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Zero Waste SA

ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13

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Published by Zero Waste SA

South Australia

Head Office

8th Floor

Statewide House

99 Gawler Place

ADELAIDE SA 5000

Telephone (08) 8204 2051

Facsimile (08) 8204 1911

Email: [email protected]

Internet: www.zerowaste.sa.gov.au

ISBN: 978-0-646-90472-6

ABN: 76 149 388 126

Report prepared by:

Zero Waste SA

Copies of the report can be obtained from:

www.zerowaste.sa.gov.au

Publishing Details

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The Hon Ian Hunter MLC

Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation

Parliament House

North Terrace

ADELAIDE SA 5000

Dear Minister

In accordance with the requirements of the Zero Waste SA Act 2004, the Public Sector Act 2009 and the Public

Finance and Audit Act 1987, I am pleased to submit the annual report on the activities of Zero Waste SA and

the Office of Zero Waste SA for the financial year ended 30 June 2013.

The Office of Zero Waste SA was established on 1 July 2003 to support the Board of Zero Waste SA. The

office has reporting obligations under the Public Sector Act 2009 and the Public Finance and Audit Act 1987. This

single document is intended to discharge all of those reporting obligations for the 2011-12 reporting year.

The Board appreciates the work of the dedicated staff in the Office of Zero Waste SA. It also acknowledges

the support of strategic partners and the people who have worked with Zero Waste SA during the year.

Kevin McGuinness

PRESIDING MEMBER

BOARD OF ZERO WASTE SA

Date: 30 September 2013

Letter of Transmittal

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This annual report outlines the many achievements made by Zero Waste SA during 2012–13 as it continues to do its best for the long-term sustainability of South Australia’s environment and its economy.

Zero Waste SA is a successful vehicle that has worked as a catalyst for waste management, recycling and resource recovery in South Australia since 2003. Its programs are leading-edge and have demonstrated ‘cut through’ and strong stakeholder support.

At the centre of our efforts, South Australia’s Waste Strategy 2011–2015 drives initiatives through its ambitious targets and actions to reduce waste to landfill. This requires innovative policy and regulatory solutions.

Our actions under the Waste Strategy are showing enormous environmental and economic benefits.

Recycling information collected in 2012–13 showed that South Australia achieved a recycling rate of 76.5% in 2011–12, among the world’s best, and the highest per capita recycling rate in Australia.

Action has provided benefits to South Australia’s economy and environment, including an estimated total direct market value of $313 million and greenhouse emission reduction by approximately 1.28 million tonnes of carbon dioxide.

Programs delivered by Zero Waste SA underpin these achievements. Significantly, as businesses around the world face challenges in the current economic climate, Zero Waste SA provides incentives to:

• investinimportantinfrastructuretomakecollection and recycling practices more efficient

• deliverbetterqualitycommodities

• developnewbusinessesandmarkets

• provideapathwayforlocalindustrytoimproveproductivity and international competitiveness through reducing waste materials, energy and water use and operating costs.

During 2012–13 Zero Waste SA assisted South Australian businesses and industry to make resource efficiencies, helped more councils implement food waste recycling systems, supported electronic waste and school and community waste infrastructure, and funded regional and metropolitan infrastructure milestones for projects awarded in previous years.

Zero Waste SA’s global reputation continued to build in 2012–13 as it contributed expertise worldwide. Zero Waste SA has joined the International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Services of Local Authorities, an initiative of the United Nations Centre for Regional Development

(UNCRD) and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Through this forum, Zero Waste SA shares its experiences with other international jurisdictions about waste management and sustainability. Key international activities in 2012–13 included providing advice and expertise on the development of a waste strategy for Ahmedabad, India and presenting at the UNCRD International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Services of Local Authorities Global Forum in Seoul, South Korea.

Locally, a new international centre has been established through the University of South Australia’s Zero Waste Centre for Sustainable Design andBehaviour:theChina−AustraliaCentreforSustainable Urban Development. This international research centre explores how Asia-Pacific cities can plan for and manage sustainable growth and will provide significant long-term benefits for Australia’s relationship with China and the Asia-Pacific region.

Zero Waste SA was also pleased to welcome delegates from China’s Shanghai Environment Protection Bureau in May 2013 who wished to learn more about Zero Waste SA and South Australia’s waste industry.

This work and its international recognition help to maintain South Australia’s leading role in waste management. This has significant flow on impacts for the State’s national and international environmental credentials as it provides an avenue for local South Australian waste and recycling businesses to be involved in export development opportunities.

Zero Waste SA’s success would not be possible without the collaboration and support of our key partners in local and state government, the waste industry, KESAB environmental solutions, and the University of South Australia for their contribution to meeting our goals.

I also thank Minister Hunter and the Board of Zero Waste SA for their valued support and guidance and Zero Waste SA staff for their hard work and dedication.

Vaughan Levitzke Chief Executive

Preface

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76.5%the amount of material, 3.98 million tonnes, diverted from landfill in South Australia in 2011–12

$313 millionthe estimated total ‘direct’ market value of resource recovered materials for South Australia in 2011–12

$74.5 millionthe value of waste levy funds invested by Zero Waste SA in recycling waste reduction projects since 2003

2,410 kgthe highest per capita recycling rate in Australia

188,900the number of South Australian households recycling kitchen food scraps through council schemes subsidised by Zero Waste SA

24the number of Zero Waste SA full time equivalent staff delivering more than 20 programs annually

682the number of schools involved in the Wipe Out Waste schools education program… and this is still increasing

80%the percentage of South Australian councils using Recycle Right educational resources to encourage householders to recycle items correctly

38,000the number of South Australians who safely disposed of more than 1,800 tonnes of unwanted hazardous materials across the state from March 2004 to June 2013

Fast Facts

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Highlights of 2011-12

South Australia maintains leading recycling rateLandfill return data for 2012-13 indicates that South Australia has reduced waste to landfill by 19.78% since 2002-03, equivalent to 247,680 tonnes of waste. Data gathered during 2012–13 also shows that more than 3.98 million tonnes of materials were diverted from landfill and into recycling in 2011-12.

This represents 76% of all waste generated. South Australia achieved the highest per capita recycling rate in Australia at 2,410 kg per person. These recycling efforts have prevented the equivalent of about 1.28 million tonnes of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere. This equates to taking approximately 293,700 passenger cars off the road.

Resource efficiency in industryThe Industry Program enables a diverse range of businesses and government agencies to improve resource efficiency practices. With collaboration at its base, and demonstrable ability to save waste, energy, water and money, the program resulted in excellent outcomes for participating organisations.

During 2012–13, participants included aged care providers, Food SA, the South Australian Wine Industry, the Australian Industry Group, the Printing Industries Association of Australia, Central District Football Club, Adelaide Produce Markets Limited, the Adelaide Festival Centre, Flinders University, St Andrew’s Hospital, Montezuma’s and SA Health.

Food waste incentivesA third round of funding totalling $1.15 million was offered to councils to implement food waste recycling systems. This funding aims to build a critical mass of South Australians sending food waste through their existing kerbside green organics service to a point that changes how we recycle.

Under the three rounds of funding to date, $2.45 million has been awarded to 22 councils, helping approximately 188,900 households to increase their recycling efforts. This program helps to remove food from landfill where it creates the potent greenhouse gas, methane as it breaks down. Additionally, South Australia’s impoverished soils, potential water retention savings, and in the face of issues surrounding food security, maximising the value of organic waste through composting is vital to ensure that the nutrients and other properties from these materials can be further realised.

Electronic waste recyclingZero Waste SA supported the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme, which collects and recycles end-of-life televisions and computers, and the ban on electronic waste to landfill.

Televisions, computers and other electronic items contain non renewable resources such as tin, nickel, zinc, aluminium and copper, as well as hazardous materials such as lead, mercury and phosphorous that can be recovered and recycled. In September 2012, funding of $217,159 was allocated for 17 infrastructure projects assisting local government, e-waste collectors and recyclers in the safe collection, storage, handling and recovery of electronic and electrical waste.

International activitiesZero Waste SA is perceived as a leader internationally and is being asked to contribute its expertise to regional and global forums. Zero Waste SA has been asked to join the International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Services of Local Authorities (IPLA), an initiative of the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Following an invitation by the UNCRD, the Chief Executive of Zero Waste SA became a board member of the Advisory Board to the IPLA in November 2012. Through this forum, Zero Waste SA has shared its experiences in Japan, South Korea and India. Of particular note, in 2012–13, Zero Waste SA provided expertise and advice on the development of a waste strategy for Ahmedabad, India. The Chief Executive of Zero Waste SA was also invited to attend the UNCRD Global Forum in Seoul, South Korea.

Zero Waste SA’s international activities are providing an important opportunity to collaborate with other jurisidictions and helping to enhance South Australia’s global reputation as a leader in waste management.

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Letter of Transmittal III

Preface IV

Fast Facts V

Highlights of 2011-12 VI

South Australia maintains leading recycling rate VI

Resource efficiency in industry VI

Food waste incentives VI

Electronic waste recycling VI

International activities VI

Who We Are 1

What We Do 2

The Zero Waste SA Board 3

Zero Waste SA Board Governance Committee 4

Programs Relevant to all Waste Streams 5

Waste policies 5

Communications, education and partnerships 6

Recycle Right household recycling education program 7

Sponsorship grants 8

Financial and legislative instruments 10

National activities 10

International activities 12

Incentives 13

Sustainable Markets and Innovation program 13

Metropolitan Infrastructure program 14

Regional Implementation program 15

School and Community program 17

Electronic waste initiatives 20

Zero Waste SA Environmental User System 22

Stakeholders, Partnering and Linkages 23

Keep South Australia Beautiful environmental solutions 23

Local Government Association 25

Waste Management Association of Australia 25

Zero Waste SA Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour 27

Municipal Solid Waste 30

Kerbside Food Waste Incentives 31

Commercial and Industrial Waste 32

Recycling at Work program 32

Hazardous Waste 33

Household Hazardous Waste and Farm Chemical Collection 33

Light Globe Recycling 34

Waste Avoidance 35

Industry Program 35

Industrial symbiosis 38

Consumption and waste avoidance incentives 39

Reporting Obligations 40

Coordination of Activities with the Environment Protection Authority 40

Greening Zero Waste SA 40

Appendix 1: Human Resources, 43 OHSW and other Information

Appendix 2: Freedom of 47 Information Statement

Appendix 3: Financial Statements 48

Contents

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Who we are

Zero Waste SA’s primary objective is to promote waste management practices that, as far as possible, eliminate waste or its consignment to landfill, and advance the development of resource recovery and recycling.

Zero Waste SA provides strategic policy advice, guidance and leadership to government and stakeholders to bring about change. Zero Waste SA establishes programs and projects that maximise waste reduction, and promote recycling and ecological sustainability.

South Australia’s Waste Strategy 2011–2015 (Waste Strategy), released by the State Government in December 2011, highlights two key objectives:

• maximising the useful life of materials through reuse and recycling

• avoidingandreducingwaste.

The Waste Strategy provides a mechanism for State Government to engage with all South Australians to achieve waste management reform. It is guided by the concept of zero waste which challenges ‘end-of-pipe’ solutions and shifts focus to encouraging the cyclical use of materials in our economy.

South Australia’s Strategic Plan 2011 includes a target to ‘reduce waste to landfill by 35% by 2020’. Zero Waste SA is the key to achieving that goal and has outlined how we as a community can continue driving waste reduction and other targets in the Waste Strategy.

Zero Waste SA is established by the Zero Waste SA Act 2004 as a body corporate and instrumentality of the Crown. The Zero Waste SA Act also establishes a dedicated fund, the Waste to Resources Fund, which Zero Waste SA applies to achieve its objectives. The fund is made up, primarily, of 50% of the levy paid by waste depot licence holders under Section 113 of the Environment Protection Act 1993. The levy is collected by the Environment Protection Authority and the appropriate proportion is transferred to the Waste to Resources Fund.

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What we do

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YZero Waste SA is the primary agency responsible for South Australia’s Strategic Plan 2011 Target 67 to ‘reduce waste to landfill by 35% by 2020’.

The functions of Zero Waste SA are prescribed in Section 6 of the Zero Waste SA Act and include:

• developing and implementing government policies on waste management

• monitoring and assessing the adequacy of South Australia’s waste strategy and its implementation

• helping local councils with arrangements for regional waste management

• contributing to the development of waste management infrastructure, technologies and systems

• commissioning, supporting and collaborating on research into waste management practices and issues

• raising public and industry awareness about waste management

• developing and supporting programs for preventing litter and illegal dumping

• developing markets for recovered resources and recycled materials.

In all its functions, Zero Waste SA is guided by the waste hierarchy for prioritising the management of waste.

Figure 1 The waste hierarchy

More broadly, Zero Waste SA’s activities involve collaboration with other government agencies, recognising and supporting the Government’s seven primary areas of focus for action:

• premium food and wine from our clean environment

• realising the benefits of the mining boom for all South Australians

• growing advanced manufacturing

• creating a vibrant city

• safe communities and healthy neighbourhoods

• an affordable place to live

• every chance for every child.

Where applicable, how activities align with the focus areas is shown throughout the report in table format, highlighting the relevant priority.

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The Zero Waste SA Board is established as the governing body of Zero Waste SA by the Zero Waste SA Act, which specifies the range of expertise to be included in Board membership as:

• environmental sustainability, conservation and protection

• local government

• waste management industry or waste-related infrastructure development

• regional affairs

• economic, financial and risk management

• advocacy on environmental matters on behalf of the community.

The Board, appointed by His Excellency the Governor in Executive Council, comprises these members:

Mr Kevin McGuinness (Presiding Member)

Mr McGuinness has more than 20 years of director / executive management experience spanning ASX listed, private companies and the not for profit sector. He has also held senior finance and operations roles across a broad range of industries and sectors.

