Presentations from Australia's leading Waste Conference, May 02 ~ 04 2017 held in Coffs Harbour, NSW.

1. Comparison of Waste Management and
Minimisation Development Controls
Greater Western Sydney
WSROC
SquareLink Pty Ltd

2. Background
• Greater Western Sydney experiencing
rapid growth
• A shift in dwelling types to higher
densities
• Changes in waste management
techniques and practices

3. Western Sydney Waste Planning Group

4. Role of Development Control Plans
• DCPs were the consistent issue
• Significant variation in DCPs across
western Sydney
• How do we make DCPs more suitable
for new challenges?
• Is there a role for a Western Sydney
Waste DCP?

5. Where are DCPs going?
• Review of NSW Environment Planning
and Assessment Act 1979

6. Purpose of the Review
• Review of Councils Development Control Plans:
o Standard servicing requirements
o Waste generation and bin allocation
o Bulky waste provision
o Communal waste services
o Onsite collection
o Chute systems
o Indemnity agreements, and
o Developer guidelines

7. Development Control Plans and
Better Practice
• Better Practice Guideline developed in
2008
• Did Councils prepare their DCP in
accordance with these Guidelines?
• Review identified limited number of DCP
contained a reference to these
Guidelines.

8. Standard Collection Vehicles
• What are the standard waste collection
vehicle to service MUD and RFB
developments?
• Majority of DCP’s silent.
• Some Councils referenced AS2890.2
• Is this information important for a developer?
What are the implications?

10. Restrictions on Kerbside Collection
• Where kerbside collection occurs are there any
restrictions?
• Should be clear what is meant by kerbside
collection.
• Review identified many DCP’s were silent
regarding kerbside collection.
• It is important for Council’s to:
o Identify when kerbside collection can occur;
o Identify requirements for bin presentation; and
o Identify when kerbside collection can not occur.

11. On-site Servicing Requirements
• Does the DCP outline on-site servicing requirements
for MUD’s and RFB’s?
o Many Council DCP objectives required developments to
be integrated with Councils standard waste service.
o Some Councils identified that on-site servicing is or can
be provided.
o However, controls were limited and at times conflicting.
• Why is this information important?
• Providing the information upfront to get good
planning and waste outcomes.

13. Indemnity Agreements
• Does Council require an indemnity
agreement for accessing site for waste
collection?
• Only 2 Council’s identified that an indemnity
agreement is required to be entered into.
• Does it need to be in a DCP?

15. Waste Bin Allocation
• What is the standard waste bin allocation
across residential development types for
MUD and RFB developments?
• Mix of 240L, 360L, 660L, and 1000L bins
provided.
• Some Council had share arrangements that
varied across Councils.
• Why is this information important?

16. Waste Generation
• How is waste generation determined?
• Many DCP’s were silent on waste generation.
• Why is this information needed?
• Does it need to be in a DCP?

17. Bulky Waste Storage
• Are controls for bulky waste storage and
collection provided within the DCP?
• 7 Councils contained requirements for bulky
waste storage.
• Some Councils required bulky waste storage to
be provided for:
o All MUD and RFB developments.
o RFB containing more than 10 dwellings.
o RFB containing more than 25 dwellings.

18. Communal Waste Storage
• When is communal waste storage required?
• Some Council’s contained dwelling
thresholds.
• Majority of Councils provided development
controls for design and construction of these
storage areas.

19. • Key themes of these controls:
o Amenity
o Visual impacts – presentation and can it be
viewed from the public domain
o Health and Hygiene
o Construction requirements: usability i.e. door
openings, grading, service requirements.
Communal Waste Storage

21. Waste Chutes
• Does the DCP require waste chutes?
• Approach from Councils varied.
• Some DCP’s were silent.
• Some Councils provided thresholds (number of
storeys) when waste chutes can be provided:
o 3 storeys or greater
o 4 storeys or greater
o 6 storeys or greater

22. Communication
• Is there fact or information sheets or a waste management
guide available for external stakeholders?
• 6 Council’s had a guideline or fact sheet/information
available.
• Some Councils referenced document but could not be
found on website.
• Content varied significantly.
• Some focused on WMP preparation.
• Some had information on waste service.
• Some Councils adopted a waste management policy which
contained servicing information.

23. Review Findings
• Ensure consistencies within DCP’s
• The use of illustrations and diagrams
• Standard Conditions of Consent
• Supporting documentation and specifications
• Clear information available to external
stakeholders
• Improved internal communications

24. Questions and Thank You
Amanda Bombaci
WSROC
Milan Marecic
Square Link Pty Ltd

25. The
Circular Economy
in the
Asia Pacific Region