
Parts for fixing
heavy
equipment
To get the equipment up and
running again
Safety gear
To protect the operator when
working with wastes
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Why it’s important
for the community
(Include below how
it will help protect
community health,
Will
etc.)help reduce the
amount of lead
from entering our
water and land
Will help reduce the
amount of
hazardous
chemicals getting
into
The our
frontland
endand
loader
water
will help us improve
our waste disposal
site and reduce
contact of wastes at
the site
Approximate Cost
Ideas for how
to obtain it
(grants, funding
sources etc.)
Realistic
timeframe
to obtain it
What is the
priority for this
item?
(1 = critical, 2 =
high,
3=
medium)
2
$300 plus $75 shipping
per transport
Within 3
months
$2500 and we arranged
free shipping
Sometime
in 2008
2
We want to buy a good
Open landfill
used machine so the costs grant
are less.
Mid 2009
1
Item
Recycling Baler
What it would be used for
To reduce volume of recyclables
for storing and shipping
Fencing
To block public access at the
landfill and help prevent
windblown litter
Vehicle fluid
draining pumps
To drain fluids (brake, fuel,
antifreeze etc.) from vehicles so
the vehicles can be shipped out
and recycled as scrap metal
Drum crusher
To reduce the volume of empty
44-gal drums
To start small-scale composting
projects for organic wastes
Composting
bins
Recycling bins
To put around the community to
store recyclable materials
Can crushers
To put in the store to reduce the
volume of cans for storing and
shipping for recycling
Glass crushers
or palletizes
To pulverize glass to a material
that can be used for art projects,
glasphalt etc.
Engineering
design for new
landfill
Other
Other
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Why it’s important
for the community
Approximate Cost
Ideas for how
to obtain it
Realistic
timeframe
to obtain it
What is the
priority for this
item?
Recommendations
This section allows for a summary of the priority actions outlined in the table above.
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References
This plan has been adapted by the Local Government Association of the Northern Territory from a
template developed and funded by Zender Environmental www.zender-engr.net with partial
funding by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium www.anthc.org © Copyright 2007. It was
created for individual Native Tribes in Alaska to develop their own solid waste plans. All entities
must use the appropriate citation methodology and reference the following source.
Zender Environmental, Alaska_Zender_SWMPLAN_template5.0, accessed via www.zenderengr.net/plan
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