Ms Anne Harvey (Deputy Presiding Member)

Ms Harvey has extensive experience in corporate governance including policy leadership; public sector risk management and budget strategy and program evaluation. She is a qualified executive coach and mentor. She is the Principal of Pathways16 specialising in critical thinking and behaviour change.

Ms Megan Dyson

Ms Dyson is a member of the Environment Protection Authority Board and has skills in environmental sustainability, conservation and protection through her work as a legal practitioner and policy consultant.

Ms Cheryl Hill

Ms Hill is Executive Director of the Foundation for Australia’s Most Endangered Species and former President of the Conservation Council of South Australia. She fulfils the role of an environmental advocate on behalf of the community.

Mr Lachlan Jeffries

As Managing Director of The Jeffries Group, which receives and processes more than 100,000 tonnes a year of recyclable organics, Mr Jeffries has practical knowledge and experience in both the waste management industry and waste-related infrastructure development.

Mr Vaughan Levitzke (ex officio)

Mr Levitzke is Chief Executive, Zero Waste SA and has held this position since Zero Waste SA was established in 2003. He had more than 10 years’ experience with the South Australian Environment Protection Authority, focusing on regulation in the waste sector, litter, container deposit legislation, eco-efficiency and industry sustainability.

Ms Sally Neville

Ms Neville is the Chief Executive Officer for Restaurant & Catering SA, the peak body for the restaurant and catering sector. Having previously owned and managed her own restaurant and catering businesses in SA through more than 20 years, she has a keen interest in sustainability.

Dr Anne Sharp

Dr Sharp is a Senior Research Fellow at the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science at the University of South Australia. She heads the Sustainable Marketing research of the Institute and has a particular interest in evaluating government interventions encouraging behaviour change for improved environmental outcomes.

Ms Marina Wagner

Ms Wagner is the Executive Officer, Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority. She has spent 15 years working in senior management positions within the environmental, waste and resources sector for local government.

Mr Mark Withers

Mr Withers is Chief Executive Officer, City of Charles Sturt with 27 years experience in a number of metropolitan South Australian councils. He is a member of Waste Care SA and Immediate Past President of Local Government Managers Australia SA. Mr Withers fulfils the role of having knowledge of and experience in local government and waste-related infrastructure development.

The Zero Waste SA Board

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The Governance Committee’s objectives are to consider corporate governance issues and provide appropriate advice to Zero Waste SA and its governing Board on managing risks for the agency and the Board.

The membership of the Governance Committee is:

• Ms Anne Harvey (Chair), member, Zero Waste SA Board

• Ms Cheryl Hill, member, Zero Waste SA Board

• Mr Vaughan Levitzke, Chief Executive, Zero Waste SA

• Ms Mia Toscano, Manager, Governance and Planning, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.

In 2012-13, the Governance Committee met to advise on:

• the Board of Zero Waste SA’s governance statement

• risk management for the Board and agency

• board performance and review processes

• policies of the Office of Zero Waste SA

• statements of the income and expenditure of the Waste to Resources Fund.

Zero Waste SA is committed to embedding risk management into its culture, practices and decision-making processes. The Zero Waste SA Risk Management Plan helps to manage the risks of the Board and agency in accordance with AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 Risk management – Principles and guidelines. The plan incorporates a risk register, which documents existing controls to mitigate and manage identified risks and identifies planned actions to further reduce the impact of these risks. The plan ensures that risk management is explicitly linked to the management of change and to decision making so that Zero Waste SA is successful in achieving its objectives.

Zero Waste SA Board Governance Committee

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South Australia’s Strategic Plan 2011 targets a reduction of waste to landfill of 35% by 2020, based on a 2002 03 baseline and the state is well on track to achieve this target.

Landfill return data for 2012-13 indicates that South Australia has reduced waste to landfill by 19.78% since 2002-03, equivalent to 247,680 tonnes of waste. This reduction has been achieved in spite of increased disposal of contaminated soils in recent years.

Recycling activity data collected in 2012–13 for 2011–12 shows that South Australia remains a strong performer in recycling and recovery of resources. The 2011–12 SA Recycling Activity Report1 (Rawtec) shows that 3.98 million tonnes of materials were diverted from landfill and into recycling in 2011–12 with a diversion rate of 76.5%.

South Australia achieved the highest per capita recycling rate in Australia at 2,410 kg per capita. Total per capita waste generation in 2011–12 was 3,150 kg per person, per year, a decrease of 3.1% from 2010–11.

These recycling efforts have prevented the equivalent of about 1.28 million tonnes of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere, which is the equivalent of taking approximately 293,700 passenger cars off the road. Other estimated environmental benefits resulting from recycling activity are:

• energy savings of 16,400 terajoules (TJ), equivalent to 2.9 million barrels of oil

• water savings of 13,700 megalitres (ML), equivalent to 5,490 Olympic sized swimming pools.

The report estimates that the total ‘direct’ market value of resource recovered materials for South Australia in 2011–12 was $313 million, or $79 per tonne of resources recovered on average. Metals, organics, and paper and cardboard waste materials were the major contributors to this market value.

The 2012–13 recycling activity results will be reported in the 2013-14 annual report.

Waste policiesZero Waste SA takes a lead role in developing policy and regulatory solutions to support implementation of the Waste Strategy. Areas of focus for Zero Waste SA in 2012–13 are summarised below.

Contaminated soils

Zero Waste SA is investigating strategies to encourage cost efficient reuse of low-risk contaminated soils, treatment of higher risk soils and ways to reduce the amount sent to landfill.

From 2004-05 to 2011–12, almost 1.2 million tonnes of contaminated soil were sent to landfill. More than 450,000 tonnes of contaminated soil were sent to landfill in 2011–12, up by 97% over the previous year. Major development projects, including the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, were major contributors to this increase.

In 2012–13, Zero Waste SA commissioned a report on waste soils in South Australia to inform and guide any future policy or strategy direction. This provides information on:

• a waste soils profile in South Australia

• current contaminated soils treatment technologies and associated costs

• local industry and research and development capabilities

• drivers, impediments and opportunities for the effective reuse and treatment of waste soils in South Australia.

The Background Paper and peer review of the report by the Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE) will support the development of strategic priorities and actions to be developed with the Environment Protection Authority in 2013-14.

Multi-unit dwellings

The way commercial and residential developments are built or retrofitted and constructed can strengthen sustainable practices and use of materials. Waste management is often considered at the end of planning processes. For medium and high density and multi-unit developments (MUDs) this can result in lack of storage space and infrastructure for waste and recycling.

Programs relevant to all waste streams

1 Rawtec Pty Ltd, 2013, South Australia’s Recycling Activity Survey 2011–12 Financial Year Report, www.zerowaste.sa.gov.au/upload/resource-centre/publications/reuse-recovery-and-recycling/Recycling%20Activity%20in%20South%20Australia%202011–12.pdf

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Zero Waste SA, in partnership with key stakeholders, developed a best practice guide and technical standards to encourage a consistent approach to waste and recycling management in medium density, high density and mixed use developments. Partners included the former Integrated Design Commission (now the Office for Design and Architecture SA), the Property Council and local government.

This work responds to the planned shift across metropolitan Adelaide, from low-density suburban growth towards medium and high density developments, addressing the population increases and urban design aspirations identified in the 30-Year Plan for Greater Adelaide.

Outback areas waste management

In 2012–13, Zero Waste SA commissioned a study which assessed waste management practices and opportunities for improvement in the outback areas of South Australia. This work assists efforts to improve waste management and recycling outcomes in this area of the state (approximately 80% of the total area of South Australia).

In response to the findings, Zero Waste SA developed a draft guideline of technical information on how to establish and maintain appropriate infrastructure that is practical for use in outback areas and remote Aboriginal lands. This work was forwarded to the Outback Communities Authority, the State Government’s Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Division and the Environment Protection Authority for consideration.

Waste to energy

Work undertaken across the South Australian Government to develop a ‘waste-to-energy’ policy will be supported by Zero Waste SA’s development of a waste-to-energy background paper which provides a basis for cross-agency collaboration and discussions. This expands on an Alternative Waste Technologies Position Paper developed by Zero Waste SA in 2006.

A government position and policy will allow better understanding of the opportunities and priorities for recovering energy from waste streams while still providing for viable higher value uses for waste. The policy will also enable the government to respond to waste-to-energy proposals in a consistent and effective way.

Organics mapping

Zero Waste SA undertook a study which mapped the quantity generated and potential availability of many organic waste streams in the Adelaide Hills Council, the District Council of Mount Barker and the Barossa Council.

The study is available on the Zero Waste SA website and provides a useful tool to help inform market investment decisions and future activities associated with the recycling of waste organic material by:

• identifying particular organic waste types in the region currently underutilised and therefore of potential interest to processors

• facilitating links between processors and organic waste generators interested in pursuing new business opportunities in the region

• demonstrating the potency of the produced GIS maps as tools to aid decision making for scoping exercises and transport logistics

• allowing key lessons learnt from the pilot to be applied to similar studies in the future.

Communications, education and partnerships The Communications, Education and Partnerships Unit ensures an integrated approach in communications that is appropriate to Zero Waste SA’s target audiences and strategic goals.

During 2012–13 an active program of media opportunities was developed, delivering positive stories to demonstrate the value of Zero Waste SA’s programs to the community. 13 ministerial media releases were issued, receiving coverage in metropolitan and regional press and broadcast media. Three issues of Zero Waste SA’s e-newsletter, rewords, advised stakeholders of key program and policy developments. The newsletter has a subscriber base of 350 readers. The annual FOCUS supplement was inserted in the February / March 2013 edition of WME magazine, highlighting key achievements to a national audience.

Social media, through Facebook and Twitter, was fully integrated into communication activities, expanding the reach and effectiveness of behavioural change campaigns. Zero Waste SA’s social media presence delivers real time responses to questions and suggestions from more than 780 Twitter followers and engaging 1,200 Facebook users to foster goodwill, improve environmental outcomes and increase knowledge and motivation around recycling and reuse.

The social media campaign Dumped TVs won’t disappear like magic, coinciding with the digital television switch over in April, promoted e-waste recycling options and was particularly successful. Recycle Right reinforced the correct practice for recycling garden organics, lids and bottle tops, soft plastics and hazardous wastes (refer to page 7 for further detail of this program).

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Zero Waste SA’s use of social media has developed relationships with waste, recycling and sustainability agencies globally. It resulted in the United Nations Information Service approaching Zero Waste SA to use its YouTube DVD What can we do with food waste to promote the avoidance of food waste at the Vienna Exhibition on Food Waste held in June 2013.

Zero Waste SA’s Community Engagement Plan was developed in response to South Australia’s Waste Strategy 2011–2015, which makes a commitment towards greater community engagement. The Plan recognises that engagement is central to programs and policies and sets out how greater community engagement is being achieved by Zero Waste SA and its partners.

Key staff in the unit participated in cross-Government communications and engagement initiatives including the Premier’s Action Team on Communications. Zero Waste SA’s Manager, Media Digital and Brand Delivery participated in a team to advise the Premier on methods to improve communication and integrate communication and engagement into policy processes.

Zero Waste SA also participated in Adelaide Unleashed – GovHack 2013, an annual event that draws people from government, industry, academia and the community to reuse and remix government data. As the keepers of the most comprehensive data in the state on recycling, Zero Waste SA provided the data that drives the Recycle Right search engine.

Website and Intranet

Zero Waste SA’s website, www.zerowaste.sa.gov.au, is the primary channel for information about the agency’s programs, funding opportunities and support material for the Recycle Right campaign for householders, councils and industry. The website also houses a comprehensive search engine of recycling locations and options. The most popular are the recycling search engine (31,000 views) and pages advising on e-waste (29,000 views).

The website serves many purposes and targets diverse audiences to motivate, support and recognise efforts to affect behavioural change. Case studies, tool kits, facts sheets and recycling signage are examples of the range of tools used.

The website served more than 125,000 pages of content to more than 93,000 unique visitors. More than 17,000 visits were from mobile devices such as data enabled phones and tablets.

Zero Waste SA’s Intranet is the first port of call for staff looking for the latest documents, templates and policies relating to the day to day operations of the agency. The intranet also stores all presentations made by staff at conferences, forums and workshops to provide a quick reference between business units. This aims to improve communication within the agency so all staff have access to the latest material that promotes initiatives and engages with stakeholders.

Sharing project

The ‘sharing economy’, also known as ‘collaborative consumption’, uses web and mobile technology to expand traditional forms of transaction and exchange, including bartering, lending, swapping and sharing, to generate social benefit within a community.

Sharing supports the waste hierarchy’s top priority to ‘avoid’ because people access what they need without the expense of outright ownership. If people share more of what they already have, whether it is surplus produce, sports / camping equipment or collaborative cooking, they consume less, save money, generate less waste and live more sustainably.

Following consultation and market research, the concept for a new website was developed. To be called shareNsave, the new site aims to enable community resource sharing. It will connect like minded South Australians so that groups already engaged in sharing projects can expand, recruit new members, promote their activities and achievements (financial and material) and more effectively help people to share and save. The website is initially limited to the Adelaide metropolitan area with the aim of expanding state-wide.

The website will locate community activities such as food swaps from home gardens, community gardens, clothing exchanges, joint food preparation groups, toy libraries and tool lending libraries. It is expected to be fully operational in 2013-14.

Zero Waste SA invited representatives from 15 groups involved in sharing or collaborating activities in Adelaide to input to a test version of the website. The workshop was held in June 2013. Representatives from seven groups attended. To facilitate communications with this group Zero Waste SA has produced an e-newsletter. This provides updates on website progress and marketing materials for use in networking.

Recycle Right household recycling education program The Recycle Right household education program aims to improve understanding about kerbside collected recycling bins to improve behaviour, increase diversion rates and reduce contamination. Developed in 2009-10, elements of the Recycle Right education materials are now being used by 55 of South Australia’s 68 councils (80%).

The mainstream advertising campaign using ‘thumbs up’ and ‘thumbs down’ imagery was further expanded to include soft plastics, aerosol cans and food scraps. This resulted from direct enquiries from councils and the community and from new recycling systems for soft plastics.

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A range of educational activities supported and expanded the Recycle Right brand with a focus on engagement with schools and with municipal educators, including:

• education resources for schools covering reception through to year nine

• Recycle Right calendars designed and printed for 13 regional councils and two metropolitan councils (trial)

• Recycle Right pull-up banners for council campaigns in supermarkets, libraries and civic centres

• updated fact sheets

• two new fact sheets on The 12 wastes of Christmas and The truth about hazardous waste

• a series of flyers to promote disposal and recycling options for fluorescent lights, oil, batteries, paint, fertilisers, computers and televisions

• two articles in South Australian Garden and Outdoor Living magazine and one article for Unity Housing Company

• a regular segment Talking Rubbish on Peter Goers’ ABC 891 radio show

• two waste and recycling workshops for councils delivered by KESAB environmental solutions through the Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA)

• colouring competition and puzzle section in the Sunday Mail Chill segment.

Additional Recycle Right activity included:

• 31,547 searches on the Recycle Right search engine

• 621 calls to the 1300 hotline

• 441 fact sheets and stickers requested and posted out, with a further 2303 being downloaded in the 2012–13 year

• 1,491 downloads of Recycle Right icons used by council waste educators for community information.

Alignment with South Australia’s seven strategic priorities:

Premium food and wine from our clean environment

Realising the benefits of the mining boom for all South Australians

Growing advanced manufacturing

Creating a vibrant city

Safe communities and healthy neighbourhoods

An affordable place to live

Every chance for every child

Sponsorship grantsZero Waste SA sponsors events and activities that have a clear link to its business plan objectives. Sponsored activities are opportunities for Zero Waste SA to reach targeted audiences cost effectively, strengthen relationships with key stakeholders and complement existing marketing and communication activities.

The ENVIRO 12 conference and exhibition was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 24 to 26 July 2012. ENVIRO is a joint venture between the Australian Water Association and Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA). The event consisted of keynote addresses, presentations, workshops, tours, social functions, awards and a trade exhibition.

The South Australian Government committed $200,000 towards the 2012 and 2014 events ($100,000 for each event). Three agencies, the Department of Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Energy and Resources (DMITRE), SA Water and Zero Waste SA, contributed funding. Zero Waste SA led the sponsorship, coordinating requirements on behalf of DMTRE and SA Water. It also worked closely with ENVIRO 12 organisers to facilitate overall event planning and delivery. In October 2012, Zero Waste SA facilitated a workshop for government and industry stakeholders to develop a theme and competitive positioning for ENVIRO 14.

Other sponsored activities have generated positive media coverage such as promotion of Planet Ark’s Business Recycling Directory, which attracted free community service announcements, and the Transitions Film Festival which attracted interest through social media.

A summary of other industry and communications sponsorships awarded in 2012–13 are provided in the following tables.

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Industry sponsorship

The following 2012–13 sponsorships supported Zero Waste SA’s Industry Program clients.

Organisation Project Value $*

Restaurant and Catering Association South Australia

Funding of consultancy packages prizes awarded to Blanco Food & Events, Sfera’s and Windy Point Restaurant & Café

These projects identified waste, energy and water improvement opportunities to boost environmental performance and save money, and to prepare the businesses for GreenTable Australia certification facilitated by the Restaurant and Catering Association of Australia. Funding also supported the Best Site Contract Caterer award at the Restaurant and Catering Awards event.

6,000

Property Council of Australia Funding of the Sustainability Award at the Retail Property Awards

2,500

Total 8,500

* Amounts exclude GST

Community sponsorships

The 2012–13 communications sponsorships supported promotional activities that enhanced the profile of recycling and waste management in the community.

Organisation Project Value $*

Jon Lamb Communications South Australian Garden and Outdoor Living magazine for two educational feature articles on household recycling

2,550

Transitions International Film Festival

2012 Transitions Film Festival showcasing short films on sustainability

1,500

Adelaide Sustainable Building Network

Assistance in screening The Clean Bin Project documentary 250

International Rural Network 2012 World Forum

International Rural Network 2012 World Forum held in Whyalla to raise awareness of the challenges faced in rural and remote areas around sustainable living, waste management, and economic development

10,000

Local Government Managers Awards

Award for Excellence in Environmental Leadership and Sustainability to recognise local government achievements in the sustainability field

3,000

Total 17,300










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Financial and legislative instruments

Environment Protection (Waste to Resources) Policy 2010

The Environment Protection (Waste to Resources) Policy 2010 (Waste EPP) provides the regulatory framework for the Waste Strategy. The Waste EPP came into operation on 1 September 2010 and is progressively banning acceptance of certain wastes at landfill.

The banned items, listed at Schedule 4 of the Waste EPP, include electronic waste, plastics (LDPE and PVC), compact fluorescent lights and mercury containing lights.

Zero Waste SA has identified these items as high priority problematic wastes. During 2012–13 it worked with the Environment Protection Authority and local government on initiatives to implement the Waste EPP:

• Electronic waste - Zero Waste SA provided $218,810 for 17 infrastructure projects under the Electronic Waste Infrastructure Grants program (see page 23 for more details). These grants supported the metropolitan Adelaide ban on the disposal of televisions and computers to landfill that started on 1 September 2012, and which will become state-wide from 1 September 2013.

• Hazardous waste, oil and lead acid batteries - Zero Waste SA’s Household and Farm Hazardous Waste Collection provides collection services to enable proper disposal of household hazardous waste and farm chemicals (see page 36 for more details).

• Plastics - Zero Waste SA’s Recycling at Work and Industry program supported the commercial and industrial sector. Zero Waste SA’s 2012–13 Metropolitan Infrastructure program included plastics recycling as a priority for funding. This follows from Zero Waste SA commissioned studies on the plastic packaging resource recovery sector in South Australia. These studies support development of relevant strategies to support the landfill bans and to facilitate local industry in resource recovery.

• Fluorescent light globes – The Backlight program enables light globe collection at any Mitre 10, True Value









National activitiesZero Waste SA contributes at a national level on several issues such as implementation of the National Waste Policy: less waste, more resources, plastic bags, tyres, end of life vehicles, e-waste, waste oil, product stewardship and the Australian Packaging Covenant. The Waste Strategy identifies that effective product stewardship schemes should be in place by 2015. Zero Waste SA influences policy direction in the future to support product stewardship initiatives for a range of products including e-waste, televisions, tyres and batteries.

National activities undertaken by Zero Waste SA during 2012-13 are summarised below.

National Waste Policy implementation

The Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) endorsed the National Waste Policy: less waste, more resources on 5 November 2009 and the National Waste Policy Implementation Plan on 5 July 2010.

The implementation plan has several high level priorities and timeframes. It also identities priority initiatives and milestones to support achieving 16 strategies that are grouped into seven clusters: Markets and Standards; Reducing Hazards and Risks; Landfill Management; Data; Regional and Remote Areas; Commercial and Industrial and Construction and Demolition and Governments; and National Chemicals Environmental Management.

A national working group has been established to implement the work program for each strategy cluster. Each group comprises representatives from the Australian Government, state and territory governments. Zero Waste SA participated in the following three National Waste Policy working groups during 2012-13:

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• The Data Working Group which supports decision makers with access to meaningful, accurate and current national waste and resource recovery data and information. A key objective for this group is the publication of a three-yearly national waste report and establishing a national data system.

• The Regional and Remote Working Group which supports waste management and reuse of waste in regional, remote and Indigenous communities. The group provides a collaborative forum that encourages state, territory and local governments to work together to identify regional and remote waste and resource recovery actions to build capacity and ensure an appropriate suite of services is available to communities.

• The Commercial and Industrial and Construction and Demolition and Governments which supports all governments to achieve major improvements in waste avoidance and reuse of key materials in the commercial and industrial waste stream and to encourage best practice waste management and resource recovery for construction and demolition projects.

Additionally, Zero Waste SA advises the South Australian Environment Protection Authority about decision making processes currently being considered in relation to packaging impacts by the Standing Committee on Environment and Water.

REDcycle national soft plastics recycling scheme

Soft plastics have long presented a challenge as the most common contaminant in the recycling bin and for reducing waste to landfill targets. The latest Recycle Right research in 2012 found 12% of the respondents surveyed did not know how to dispose of soft plastics correctly and 51% of recycling bins audited contained soft plastics.

In 2012-13, the RED Group launched the REDcycle program in partnership with Coles supermarkets. The RED Group is a company established to facilitate and support the recovery of plastic packaging with brand owners and retailers. It focusses on developing and implementing closed-loop recycling solutions for this material.

Under the REDcycle program, a national network of drop off points for soft plastic post-consumer and retail packaging was established. This includes plastic carry bags, bread bags, pasta bags, produce bags, frozen foods bags, paper goods packaging, confectionary bags, biscuit wrappers, rice bags, old reusable ‘green’ bags, and most other soft plastics. The plastic packaging is processed at the RED Group’s facility in Melbourne, before being shipped to Australian manufacturer Replas and recycled into outdoor furniture for schools.

More than 360 drop off points at Coles supermarkets have been established in Australia with 44 of these stores located in metropolitan Adelaide. The program was launched in South Australia on 13 February 2013 at Coles Welland Plaza by the Hon Ian Hunter MLC, Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation.

The program is funded under the Australian Packaging Covenant with a total project cost of $1.73 million. This includes a commitment from Zero Waste SA to provide up to $50,000.

New South Wales Waste Strategy

On 25 February 2013, New South Wales Minister for Environment Robyn Parker announced a Waste Less, Recycle More initiative totalling $465.7 million over five years. The initiative aims to help New South Wales achieve recycling targets, stimulate investment in infrastructure, and combat illegal dumping and littering.

Following a request by the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority, the Chief Executive of Zero Waste SA was appointed to the Expert Reference Group established to assist with the development of a revised New South Wales Waste Strategy. The appointment recognises the experience, knowledge and achievements Zero Waste SA has delivered through South Australia’s Waste Strategy.

Tasmania’s plastic bag ban

Zero Waste SA has advised and supported the Tasmanian Government’s introduction of a ban on plastic bags. On 30 May 2013, the Tasmanian Parliament passed the Plastic Shopping Bags Ban Bill 2013 which bans light-weight non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags used to carry groceries, takeaway food and retail goods. The ban will start on 1 November 2013.

South Australia was the first jurisdiction to ban lightweight single-use plastic bags in May 2009 following a phase-out period that began on 1 January 2009. Other Australian jurisdictions to follow South Australia’s lead have been the Northern Territory which implemented a ban on 1 November 2011, along with container deposit legislation, and the Australian Capital Territory which implemented its plastic bags ban on 3 January 2013.

Zero Waste SA’s ‘byobags.com.au’ television commercial is being rebadged by the Tasmanian Government to support introduction of its plastic bag ban. The television commercial was one element of Zero Waste SA’s award-winning education campaign which underpinned South Australia’s ban on plastic shopping bags.

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International activitiesZero Waste SA is seen as a leader internationally, contributing its expertise nationally and internationally, in particular, through the International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Services of Local Authorities (IPLA). This is an initiative of the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

UNCRD was founded in 1971 to promote sustainable regional development in developing countries. The IPLA, launched by the UNCRD during CSD-19 in New York in May 2011, aims to address various challenges and capacity needs of local authorities in achieving sustainable waste management. Following an invitation by the UNCRD, the Chief Executive of Zero Waste SA became a board member of the Advisory Board to the IPLA in November 2012. Through the IPLA, Zero Waste SA is sharing its experience and knowledge internationally.

Other iinternational activities in 2012–13 are summarised below.

South Korea: Empowering Municipalities in Building Zero Waste Society

The Chief Executive of Zero Waste SA was invited to present at an IPLA Global Forum 2012. The forum was titled Empowering Municipalities in Building Zero Waste Society – a Vision for the post-Rio+20 Sustainable Urban Development and was co-organised by the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) on 5-6 September 2012 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

With 31 countries present, this was an opportunity to explain the South Australia’s experiences to an international audience. It demonstrated that changes to waste management and diversion away from landfill are not beyond developing communities. There is urgency for cities in particular to control their wastes. Many of the European countries’ experiences are applicable and transferrable to South Australia and the developing region is evolving as a significant export opportunity for South Australian industry.

India: Roadmap for Zero Waste Ahmedabad

The Chief Executive was invited by the United Nations, the Government of Gujarat and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to attend the launch of the Road Map for Zero Waste Ahmedabad (the Road Map) in February 2013.

Following Zero Waste SA’s recommendations to the United Nations, a South Australian consultant was engaged by the United Nations to help develop the Road Map and to liaise with Indian authorities. Zero Waste SA also provided in-kind support towards its development.

The Road Map is based on South Australia’s waste management experiences. It is a visionary document that will guide Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation to implement necessary policies and strategies, and enable citizens, businesses, and industries in Ahmedabad to work together to achieve a zero waste society. The Road Map represents a unique opportunity to leverage this work to enable South Australian (and Australian) businesses an advantage when bidding for work in India.

China-Australia Centre for Sustainable Urban Development

The China-Australia Centre for Sustainable Urban Development is a collaborative initiative that will explore sustainable urban development and environmental research. It was launched on 21 February 2013 and was established through a Memorandum of Understanding between the Zero Waste SA Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour at the University of South Australia and the University of Tianjin. Further detail about the China-Australia Centre is provided under Zero Waste SA Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour in this report.

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Sustainable Markets and Innovation programSouth Australia’s Waste Strategy recognises the need to promote markets for recycled materials, improve the viability of the recycling sector and develop value-added recycled products.

Zero Waste SA’s Sustainable Markets and Innovation Incentive program targets key waste streams and their associated recycling industries. These waste streams were identified using Zero Waste SA’s multi-criteria analysis tool. The program provided financial incentives to encourage marketing strategies to increase and supports markets for recycled materials.









SA No Till Farmers Association – struvite as a phosphorus replacement (total grant $14,000)

SA No-Till Farmers Association (SANTFA) aimed to demonstrate the performance and commercial viability of a fertiliser produced from ammonium and phosphate from effluent waste water. Struvite consists of essential elements (magnesium, ammonium and phosphate) and was tested on grain and legume crops to compare with standard fertilisers with successful results.

Project deliverables included importation of the struvite product, completed field trials at two South Australian sites and modelling to investigate the potential to include the technology to capture nutrients in a South Australian facility.

SANTFA contributed an additional $14,000 creating a total project value of $28,000. In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA paid $10,500 towards this project.

Peats – Industrial sands in compost (total grant $25,000)

This project investigated the suitability of treated used foundry sands (UFS) for use in civil works or an additive to compost. An investigation into the application of UFS in civil works showed many potential uses; however the commercial viability in the South Australian market is currently unsustainable. Further research tested the suitability and appropriate levels of UFS inclusion in a product and its potential environmental and health impacts.

The crucial project outcome was the development of a new product that meets relevant civil construction use standards. Based on the results of this project, markets for a new product including UFS are being developed.

Peats contributed an additional $25,000 as well as other in-kind contributions, creating a total project value of $60,000. In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA paid $25,000 towards this project.

Sustainable Aggregates South Australia (SASA) – recycled aggregates (total grant $32,000)

This project built upon previous research by the ARRB Group Pty Ltd (ARRB) into the use of recycled aggregates and the development of the Sustainable Aggregates SA website (SASA) which received support from Zero Waste SA’s 2007-08 Market Development program. SASA is an initiative of ARRB, ResourceCo and Adelaide Resource Recovery. It aims to inform, develop and promote the use of recycled aggregates from inert hard wastes (for example, concrete, brick, asphalt and rubble) by providing a cooperative and consultative link between the resource recovery industry and its stakeholders.

Fact sheets were developed to improve market awareness about the technical and environmental capabilities of recycled material for road pavements and profiled selected projects that used recycled aggregates.

SASA contributed an additional $40,000 creating a total project value of $72,000. In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA paid $22,000 towards this project.

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Metropolitan Infrastructure programThe Metropolitan Infrastructure program aims to:

• increase the ability of local processors to turn recycled material into high-value end-use products

• invest in infrastructure that enables greater reuse of waste materials.

Six rounds of funding have been undertaken since 2004–05 under this program with a total of $6.3 million awarded to 28 projects.

Zero Waste SA released expressions of interest for round seven of the Metropolitan Infrastructure program in December 2012. Formal applications were released in May 2013. Successful projects will be announced in 2013 14.









In 2012–13 total funding of $622,500 was provided, as milestones were met, to ongoing projects awarded in previous rounds:

Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA) – Resource Recovery Centre (total grant value $300,000)

The project established a regional transfer station and a Salvage and Save Operation. The facility receives material direct from residents or kerbside hard waste collection and accepts general waste, hazardous waste and other difficult waste sources such as mattresses. NAWMA has invested in excess of $2 million to this project. In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA provided $35,000 to this project.

The facility was operational by 1 December 2012. Key project outcomes included the:

• creation of a new Salvage and Save business operated by Finding Workable Solutions which provides employment opportunities for people with a disability

• recovery of approximately 500 tonnes of material in the first five months of operating, including wastes which cannot be put in the household recycling bin such as soft plastics, tyres, electronic waste, fluorescent tubes, gas cylinders, and mattresses.

Southern Waste ResourceCo – resource recovery facility at Southern Waste Depot (total grant value $250,000)

Southern Waste ResourceCo is constructing a dedicated undercover resource recovery facility to receive, sort and process waste materials. The facility will enable more effective and efficient separation of materials from a comingled waste stream. Southern Waste ResourceCo aims to divert around 300 tonnes per week from this facility, and is contributing an additional $724,000 to the project. Other expected outcomes for the project include to:

• allow more effective separation of materials to provide good quality feedstock to the recycling industry

• assist in producing high quality end products, thereby encouraging greater use of recycled materials

• preserve the natural resources of this site to enable their use in engineering projects and other products.

In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA provided $150,000 to this project as milestones were met.

Plastic Granulating Services (PGS) – technical capability to mechanically recycle packaging film (total grant value $300,000)

PGS reprocesses more than 12,000 tonnes of waste plastic per year, but currently has only limited capacity to handle plastic films. This project will install equipment for shredding, washing and drying plastic film with a focus on polyethylene-based films.

The key expected project outcome is the recovery of an additional 4,000 tonnes per year of waste packaging for reprocessing of a range of plastic materials such as:

• polyethylene terephthalate

• high and low density polyethylene

• polyvinyl chloride

• polypropylene

• polystyrene.

This project is supported by an additional $600,000 from PGS and $300,000 from the Australian Packaging Covenant. In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA provided $160,000 to this project.

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Jeffries Group – innovative sorting system for Recycled Organics Screening System (ROSS) (total grant value $300,000)

The project will install an x-ray sorting system, trommel screen, windsifters and modifications to the existing ROSS system to improve the quality of the end product, improve efficiency, increase the recovery of materials and manage risk. The primary target is glass but the equipment will also remove stones, metal, ceramics, brick and some plastics.

Other key expected project outcomes include:

• increased volume of materials received for organics recycling

• reduced complaints about glass and similar products in Jeffries products

• reduced contamination in Jeffries products.

Jeffries is contributing $745,000 towards the project. In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA provided $240,000 to this project.

Propak Industries – Bio-Fill capability and capacity upscale (total grant value $199,000)

Propak Industries completed its innovative project to expand a biodegradable range ‘Bio-Fill’ (a replacement product for polystyrene) to include profile packaging. Propak up-scaled its capabilities and capacity through commissioning new plant and equipment. With this upgrade, Propak was able to extend into other product lines such as flat sheets and large specialised shapes for packaging bigger items.

Propak previously produced more than 5,000 kg each month. Once the equipment is running at full capacity, Propak aims to increase this 60 tonnes to 144 tonnes a year with the introduction of profile packaging solutions to replace polystyrene.

The key expected project outcomes include a reduction in the volume of polystyrene waste and an increase in sales of the Bio-Fill product range.

Propak contributed an additional $199,022 to this project. In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA provided $20,000 to this project.

Peats Soils and Composting (Peats) – kerbside screening project (total grant value $175,000)

Peats completed its project for the purchase of screening equipment to sort and remove contaminants, such as metals and plastics, from kerbside-collected organic waste, before composting. Manual methods and using mechanical screening did not adequately keep pace with operational requirements. Processing and producing consistent and reliable product is essential to support and increase consumer confidence in the recycled product.

Peats has reported initial increases in productivity of 40-50% with the implementation of this equipment. Other specific project outcomes included:

• increased production through improved grinding and particulate production per tonne of product processed

• production of a cleaner end product to value add end products to target markets such as the viticulture industry.

Peats contributed an additional $175,000 to this project. In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA provided $17,500 to this project.

Regional Implementation programThe Zero Waste SA Regional Implementation program supports regional government to reform processes and improve recovery of materials.

Regional areas, where population densities are low, generate 20% of South Australia’s waste. It is often difficult and complex to deliver waste and recycling services in these locations. Zero Waste SA has supported regional waste management strategies. As these are completed, Zero Waste SA offers grants to support up to 50% of the implementation costs.









Since its inception in 2004–05, the program has committed a total of $6.95 million to 98 regional infrastructure improvements.

A call for applications under round eight of this program was released on 18 February 2013 and applications closed 5 April 2013. Successful projects will be announced in 2013–14.

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In 2012–13 total funding of $1.31 million was provided, as milestones were met, to ongoing projects from previous rounds:

• Central Local Government Region ($351,136): transfer stations at Port Broughton, Port Pirie, Gladstone and Jamestown and waste management implementation support for the Barossa, Yorke and Lower North and Southern Flinders.

• Eyre Peninsula LGA ($247,976): transfer stations at Tumby Bay and Port Lincoln, a recyclables sorting facility in Ceduna and a waste depot upgrade at Wudinna District Council

• South East LGA ($13,305): a waste oil facility in Naracoorte and extension to an existing solid waste recycling and reuse facility at Mt Gambier

• Murray and Mallee LGA ($447,000): a resource recovery facility at Mannum, transfer stations at Renmark and Loxton and upgraded transfer stations at Murray Bridge, Cambrai, Truro and Morgan

• Southern and Hills LGA ($251,117): a mobile crushing plant for construction and demolition material and a mobile baler for the Adelaide Hills Region Waste Management Authority, Windmill Hill transfer station upgrade, a recyclables storage shed at the Milang Environmental Centre, an autobaler for the Kangaroo Island resource recovery centre and support for the Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority to employ a regional waste coordinator.

Once completed, these projects will help achieve viable recycling outcomes in regional areas of South Australia. The following case studies illustrate how the Regional Implementation Program helps to improve recycling in regional South Australia.

Central Local Government Region

Flinders Ranges Council – Quorn transfer station

The Flinders Ranges Council was awarded $126,620 for the construction of a transfer station at the decommissioned Quorn landfill site. The new facility was constructed to support the recovery of materials from Quorn, a remote township in the Flinders Ranges.

Three recycling bins with signage and designated areas for the recovery of timber, green waste, and construction and demolition materials were established at the site. This infrastructure has helped residents of Quorn to drop off and sort their waste by material types. Green waste is then mulched on site in Quorn and used by the Flinders Ranges Council in reserves and parks. Other recyclable materials are transported to Port Augusta for processing prior to further transportation to Adelaide for recycling.

Following the project’s implementation, the Flinders Ranges Council reported that it recovered approximately 158 tonnes in the first 12 months

and expected this to increase to 250 tonnes in its second year of operating. Supporting the Central Local Government Region Waste Management Strategy, the project increased the recovery of waste and helped to achieve better freight efficiencies in transporting materials from Quorn.

Eyre Peninsula LGA

District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula – Coffin Bay and Cummins resource recovery and waste transfer stations

To support the Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association’s landfill reduction objectives, resource recovery and waste transfer stations have been constructed at Coffin Bay and Cummins.

Zero Waste SA provided $75,000 and $73,000 to the Coffin Bay and Cummins facilities respectively. The funding helped to support the construction and installation of infrastructure including retaining walls, skip bins, signage and hardstand areas. This infrastructure has helped the recovery of more recyclable materials such as wood, paper and cardboard, glass, metals, green waste and plastics.

Prior to establishing the sites, the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula reported a total estimated annual recovery of 60 tonnes per year of recyclable materials for the Coffin Bay and Cummins areas. Following construction of the new facilities, the council reported that this had increased to 180 tonnes in the first 12 months of operating the new sites.

This infrastructure has helped to improve the segregation and recovery of recyclable materials and has introduced recycling opportunities that were previously not available to Lower Eyre Peninsula residents.

South East LGA

Wattle Range Council – Millicent and Penola resource recovery facilities

Zero Waste SA awarded $165,000 to the Wattle Range Council for the construction of two new resource recovery facilities at Millicent and Penola.

The facilities help to recover a range of waste materials, particularly from areas not serviced by kerbside collection as well as industrial and commercial waste streams. Specifically, the project involved the construction of processing areas for garden organics, construction and demolition materials, batteries, metals, used tyres, chemical drums, and car bodies.

Prior to construction of the resource recovery facilities, Wattle Range Council’s reported recycling diversion was 300 tonnes per year. After one year of the facilities being established, this increased to more than 890 tonnes per year. Establishing the facilities have helped to meet priority actions within the Wattle Range Council Waste Management Plan and the South East Local Government Association Regional Waste Management Plan.

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Murray and Mallee LGA

District Council of Loxton Waikerie – Waikerie transfer station

The District Council of Loxton Waikerie was awarded $138,200 for the construction of a waste transfer station at Waikerie in the Riverland.

The facility was established at the closed Waikerie landfill site which was remediated by the council under Environment Protection Authority guidelines. Zero Waste SA funding supported the construction and installation of retaining walls, a hardstand area and receptacles.

This is enabling the recovery of a range of materials from Waikerie including scrap metals, garden organics, timber, miscellaneous domestic recyclables, concrete, and batteries. In the first year of operation, the District Council of Loxton Waikerie estimates the site will divert approximately 2,500 tonnes of recyclable material from landfill.

Southern and Hills LGA

District Council of Yankalilla – resource recovery and waste transfer facilities

Zero Waste SA awarded the District Council of Yankalilla $115,500 for the construction of a resource recovery facility to service the Yankalilla community. Funding assisted with the construction of infrastructure to help sort materials for recycling, including tyres, mattresses, fluoro tubes, car bodies, green waste, steel, and cardboard.

Before the resource recovery was constructed, the District Council of Yankalilla reported that it diverted 50 tonnes of recyclable materials annually. In the first eight months of the site operating, the District Council of Yankalilla reported that it increased this figure to 930 tonnes.

School and Community programSchool and Community grants target charities, service clubs, other not for profit organisations and schools (including metropolitan and regional high schools and kindergartens) that recover reusable resources.

Zero Waste SA delivers this program in recognition of the important role community-based organisations and schools play in encouraging sustainable waste management and recycling behaviours and practices, with benefits extending to the wider community.

This program complements the Wipe Out Waste program and to be eligible for funding, some school staff must have attended a Zero Waste SA Wipe Out Waste workshop.









In 2012–13, 45 projects, comprising 36 schools and nine community groups, were provided funding of $262,537 state-wide. This brings total funding awarded under the program since 2005 to $913,492 for 147 projects.

Successful projects range from less than $1,000 up to $20,000. The funds are used to purchase basic infrastructure such as bins, sheds, mulchers, worm farms and chicken coops. The three largest grants (more than $18,000 each) are for community based organisations in regional areas to construct infrastructure for reuse services to the community.

The School and Community Grant Program holds high community interest and value. These grants enable and support small to medium scale community recycling, diverting materials from landfill while encouraging more sustainable waste management and recycling practices at a grass-roots level.

Community and environmental outcomes associated with the program include:

• support for rural communities that have less recycling and waste services than metropolitan areas

• practical school learning experience about waste avoidance and reduction through providing infrastructure such as recycling sheds, compost bins, worm farms, trailers and chicken coops

• positive community media support and interest about recycling and resource management

• behaviour change at individual and community levels.

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Community groups and school projects awarded in 2012-13 are summarised in the tables below.

Metropolitan projectsOrganisation Value $* Project

Community Groups

Adelaide Showground Farmers’ Market

5,000 Bin stations for collection of recyclable containers, organics and general waste

Finding Workable Solutions 19,118 Shelving, workbenches, protective equipment for establishment of Heathfield Salvage and Save

Pooraka Farm Community Centre 5,773 Trailer and recycling bins to improve recycling within community centres at four locations

Schools

Angle Vale Primary School 14,612 Shed, worm farms, mulcher and improvements to recycling centre

Ardtornish Primary School 2,085 Shredder, materials for garden and compost bins

Braeview School 12,273 Shed, chicken coop, compost bays, worm farms and food scrap buckets

Cardijn College 10,037 Shed, sorting table, bin bays, signage and compost bins

Christies Beach High School 1,950 Mulcher and compost bins

Coromandel Valley Primary School 1,000 Worm farms

Emmaus Catholic School 1,546 Mulcher, wheelbarrows, worm farms and recycling, waste and green bins

Golden Grove High School 5,000 Setup of recycling bins throughout the school

Modbury South Primary School 1,500 Recycling bins, compost bins and worm farm

Nazareth Catholic Community 5,000 Compost bins, worm farms and recycling shed

Para Hills West Primary School 12,273 Compost bays, garden materials, bins and site preparation

Para Vista Preschool–7 4,364 Chicken coop for food scraps not utilised in compost or bokashi systems

Parkside Primary School 9,091 Classroom and office recycling bins, recycling shed and sorting equipment, compost bays and mulcher

Pulteney Grammar School 10,000 Three stream recycling bins for school grounds and classrooms

Sheidow Park Primary School 5,000 Chicken coop, recycling shed and equipment

St Brigid's Catholic School 3,745 Worm farms, food scrap bins and buckets, paper shredder, mulcher and compost bins

St Francis School 2,250 Compost bins, recycling bins, bokashi bins and buckets

St John’s Grammar School Inc. 3,000 Chicken coop / enclosure, shredder, compost bins

St Joseph’s School Hectorville 1,171 Bokashi bins, compost bins, construction of a fridge worm farm

St Margaret Mary's School 1,474 Bokashi bins, worm farms, recycling bins and compost carriers

St Martin’s Catholic Primary School 887 Chicken coop and worm farm

Valley View Secondary School 3,182 Recycling bins, safety equipment and compost bins

Whitefriars School 3,973 Bokashi, paper making kits, compost bins and a 10c recycling bin

Wynn Vale Primary School 8,000 Recycling shed, chicken coop, storage bins, mulcher and bokashi bins

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Regional projects

Organisation Value $* Project

Community Groups

Keith War Memorial Community Centre Inc.

3,271 10c recycling bins for township to raise funds for Keith Hospital

Lifeline Country to Coast 20,000 Retrofit shed to create Trash 2 Treasure Outlet

Lions Club of Karoonda and District 7,495 Expansion of Karoonda Recycling Facility

Loxcare Incorporated 18,864 Construct collection / sorting area for donated goods to be distributed or sold

Mount Pleasant Natural Resource Centre

1,928 Setup of recycling system at Natural Resource Centre

Old Mt Gambier Gaol Community Garden Inc.

1,938 Construction of compost bays for community garden material

Schools

Cornerstone College 6,000 Sorting / safety equipment, worm farms and bin lifter

Gawler High School 10,807 Mulcher, mulch bays and safety gear for green waste on site

Hahndorf Primary School and Preschool 1,965 Worm farms and compost bins

Harvest Christian School 4,155 Paper / cardboard, comingled and organic recycling bins and compost tumblers

Littlehampton Primary School 10,177 Mulcher, compost equipment, chicken coops / equipment, recess containers (trial project)

McDonald Park School 2,666 Mulcher, chicken coop, recycling bins, shed equipment and sorting table

Murraylands Christian College 1,200 Organic bins, worm farms and compost bins

Orroroo Area School 6,973 Recycle bins, shed and garden materials

Port Lincoln Junior Primary School 1,364 Compost bins, worm farms and safety equipment

Renmark West Primary School 3,380 Recycling shed, compost bins, worm farm and drums for material collection

Tintinara Area School 6,210 Mulcher and construction of compost bays

Waikerie Primary School 2,040 Mulcher, garden materials and buckets


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Electronic waste initiativesElectrical and electronic products at end-of-life are increasing in number and volume. Some of their component parts are hazardous and disposal is a major concern. Many households and businesses generate e-waste when they replace or upgrade equipment such as televisions and computers.

As discussed on page 20, the Environment Protection (Waste to Resources) Policy 2010 came into effect 1 September 2010. Television and computer waste and fluorescent lighting in metropolitan Adelaide were prohibited from direct disposal to landfill from 1 September 2012. A state-wide ban on direct landfill disposal of those items comes into effect on 1 September 201, as well as other electronic and electrical equipment. During 2012–13, Zero Waste SA and the Environment Protection Authority developed a communications plan to support the bans. In June 2013 a forum was held to update stakeholders about the e-waste landfill bans and other policy developments.

State and territory Ministers, through the former Environment Protection and Heritage Council agreed, in November 2009, on a national product stewardship scheme for televisions and computers. The Australian Government, together with the television and computer industry, are rolling out the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme. The scheme provides householders and small business with access to free collection and recycling services for televisions and computers, printers and computer products.

The national scheme is funded and operated by the television and computer industry, and is regulated by the Australian Government under the Product Stewardship Act 2011, and the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011. Services started in mid-2012, with access to services expanding across metropolitan, regional and remote Australia. It is expected that the number of televisions and computers recovered under this scheme will be reported to the Australian Government in late 2013.

The timing and implementation of South Australia’s landfill bans are intended to align with the functional implementation of the national scheme.

In response to the policy developments outlined above, in 2012-13, Zero Waste SA provided $217,159 in funding for 17 infrastructure projects to enable the safe collection, storage and handling and recovery of electronic and electrical waste. The funding was in place before the Australian Government’s switch over from analog to digital television signal started in Adelaide and surrounding areas on 2 April 2013.









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Projects awarded in 2012–13 are summarised in the tables below.

Organisation Value $* Project

Metropolitan projects

SA Group Enterprises (Aspitech) 25,000 E-waste processing equipment and storage

City of Charles Sturt 20,000 Retrofit shed to create Trash 2 Treasure Outlet

15,000 Beverley drop-zone extra equipment

Advanced Recycling Technologies 14,526 Forklift rotator, shipping containers, bins and ramp

E-Cycle Recovery 15,000 Equipment and machinery

Whelan Kartaway Pty Ltd 12,830 Newton Transfer Station e-waste storage upgrade

Regional projects

City of Port Lincoln 14,500 Storage and transportation

District Council of Barunga West 5,590 Port Broughton Waste Transfer Station (shipping container, site works, ramps)

District Council of Copper Coast 9,000 Shipping containers

District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula 8,480 Shipping containers

District Council of Mount Remarkable 12,000 E-waste collection and storage

District Council of Peterborough 13,226 Storage facility

Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority 14,760 Shipping containers, crates, signage

Mid Murray Council 13,586 Purpose built trailer and bins

Northern Areas Council 5,682 Storage facility

The Flinders Ranges Council 15,000 Containers

Wakefield Regional Council 14,169 Storage and handling equipment

District Council of Karoonda East Murray

8,810 Shipping containers and platform stacker


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Zero Waste SA Environmental User SystemThere is national momentum to coordinate action on waste management policy, including developing a nationally consistent approach for collecting waste data. The release of the National Waste Report 2010 was the first step towards achieving this.

Implementation of the Zero Waste SA Environmental User System (ZEUS) began in 2007-08 and was completed in June 2009. Collection of data on illegal dumping and municipal solid waste from metropolitan and non-metropolitan councils across the state followed. ZEUS allows the electronic capture, storage and reporting of waste and recycling data across the state.

ZEUS collects data from:

• annual surveys of recycling activities

• audits of landfills, transfer stations, material recovery facilities

• public and industry sector specific surveys in waste, recycling and wasteful consumption

• council returns on kerbside collections of waste, dry recyclables, organic material and incidences of illegal dumping

• container deposit returns

• litter incidence data from KESAB environmental solutions

• hazardous waste including household hazardous waste and farm chemicals collections

• electronic waste collections.

Zero Waste SA continued collecting data from major composters in South Australia. This data will ensure accurate reporting of organic material diversion to composting in the state.

Data from major landfills was gathered to help develop a breakdown by origin of waste stream (MSW, C&I, C&D, waste fill and contaminated soils). This itemised information will ensure consistency with national waste data and will help to highlight South Australia’s waste diversion achievements and focus future effort.

Expanding the array of data collected by ZEUS will continue to be a key focus of Zero Waste SA to assist in reporting on targets in the Waste Strategy 2011-2015 and South Australia’s Strategic Plan 2011.

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Keep South Australia Beautiful environmental solutionsKeep South Australia Beautiful environmental solutions (KESAB) has a valued role as a partner delivering Zero Waste SA programs to schools and households on litter measurement, reduction, education and awareness and on illegal dumping and compliance awareness.

A three-year service level agreement (2012–13 to 2013–2014) defines the community education and engagement outcomes to support the objectives of the Waste Strategy.

Individual KESAB programs funded by Zero Waste SA under the agreement in 2012–13 are summarised below.









Zero Waste SA and KESAB Wipe Out Waste school program ($230,000)

Funded by Zero Waste SA, Wipe Out Waste (WOW) is a state-wide educational program delivered by KESAB environmental solutions. It aims to encourage schools to reduce waste and increase learning about waste and resource recovery. The program is open to schools, pre schools and kindergartens in all sectors.

In 2012–13 WOW continued working in regional and metropolitan areas. A total of 32 sites participated in three WOW workshops across South Australia. Additionally, 500 staff and students from 15 sites attended the Adelaide Botanic Gardens World Environment Day event.

Bin materials audits were conducted at 32 sites, with nine follow up audits to evaluate the success of the schools’ new waste reduction programs. WOW is reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill from schools.

Results are reported in litres to reinforce to schools the amount of space that waste takes up in landfill. Highest achieving schools reduced waste to landfill as follows:

• Woodville Primary School reduced to 0.56 litres per person per day, achieving an overall reduction of 66% since 2009

• Adelaide Secondary School of English reduced to 0.67 litres per person per day, achieving an overall reduction of 53% since 2009

• Golden Grove High School reduced to 0.71 litres per person per day, achieving an overall reduction of 33% since 2011.

Litter Data and Research and Branded Litter Monitoring ($70,000)

• KESAB has monitored litter incidence at 151 sites across the State on a quarterly basis since 1998. Counts are undertaken at beaches, industrial sites, retail sites, parks, highways, car parks and shopping centres. This data provides a longitudinal analysis of trends relating to the total amount of litter (items and volume), the different materials in the litter stream and the geographical distribution of litter across South Australia. The base data is then collated to provide trend comparisons between items and volumes within different materials and across different sites.

• The data collected by KESAB is compiled into a national report prepared by Keep Australia Beautiful. Litter data is also stored and analysed in Zero Waste SA’s Environmental User System.

• The key deliverables were the: KESAB Litter Index (Wave 61); CDL Container and Plastic Shopping Bags in Litter Stream (March 2013); National Branded Litter Study (September 2012) and National Litter Index (2012-2013).

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The National Litter Index Annual Report for 2012-13 shows that South Australia is performing well in litter reduction with less litter by items and volume than national averages. Of particular note:

• the overall average number of items per 1,000m2 across all of the 151 sites surveyed within South Australia was 53, lower than the national average of 56

• South Australia’s overall average estimated volume of litter was 4.62 litres, lower than the national average of 6.13

• overall, there has been a downward trend in the number of items littered across South Australia since 2005, most evident in decreases in the number of items littered on South Australia’s beaches

• cigarette butts remain the most frequently identified litter item across all sites in South Australia but were only associated with a very small proportion of the overall litter volume

• plastic objects contributed the largest amount of volume to the litter stream and paper and paperboard objects contributed the second largest volume to the litter stream

• the most littered sites in South Australia continue to be retail sites and shopping centres; these sites however, only contributed low volumes to the litter stream

• overall, the South Australian litter data for 2013 shows a small reduction in litter by 3% compared to 2012.

Community Litter, Education, Resources and Campaigns ($100,000)

KESAB develops and implements a range of litter awareness resources and information materials, and works in collaboration with stakeholders to increase awareness of proper litter disposal and the environmental impacts of littering.

KESAB introduced a new series of litter posters for primary schools, high schools and communities to educate South Australia about litter. The posters were designed by third-year creative design students from Tea Tree Gully TAFE Campus.

Under the Road Watch program:

• KESAB partnered with the RAA to provide 10,000 motorists with car tidy bags during Keep Australia Beautiful week.

• In partnership with the Port Adelaide Enfield Council and local businesses, a road litter education and awareness campaign was put together in late 2012 along Victoria Road, Le Fevre Peninsula.

• KESAB partnered with the Australian Packaging Covenant and 10 regional councils to introduce the Litter Kills roadside message state-wide.

Under the Butt Free Australia initiative, KESAB monitored the pre and post results following the implementation of the Smoke Free Rundle Mall campaign. Additionally, in October 2012 KESAB conducted Australia’s first National Butt Free Day with over 80 organisations participating and a multi-media promotional campaign.

Clean Site Building and Construction Resource Recovery ($20,000)

KESAB engages with the building and construction industry to improve environmentally responsible practices on building sites, particularly around water quality issues, litter and waste management, and material reuse. KESAB provides educational resources to the industry through a ‘Clean Site Toolbox’; delivers presentations to the industry; provides reports and advertising on program performance; and creates worker incentives to encourage participation and implementation of environmentally responsible practices. Highlights included activities to consolidate existing partnerships and develop new ones. For example:

• Introducing innovation: encouraging onsite compliance at Seaford Rail Extension project through a ‘Clean Zone’ competition judged in partnership with project managers, VEOLIA and KESAB.

• Successful onsite demonstration day delivered with BIANCO Construction Supplies and new partner Lend Lease at Springwood development at Gawler.

• Partnerships developed with Renewal SA focusing on Bowden and Tonsley supporting Green Building Council accreditation.

KESAB Sustainable Communities (City and Country) ($25,000)

Previously known as the ‘Tidy Towns’ program until 2009, this now has a broader focus to include water, education and innovation, biodiversity, conservation and energy, as well as waste and recycling. It encourages grass roots and small community organisations that implement environmentally sustainable initiatives on a small scale.

More than 200 category entries were received for the 2012 event. At the annual awards Ceremony in October 2012 more than 85 awards were presented. The City of Tea Tree Gully was announced as the Overall Sustainable Cities winner and Victor Harbor was announced as the Overall Sustainable Communities winner. Both went on to represent South Australia at the national level later in 2012 and 2013.

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Local Government AssociationThe Local Government Association (LGA), supported by $42,600 in funding from Zero Waste SA, employs a person to give waste management support to local councils, in particular developing regional waste management arrangements.

The three-year agreement to 2013-14 specifies key deliverables negotiated at the beginning of each financial year.

The objectives of 2012–13 focused on:

• supporting implementation of kerbside organics and food collection by councils

• coordination of advice and support for electronic waste including the roll-out of the National Product Stewardship Scheme for Televisions and Computers and landfill bans under the Environment Protection (Waste to Resources) Policy 2010 (Waste EPP)

• the E-Waste Pathways Forum, hosted by the LGA and Zero Waste SA on 20 June 2013, attended by approximately 75 people from national, state and local government and the television and computer industry.

The forum focused on the National Product Stewardship Scheme for Televisions and Computers, the Waste EPP, previous Zero Waste SA electronic waste assistance programs, and featured local government case studies on e-waste management.









Waste Management Association of AustraliaThe Waste Management Association of Australia, SA division (WMAA), coordinates and articulates its members’ concerns and suggestions, and provides an essential link between the industry and Zero Waste SA. WMAA has several working groups including Compost SA, Landfill SA, Carbon Committee and AWARE (waste education).

Zero Waste SA supports WMAA to:

• run events to improve industry knowledge and expertise and provide networking opportunities

• administer working groups and distribute Zero Waste SA information to members.

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Zero Waste SA sponsored the following WMAA seminars from November 2012 to June 2013

Theme Keynote speaker(s) Date No. attending

Waste Soils – Waste or Resource? Development Liability or Opportunity?

SA Branch Seminar

Mr Rod Hook, Chief Executive, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure.

Mr Tony Circelli, Deputy Chief Executive

Mr Peter Miller, General Manager, Bardavcol Pty Ltd

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Waste Educators – Information isn’t enough, so what is?

Webinar

Ms Shani Wood, Environmental Education and Projects Officer, City of Holdfast Bay

Ms Margaret Steuart, Project Officer - Waste and Recycling, City of West Torrens

Ms Esther Landells, Project Officer Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority

Ms Lynda Wedding, Waste and Recycling Education Officer at City of Onkaparinga

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The Future of the Carbon Pricing Mechanism

SA Branch Seminar

Ms Elisa de Wit, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright

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Recycling Activity in South Australia

SA Branch Seminar

Mr Mark Rawson, Managing Director, Rawtec Pty Ltd

Mr Vaughan Levitzke, Chief Executive

5 June 2013 50

The Role of Energy from Waste in Sustainable Waste Management – Lessons from the UK

Webinar

Mr Adam Read, Global Practice Lead – Waste Management and Resource Efficiency, Ricardo-AEA

20 June 2013 59

Through its service level agreement with WMAA, Zero Waste SA also supported the ENVIRO 12 conference in 2012–13 and planning for the ENVIRO 14 conference (refer to the Communications, education and partnerships section in this report).









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Zero Waste SA Centre for Sustainable Design and BehaviourResearch and development helps Zero Waste SA acquire knowledge and understanding of better ways to achieve its objectives. These are also required under the Zero Waste SA Act. Consequently, the Waste Strategy recognises that research underpins and informs how to address the new challenges of wasteful consumption and behaviour change. As we extend our focus on sustainable use of resources, we begin to extend beyond known approaches to recycling and reuse.

The Zero Waste SA Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour, established in 2008, is a $2 million partnership between the University of South Australia (UniSA) and Zero Waste SA over five years. Located in the School of Art, Architecture and Design, the Zero Waste SA Centre brings collaboration between approximately 70 academics across several universities.

The Centre is chaired by Professor Steffen Lehmann, an internationally renowned designer of sustainable buildings and cityscapes.

The research centre examines issues of waste management and reduction, recycling and resource efficiency. The centre uniquely brings together elements of design and behaviour change across many academic disciplines from architecture to childhood development.









Australia Research Council Grants

In 2012–13, work continued on the four Zero Waste Centre projects that have received Australian Research Council (ARC) grants:

• Zero-ing in on Food Waste: Measuring, understanding and reducing food waste in South Australia from production to consumption in households and restaurants This four year project is supported by funding from ARC ($306,000), other partner funding ($15,000) and Zero Waste SA ( $149,743). The total project value is $472,743. The project focuses on understanding social and behavioural aspects of food waste. It is already generating valuable insights for State Government into consumer behaviour.

• Work, Life and Sustainable Living: How work, household and community life interact to affect environmental behaviours and outcomes The project examines how the circumstances and interaction of work, home and community affect capacities to reduce negative environmental impacts, particularly in workplace and household transport, waste, energy and water use practices. This will help to identify the policy responses and actions to promote pro-environmental behaviour in the workplace, at home and in the community. The four year project is supported by ARC ($240,000) funding, other partner funding ($96,221) and Zero Waste SA ($150,000). The total project value is $486,221.

• Paving the Way: An experimental approach to the mathematical modelling and design of permeable pavements The project examines the intelligent use of permeable pavements using recycled components. This aims to enable restoration of degraded land corridors. The collection and treatment of stormwater via filtration through porous media will also improve water quality in urban environments and control flooding. The three year project is supported by ARC ($370,000), other partner funding ($175,096) and Zero Waste SA ($150,000). The total project value is $695,096.

• Reconsidering Sustainable Building and Design: A cultural change approach This project will help reduce construction and demolition waste by addressing the role of the building procurement team in reducing resource use and eliminating waste. Key project outcomes including identifying the impact of project culture on waste management practices and waste management performance and suggesting improvements to existing project culture in order to eliminate and or minimise construction waste generation. The four year project is supported by ARC ($445,000), other partner funding ($35,254) and Zero Waste SA ($150,000). The total project value is $639,254.

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The centre contributes to the new Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for low carbon living which also funds new projects including:

• Timber High-Rise: Low carbon prefabricated wood-based construction systems for urban infill and addressing the technical regulatory and cultural barriers to rapid adoption

• Urban Micro Climates: Comparative study of major contributors to the urban heat island effect in three Australian cities (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide).

The Zero Waste SA Centre will continue to develop research proposals to attract national research and development funding in areas such as:

• children’s personal consumption choices

• deconstructing and reconsidering sustainable building design

• resource consumption synergies

• sustainable product service systems and

• measurement, understanding and reduction of food waste.

In 2012–13, the Zero Waste SA Centre published the book Motivating Behaviour Change: Sustainable Design and Behaviour in the Built Environment. The book, part of a series commissioned by UK publisher Routledge, considers issues that focus on the links between lifestyle, consumption, technologies, behaviour change and urban development and feature the research of the Zero Waste SA Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour. The book’s Australian launch will be held in September 2013 in Adelaide. It is part of the Centre’s prolific publication output.

University of South Australia – China-Australia Centre for Sustainable Urban Development: a new think tank

Through the Zero Waste SA Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour, Professor Steffen Lehmann hasestablishedtheChina−AustraliaCentreforSustainable Urban Development (CAC_SUD), an international research think tank exploring how Asia-Pacific cities can plan for and manage sustainable urban growth.

The CAC_SUD is the result of a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of South Australia and the University of Tianjin (P.R. of China). This partnership reflects Australian and Chinese approaches and perspectives to urbanisation. The rapid urbanisation of China and other Asia-Pacific nations has major implications for the region’s people, industries and governments. More information is available at www.unisa.edu.au/china-australia.

Issues common to China and many Asia-Pacific nations, such as rapid population growth, ageing populations and unsustainable resource consumption, are leading to the emergence of new research themes aligned to sustainable urban development.

CAC_SUD has commenced high-quality research, training, scholarship and debate to help shape sustainable Asia-Pacific cities and provide a forum in which policy makers, public and private sector organisations and international thought leaders can identify, explore and assess issues relating to Asia-Pacific urbanisation. Researchers examine topics including zero waste concepts, affordable housing, sustainable buildings, air pollution, urban micro climates and the impact of rising sea levels within themes, such as:

• engaging neighbourhoods

• green infrastructure

• increasing resource efficiency

• designing sustainable public spaces and waterfronts

• mitigating urban heat stress

• material flow and low carbon construction for waste minimisation

• retrofitting existing districts

• low-carbon living in high-density cities.

Emerging research areas include:

• building and adapting age-friendly precincts

• urban farming and productive urban landscapes

• changing behaviours to reduce consumption

• developing a zero-waste mindset.

The Zero Waste SA Centre for Sustainable Design & Behaviour and the CAC_SUD are two high-impact research centres working side-by-side on overlapping topics. Both centres are active hubs for research training. Both undertake collaborative research with government and industry partners that is funded through competitively won, peer-reviewed grants, such as the $1.2 million from Federal Government and the CRC for Low Carbon Living for the research project: Urban Micro Climates: Comparative Study of Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide.

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Zero Waste SA Pam Keating Memorial Scholarship

UniSA has established the Zero Waste SA Pam Keating Memorial Scholarship for honours students in memory of the late Ms Pam Keating, a noted environmentalist, waste management expert and former Zero Waste SA Board member. Ms Keating passionately believed in the importance of reducing waste and its impact on our environment, and was committed to education and training for sustainability. The scholarship provides funding of $10,000 to an honours student to research an area of interest to the Zero Waste SA Centre.

In 2012–13, Mr Matthew Hoffmann, the third scholarship under this program, finished his research project titled Waste Avoidance: replacement of mineral aggregates in concrete with scrap tyre rubber. Mr Hoffmann’s project investigated the viability of incorporating scrap tyres as a building material.

A fourth scholarship was awarded in April 2013 to Ms Maddy Hughes who is undertaking a Bachelor of Interior Architecture (Hons), for a project titled Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings: A Strategy for Sustainability in the City of Adelaide. Considerable research demonstrates the environmental advantages in the preservation and reuse of heritage buildings compared with their demolition and reconstruction of new buildings. Ms Hughes’ project will investigate ways in which an adaptive reuse strategy could be best implemented through the heritage buildings in the Adelaide city area.

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Kerbside food waste incentivesThe Waste Strategy includes a stretch target of 70% of all material presented at the kerbside to be recycled by 2015. Achieving this target will need both kerbside collection of food waste and improvements that reduce contamination.

To assist local government to achieve the target, Zero Waste SA has incentive grants available to councils that introduce food waste systems for collection with green organics for subsequent composting.

In 2002, South Australian councils diverted, on average, only about 23% of kerbside collections from landfill. Through grants provided by Zero Waste SA to councils since 2003, kerbside recycling has increased significantly; audit results indicate that high-performing, three-bin systems measured at the kerbside have a recycling rate of up to approximately 60%, with an average of 50% across 50 councils.

Audits indicate that up to 50% of material in the residual waste bin is food or other organic material suitable for composting.









Kerbside Performance Plus program

The Kerbside Performance Plus program provides incentives for metropolitan and regional councils to implement kerbside collection of food scraps.

The organic waste is taken to composting operations and the re-processed material is sold as various compost and mulch products.

Under this program, $2.45 million has been awarded to 22 councils through three rounds of funding. This will help approximately 188,900 households to increase recycling efforts.

Consultation with local government in 2012–13 reinforced the need for greater support for food waste recycling programs. Incentives awarded in the recent round provide up to $19 per household for South Australian councils to implement food waste recycling. The previous incentive was capped at $10 per household.

Projects awarded in 2012–13 are summarised in the table below.

Distribution of lined and ventilated containers and to help maintain food waste systems based on minimum performance to June 2015

District Council of Mount Barker

Up to $154,800

City of Holdfast Bay Up to $246,367

To help maintain existing food waste systems based on minimum performance to June 2015

City of Port Adelaide Enfield Up to $315,000

City of Burnside Up to $193,500

City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters

Up to $153,000

District Council of Loxton Waikerie

Up to $45,000

Trial of a lined and ventilated food waste system with 400 households and uptake of 100 compost bins

Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority

$4,800

Extend existing opt-in food waste system and offer subsidies for 200 compost bins

City of West Torrens $5,125

Maintenance of opt-in lined and ventilated food waste systems

City of Campbelltown $22,000

Adelaide Hills Council $11,900


Zero Waste SA funding awarded in 2012-13 will provide approximately 130,000 households with food waste recycling systems.

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Kerbside Performance (Regional Recycling) incentive program

Since Zero Waste SA began financial incentive programs in 2004, metropolitan councils and some regional councils have installed uniform high-performing kerbside recycling systems, and introduced education, awareness and other initiatives. Kerbside recycling outcomes have improved significantly.

Dispersed population centres and considerable transport distances to Adelaide based recycling markets make recycling in non-metropolitan councils more difficult than in metropolitan areas. Zero Waste SA continues to help councils to implement higher performing kerbside systems, awarding funding based on specified performance criteria.

In 2012–13 funding was provided to nine regional councils:

• Renmark Paringa Council ($45,861)

• Berri Barmera Council ($64,082)

• District Council of Franklin Harbour ($6,930)

• District Council of Cleve ($6,600)

• Mid Murray Council ($24,200)

• Port Pirie Regional Council ($6,900)

• Adelaide Hills Council ($10,000)

• Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority, Alexandrina Council ($1,300)

• Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority, City of Victor Harbor ($32,970).

Zero Waste SA funding in 2012-13 will provide approximately 15,600 households with kerbside recycling systems, and a further 18,200 with access to a kerbside green organics service.

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Recycling at workAn estimated 250,000 tonnes of potential recyclables go to landfill every year from Adelaide’s commercial and industrial (C&I) sector. Zero Waste SA’s Recycling at Work program started in October 2008 and businesses continue to work to reduce this.

The C&I sector is fragmented with many very competitive small, medium and large scale enterprises. There are challenges in the diversity of activities and wastes generated. This sector is approached with a range of complementary tactics to increase recycling rates.

The Recycling at Work program operated from October 2008 to 30 April 2012 and was supported by $576,800 in Australian Packaging Covenant funding. Through this program, Zero Waste SA provided 11 waste collection companies with performance-based funding to implement paper, cardboard, plastics, organics, and mixed recycling services.

Following a review of the Recycling at Work program in February 2012, the program ran in a modified format from 1 May 2012 to 30 April 2013. The revised program continued to support mixed plastic, comingled recyclables, and organics collections. Markets for paper and cardboard services were well established and did not need further Zero Waste SA support.

The program supported the diversion of 25,569 tonnes of material from landfill between 2008 and April 2013. Shopping precincts, restaurants and cafes, schools and universities, hospitals and aged care facilities, police stations and state and local government agencies participated.

During 2012 and early 2013, Zero Waste SA researched and consulted to determine the most effective way to continue support for commercial recycling collection services. It is clear that food organic collections from commercial operations need continued support.

A new program titled Commercial Food Waste Incentives will therefore be introduced in 2013–14 with a focus on food waste collections. Zero Waste SA will continue to invest in this area to:

• gain knowledge

• achievesignificantdiversionofmaterialsforreprocessing into high quality compost, mulch and soil conditioner products

• identify workplace resources and tools for ongoing awareness.









Commercial and industrial waste

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Household hazardous waste and farm chemical collection Through the Household Hazardous Waste and Farm Chemical Collection program, temporary collection points are established where the public can deliver their unwanted chemicals.

Zero Waste SA offers South Australians a responsible and safe collection and disposal service for unwanted chemicals with mobile locations and the Hazardous Waste Depot at Dry Creek. From March 2004 to June 2013, more than 1,876 tonnes of unwanted hazardous materials has been collected from more than 38,103 people across the state.

During 2012–13, Zero Waste SA collected a total of 189,583 kilograms of hazardous waste from 4,024 people.

These remain flagship activities for Zero Waste SA and are highly valued by local councils and the community.

From June 2008, when Zero Waste SA took over responsibility for the Dry Creek Depot, to 30 June 2013, 395 tonnes of hazardous waste has been collected.









Dry Creek depot collections

In 2011-12, the Hazardous Waste Depot at Dry Creek collected 88 tonnes of household hazardous waste and farm chemicals from 1,634 members of the public.

Collection month

Number of vehicles

Total weight (kg)

July 2012 87 5,536

August 2012 117 5,840

September 2012 116 5,238

October 2012 173 7,634

November 2012 160 7,710

December 2012 144 8,056

January 2013 171 8,368

February 2013 174 8,359

March 2013 122 5,620

April 2013 115 4,785

May 2013 152 6,941

June 2013 126 5,499

TOTAL 1,657 79,586

Household and Farm Chemical Collection mobile collections

In 2012–13, the mobile program collected 110 tonnes of household hazardous waste and farm chemicals from more than 2,300 members of the public in four regional and three metropolitan council collections.

Number of vehicles

Total weight (kg)

Country collections

District Councils of Peterborough and Copper Coast

30 7,063

Wakefield Regional Council 40 7,350

City of Charles Sturt 541 19,000

Metropolitan collections

City of Onkaparinga 644 25,067

Cities of Unley, Mitcham and Adelaide

808 34,652

Naracoorte Lucindale Council

148 9,122

District Council of Grant 111 7,803

TOTAL 2,322 110,057

Details of collections can be found at: http://www.zerowaste.sa.gov.au/at-home/hazardous-waste.

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Light globe recycling programOn 18 January 2011, Zero Waste SA launched the BackLight Household Light Globe Recycling (BackLight) program. Householders can now drop off a range of used fluorescent light globes for recycling at any Mitre 10, True Value Hardware, or Banner Hardware stores. This provides access to more than 60 stores across the state.

The globes are then recycled by Chemsal Resource Recovery. The aluminium and mercury is used to make new light globes, the phosphor powder is used in fertiliser, and the glass is re-used for a variety of other glass products.

From January 2011 to June 2013, the program collected more than 92,418 lamps and globes from householders for recycling, equating to a total of 9,393 kilograms.

The BackLight program supports a number of State and Federal Government initiatives including the:

• State Government’s commitment to direct $100,000 towards a householder ‘take back’ scheme for used globes with retailers.

• Environment Protection (Waste to Resources) Policy 2010 bans on fluorescent and other mercury containing lighting from landfill, from September 2012 in metropolitan Adelaide, and September 2013 for the rest of the state

• Australian Government’s ban on the retail sale of incandescent light bulbs from November 2009.

• Australian Government’s voluntary Fluoro-Cycle scheme that aims to recycle the majority of commercial mercury-containing lighting.









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Industry ProgramZero Waste SA’s Industry Program helps businesses and government to understand, develop and implement cost saving resource efficiency measures. It builds capacity to deal with rapidly emerging environmental, financial and social issues.

Zero Waste SA delivers the Industry Program in partnership with the Business Sustainability Alliance (BSA). BSA comprises four government departments: Zero Waste SA, the Department for Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy, Environment Protection Authority and SA Water. The BSA holds key competencies in the areas of waste, water, energy, lean manufacturing, construction, compliance, climate change and sustainability.

Zero Waste SA also helps State Government improve the management of materials, energy and water in offices, hospitals, TAFE campuses and schools. Zero Waste SA advises on greening operations in procurement, accommodation fit-outs and waste management.

Under the Industry Program, Zero Waste SA has developed strong partnerships with industry stakeholders, the BSA, and state and local government partners.

Zero Waste SA provides:

• in-house technical support to identify resource efficiency improvements

• financial support for resource efficiency audits

• development of case studies

• training programs

• support programs and opportunities for networking.









During 2012–13, 30 new organisations joined the Industry Program (59 sites). A further 95 organisations attended one or more of 11 training sessions, representing a further 95 sites.

Since the inception of the program in 2007, 223 organisations across 522 sites have directly engaged in Industry Program funded projects. A further 355 organisations have attended one or more of the 39 training sessions offered.

In recent years, Zero Waste SA has focused on aligning with industry bodies to reach more organisations quickly and efficiently.

Some clients have also received support through Zero Waste SA’s Recycling at Work program.

A survey of 24 participating organisations showed that ongoing savings of more than $1.3 million per year were achieved with an average payback on investment of less than two years. Cost savings for medium sized firms were prominent with a reported increase on net profit of 2.5%.

This demonstrates that many businesses could make similar financial savings by taking up sustainable business practices. From Zero Waste SA’s investment of about $320,000, the private sector invested $1.9 million in sustainable resource management.

Under the Industry Program, Zero Waste SA proactively promotes opportunities for clients to access private and government funding, such as these programs under the Australian Government’s Clean Energy Futures initiative:

• Energy Efficiency Information grants (EEIG)

• Clean Technology Investment program

• Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment program.

Funding awarded to Zero Waste SA Industry Program clients under the Clean Energy Futures program is summarised in the table below.

Waste avoidance

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During 2012-3, Zero Waste SA provided $426,726 to support Industry Program clients. A selection of clients supported during the year are summarised below.

Aged care providers ($19,500)

The Aged & Community Services SA & NT is the peak industry body providing strategic leadership. It represents a wide range of community care, retirement living and high and low care residential providers.

Zero Waste SA engaged with the Aged & Community Services SA & NT to promote a program that will assist aged care providers to improve waste management.

Four aged care providers participated in the program and received a baseline survey of current waste and recycling practices. This identified opportunities to increase recycling performance by 30 to 40% and made recommendations for developing waste management programs. A number of recommendations from the reports have been embraced by the aged care providers.

Food SA ($65,000)

Food SA is the peak industry body for the food industry and provides services and expert advice to help develop businesses in the industry.

Following the publication and launch of Food SA’s Your Guide to Sustainable Business in Food in June 2012, Zero Waste SA continued to support Food SA to introduce the guide to food processing and food manufacturing businesses.

This support included delivery of two Adelaide-based workshops and one-on-one sessions with four businesses in Port Lincoln to help participants adopt sustainable practices for better financial and environmental results. Feedback from these workshops was positive; all participants indicated they would apply learning in their workplace within 12-months. Following the workshops, Zero Waste SA provided mentoring support to 20

businesses to identify opportunities that improve environmental sustainability.

Zero Waste SA also supported Food SA in 2012–13 with funding for a submission to Australian Government Energy Efficiency Information grants for a project titled Business Case for Energy Efficient Equipment Toolkit. Food SA was awarded $187,600.

Zero Waste SA contributed a further $38,500 and in-kind support for the development of the toolkit and one-on-one mentoring support to 26 businesses to identify energy efficiency opportunities. A copy of the toolkit is available at http://foodsouthaustralia.com.au/toolkits/energy-efficient-equipment/.

South Australian Wine Industry Association ($30,000)

The South Australian Wine Industry Association (SAWIA) is the peak industry body for winemakers in the state. It provides leadership, strategy and advice on a range of issues to support its members’ sustainability and competitiveness.

Zero Waste SA supported the SAWIA’s an application to the Australian Government Energy Efficiency Information grants in 2012 to develop and deliver the Winery Energy Saver Toolkit (WEST) program. The WEST program helps businesses in the wine industry to evaluate opportunities to achieve energy efficiencies and demonstrates how to develop a detailed business case. The toolkit is expected to be available on the SAWIA website in 2013-14.

Zero Waste SA supported the program with $30,000 in funding and in kind support. A further $30,000 is committed to the program in 2013-14.

Four workshops and one webinar were held in 2012–13 to introduce the WEST to industry, with attendees encouraged to register interest for one-on-one support. More workshops and another webinar will be held in 2013-14. One-on-one support is planned for around 30 wineries.

Industry Program clients – Clean Energy Futures funding applications supported

Project Type No. Projects (Jan 2011 to

Jun 2013)

Zero Waste SA

Investment

Clean Energy Futures Funding

Awarded

Client Investment

Energy Efficiency Information grants 5 $ 21,800 $396,260 Not Applicable

Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment program – support provided directly to clients

5 $ 23,940 $148,421 $266,969

Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program – support provided through Food SA and South Australian Wine Industry EEIG programs

9 $68,950 $1,001,570 $1,001,572

TOTAL $114,690 $1,546,251 $1,268,541

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Australian Industry Group ($8,000)

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) is a peak industry association in Australia which, along with its affiliates, represents the interests of more than 60,000 businesses in an expanding range of sectors. In conjunction with program partners, Zero Waste SA, Sustainability Victoria and the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage, the Ai Group received $1 million from the Australian Government Energy Efficiency Information Grant program to develop and deliver its Energy Efficiency Assist program.

The Ai Group’s Energy Efficiency Assist program empowered small to medium enterprises in the manufacturing sector to make informed decisions about energy efficiency. The program entailed a suite of practical products and services including online interactive tools, outreach sessions (general energy awareness, executive briefings, technology and energy specific), cluster activities, onsite energy assessments, and online and telephone support.

Zero Waste SA provided $8,000 to the program to support cluster activities and onsite assessment for South Australian manufacturing companies to identify resource efficiency opportunities.

Printing Industries Association of Australia ($7,200)

The Printing Industries Association of Australia (PIAA) provides leadership and support for businesses in the print, packaging and visual communication industry in Australia.

Zero Waste SA awarded a grant of $7,200 to PIAA to develop a suite of contract templates and a guide to help its members seek waste and recycling services. These documents include terms and conditions of trade, credit application, letters of appointment, and a waste management contract.

During the year, the contract template has helped industry members achieve better waste and recycling service outcomes. In particular, four members renegotiated a better deal with their providers by using the waste management contract. More South Australian printers will use the templates as their waste contracts are renewed. PIAA also promotes the suite of contracts to its members nationally. Three Western Australia printers have used the waste management contract to negotiate improved waste services. In Queensland 10 printers are likely to use the revised contract as a basis for contract negotiations.

SA Health ($20,000)

SA Health is the South Australian Government department that provides a wide range of health services to the South Australian community. These include health support from sites at public hospitals, metropolitan and country health services, pathology services, drug and alcohol services, and emergency and ambulance services.

SA Health has embarked on the significant task of developing a tender for a whole of department contract to optimise its waste and recycling collection systems. During 2012–13, Zero Waste SA provided support and funding of $20,000 to SA Health to develop this highly complex tender.

This funding followed $25,000 from Zero Waste SA in 2010–11 to develop a whole of SA Health waste management plan. SA Health engaged Rawtec Pty Ltd to undertake an assessment of waste and recycling across all sites, state-wide. Building on and complementing this work, Zero Waste SA and SA Health have established a formal working partnership and take an integrated approach that will result in tangible cost and resource savings.

Hewitson ($7,600)

Hewitson’s winery was founded in 1998 and originally operated from an old dairy cold store near Adelaide’s CBD. A new winery, covering 17 acres of vineyard, was established in 2008 alongside the Para River in the Barossa Valley.

In 2012–13, Zero Waste SA provided a 75% funding contribution for Hewitson to undertake a Level 2 energy audit in 2012. This was followed by further funding to build on the findings and develop a grant application for the Australian Government’s Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment program. Hewitson was granted $32,421 from the Australian Government to install a 30 kilowatt solar system, along with other energy efficiency measures including upgrades to refrigeration control systems, power factor correction, lighting upgrades, and refrigeration shading.

Central District Football Club ($7,500)

The Central District Football Club was formed in 1959 as part of the South Australian National Football League. The Club is located at ‘Grand Central’ in northern Adelaide in Elizabeth and incorporates the oval and a clubhouse.

Zero Waste SA has supported the football club by funding energy and waste audits of Grand Central. These identified opportunities to improve resource efficiencies. Key recommendations included changing the electricity tariff for an estimated saving of $35,000 per year ( payback 0.6 years), reducing the number and frequency of general waste and cardboard recycling bin collections, and introducing food waste recycling for an estimated saving of $6,500 per year (the cost of food waste services offset by other collection savings).

Adelaide Produce Markets Limited ($12,200)

The Adelaide Produce Market (APML) is a primary fresh produce wholesale market. More than 250,000 tonnes (estimated) of fresh produce is traded each year between 45 wholesalers, 60 growers and hundreds of retail operators. APML received Zero Waste SA support to improve waste management and recycling systems, particularly in relation to the capture of food and organic waste for composting.

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This project included a waste and recycling review, updating of waste and cleaning tender documents, and provision of advice and support in assessing tenders.

Lincoln College ($6,200)

Lincoln College is a residential college in North Adelaide which accommodates approximately 220 students.

Zero Waste SA provided financial assistance for the college to undertake a waste and recycling improvement review to identify opportunities to improve its waste management performance. This identified several areas for improvement including introducing organics recycling, modifying and expanding recycling systems for mixed dry recyclables, investigating whether the college’s milk supplier will take back empty milk bottles for reuse or recycling, considering the introduction of recycling options in open outdoor areas, and providing incentives for campus residents to improve their waste management performance.

If these initiatives are collectively implemented, it is estimated the college will divert a further 17 30 tonnes from landfill per year and result in estimated annual savings of 33.7 tonnes of CO2 emissions, 827 kL of water and 618 GJ of energy.

Montezuma’s ($4,394)

Montezuma’s is an Australian restaurant chain with restaurants located in Glenelg, Hawthorn and North Adelaide. Following its Green Table Certification in 2012, Montezuma’s approached Zero Waste SA for assistance to improve its environmental performance. Service costs and environmental benefits of existing waste management practices were compared to another time period before Green Table Certification. More opportunities for resource recovery have been identified.

St Andrew’s Hospital ($4,560)

St Andrew’s Hospital is a privately owned hospital located on South Terrace in Adelaide, providing medical and surgical services to the public. The hospital kitchen offers dietary services and meals for more than 200 patients and 250 staff.

St Andrew’s Hospital received Zero Waste SA support to review waste management and recycling systems and to develop an implementation plan. This identified opportunities to capture food organics for compost. Since the review, organic waste collection and recycling systems have been established with four 80 litre organic waste bins and five 80 litre dry recycling bins installed.

Development of case studies

Case studies are an important part of supporting Industry Program organisations. Case studies help the partnering organisations to promote their achievements and generate awareness and encouragement for other organisations to follow. Since 2007, 39 client case studies have been developed showcasing their achievements.

They can be viewed at http://www.zerowaste.sa.gov.au/at-work/zero-waste-sa-industry-program/industry-case-studies

During 2012–13, a new case study was developed for Tarac Technologies to showcase its work in delivering sustainability for the wine industry and lowering its own environmental footprint.

Industrial symbiosisIndustrial symbiosis is part of the wider discipline of industrial ecology and supports South Australia’s transition to a circular and low carbon economy. Opportunities in industrial symbiosis arise when one company’s waste can be a useful input to another.

One of the most successful examples is the United Kingdom’s National Industrial Symbiosis Program (NISP) established in 2005. From a total of £23 million in funding over five years, the NISP has:

• diverted 5.2 million tonnes of industrial waste from landfill

• generated £151m in new investment

• saved participants more than £131 million, and

• reduced carbon emissions by more than 5.2 million tonnes.

The UK NISP model is being implemented by other EU countries, the USA, China and Japan.

In September 2011, Zero Waste SA engaged Mr Gary Foster, Regional Director of NISP to deliver a NISP-style workshop. The workshop was attended by 24 organisations which included business, the resource recovery industry and several government agencies such as SA Water, the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (Transport Division) and the Environmental Protection Authority. The workshop resulted in 171 opportunities, more than any other NISP-style workshop facilitated by Mr Foster in Australia.

Zero Waste SA is also examining opportunities to apply industrial symbiosis in major regional areas particularly in food and beverage sectors.

Mr Martijn Kuller, a student of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, began a four month internship at Zero Waste SA in April 2013 to research the potential for industrial symbiosis and the circular economy in metropolitan Adelaide.

This work includes establishing an integrated industrial symbiosis pilot program which uses GIS to map the generation of waste (materials, water and energy) from businesses. GIS helps to spatially identify ‘clusters’ with a high potential for symbiotic activity. This aims to demonstrate the benefits of integrating the management of resource flows between and within industries and businesses.

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In partnership with the Australian Government’s Enterprise Connect and the New South Wales and Victorian governments, Zero Waste SA has supported a nationally coordinated approach to industrial symbiosis and industrial ecology. A national approach provides opportunities for information sharing, industry benchmarking and joint delivery of programs.

Zero Waste SA will continue to identify opportunities in South Australia to broaden the industrial symbiosis program in South Australia and will collaborate with other government agencies to determine government wide support for industrial symbiosis.

Consumption and waste avoidance incentivesAvoidance of waste is the ultimate waste challenge, at the very top of the waste hierarchy. The Waste Strategy identifies the need to promote innovative projects that demonstrate effective ways to avoid waste, that reach more people, and that help guide social change to support sustainable consumption.

This program supports initiatives that are unique or innovative, operate at the ‘avoidance’, ‘reduction’ or ‘reuse’ levels of the hierarchy and delivermultiplebenefitsinadditiontoreducedconsumption and improved resource use (social, economic or environmental).









Keep South Australia Beautiful environmental solutions (total grant $30,000)

Eco Bums, a commercial business with support from Keep South Australia Beautiful environmental solutions (KESAB), runs a Cloth Nappy Library program to encourage households with young children to try a range of reusable or ‘modern cloth nappies’ and decrease disposable nappies sent to landfill.

In December 2012, Zero Waste SA, awarded $30,000 to KESAB environmental solutions for the program. This funding subsidised 375 households to try a cloth nappy kit and supported the delivery of educational sessions about the use of modern cloth nappies. In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA paid $25,000 to this project.

OzHarvest

OzHarvest is a non-denominational, not for profit organisation that rescues unwanted food from commercial and industrial premises such as restaurants, retailers, food outlets and corporate kitchens. The food is delivered to communities at risk. OzHarvest operates in Sydney, Canberra, Wollongong and has operated in Adelaide since January 2011.

In recognition of the potential environmental gains through food rescue, OzHarvest received funding from Zero Waste SA in previous years for the purchase of its first and second food collection vehicles ($62,550 in 2010–11 and $65,000 in 2011–12).

Life-cycle research, commissioned by Zero Waste SA into the environmental benefits of rescuing unsold food in Adelaide, identified the potential environmental savings of OzHarvest’s food rescue program in greenhouse gas emissions, water and landfill disposal (Hyder, August 2010).

OzHarvest tackles a multitude of environmental, social and financial policy issues by delivering positive social and welfare outcomes, providing social and financial benefit to our businesses, and diverting good food from landfill each year.

Following the $65,000 grant provided by Zero Waste SA under this program in 2012–13, OzHarvest launched its second van on 9 March 2013. The second van expanded operations to the northern suburbs of Adelaide as far as Gawler, servicing 12 new charities.

From 17 January 2011 to 30 June 2013, the program has achieved these results in South Australia:

Kilograms rescued 301,409

Total meals redistributed 1,004,697

Total CO2-e diverted (tonnes) 431

Average meals redistributed per month

59,714

Total number of recipient agencies / programs receiving food

56

Total number of food donors donating food

342

Number of registered volunteers 99

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Coordination of activities with the Environment Protection AuthorityThe Chief Executives and senior staff of Zero Waste SA and the Environment Protection Authority met formally on 14 occasions in 2012–13 to discuss a range of waste management issues and matters of mutual interest to both organisations, such as Zero Waste SA programs, implementation of the Waste Strategy, product stewardship such as the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme, data collection and management, and contaminated soils strategies.

The agencies also coordinated planning activities for bans under the Environment Protection (Waste to Resources) Policy 2010. The organisations maintained frequent informal contact on a range of matters relating to waste and recycling.

Greening Zero Waste SAZero Waste SA has committed to a sustainability management policy and system that identifies environmental impacts of its operations and creates mechanisms to address them. This policy communicates Zero Waste SA’s commitment to attaining sustainability and sets targets for 2015 which are to:

• reduce carbon emissions by 75% per full-time equivalent (FTE) by 2015 (baseline 2009)

• reduce waste to landfill by a further 25% per FTE by 2015 (baseline 2010)

• reduce paper consumption by 30% per FTE by 2015 (2009 baseline)

• support sustainable procurement practices by purchasing reused products and using 100% recycled products

• ensure reuse of materials wherever possible, in future office fit-outs

• reduce water consumption by 50% per FTE by 2015 (baseline 2009).

Zero Waste SA continues to set performance goals, targets and indicators to manage water, materials, waste, and staff involvement in sustainability activities.

In 2008–09, Zero Waste SA developed a sustainability management system linked to a web-based ‘dashboard’ interface, which displays and monitors progress against energy, water, waste and staff involvement targets. Data is automatically

collected from electricity and water sub-meters, and is manually collected for other parameters such as travel and recycling.

Energy management

Zero Waste SA has an energy target of 75% reduction in carbon emissions by 2015 (baseline 2009). Electricity consumption is metered and displayed on the dashboard (lighting and power circuits), to assess the effectiveness of energy conservation measures.

In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA reduced its emissions by 53% to 1.08 tonnes in carbon emissions per FTE (from the 2008–09 baseline energy consumption of 2.3 tonnes carbon emissions per FTE). This has been achieved by a combination of behaviour change, and technological improvements (for example, office lighting). Figure 1 (overleaf) shows the total carbon emissions trend for 2012-13.

Zero Waste SA continues to participate in the City Switch program, a national initiative of the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors, to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from office buildings.

In 2012, an energy audit of Zero Waste SA’s electricity invoices was submitted to the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage for assessment. This resulted in Zero Waste SA achieving a National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) Energy Rating of five and a half stars from a possible six stars.

Reporting obligations

2015 Target

kgC

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AU

G

SEP

OC

T

NO

V

DEC

JAN

FEB

MA

R

APR

MA

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JUN

E

JULY

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0

Energy Trend - YTD 2012–13

Total: 25,923 kgCO2-e

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Lighting

Through office layout and material selection, fit out of the premises has maximised the use of daylight, reducing the need for artificial lighting and energy. The office is fitted with T5 lighting and sensors that automatically switch lights off. New LED technology tube lighting was installed in approximately 50% of the main office area. In November 2012, Zero Waste SA installed Luxoflexor lighting technology on the two banks of lights on the northern side of the office. The technology suggests that energy consumption will be reduced by approximately 50%.

Energy source

From October 2012, Zero Waste SA switched to 100% green energy from AGL to meet all electrical needs of the office.

Water consumption

Water is restricted to use in the kitchen, toilets and building shower facilities. Water consumption is metered and displayed on the dashboard (hot and cold separately). Zero Waste SA has a target of a 50% reduction of mains water by 2015, starting from a baseline consumption of 23,830 litres or 1,222 litres per FTE (2009). In 2012-13, the Zero Waste SA tenancy water consumption was 15,688 litres or 654 litres per FTE, a reduction of 47% per FTE from the 2009 baseline.

Materials and waste management

Zero Waste SA has an objective to support sustainable procurement practices by purchasing reused products and using 100% recycled products. It has procedures for recycling the following materials:

• shredded paper is collected by Shredlogix on an as-needs basis, and the paper recycled. In the reporting period, five 240 litre bins of confidential paper have been recycled

• used fluorescent tubes are collected and sent to Chemsal Resource Recovery to recover metals, glass and mercury

• soft plastics are recycled through Remondis

• paper and cardboard recycling are managed through the building management

• mixed recyclables (metal cans, glass and bottles) collections are facilitated by building management

• mobile phone and battery recycling

• toner cartridges are recycled through Planet Ark

• food organics are managed through two worm farms and a bench-top container collected as part of a whole-of-building recycling arrangement and sent for commercial composting

• individual workstations do not have waste bins with only a few small bins distributed throughout the office for the very small volume of residual waste.

Data on materials consumption and disposal (paper recycling and food waste composted), is entered manually into the dashboard. In 2012-13, Zero Waste SA reduced its printing paper consumption by 21% to 3,213 sheets per FTE (down from 4,080 sheets per FTE in 2009).

A new materials consumption initiative was rolled out in June 2013 involving the purchase of software ‘Adobe Leanprint’. This aims to reduce printing materials used through changes to printing layout, colour intensity and toner changes.

In 2012, Big Switch Projects undertook an external waste audit of the office over a two-week period and submit the results to the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage for a NABERS waste assessment. The office was awarded five stars out of a possible five stars, and achieved a recycling rate of 97% (total materials generated were 139g per person per day). This is a 23% reduction in total materials generated per person per day from 2010 (where 181g of materials were generated per person per day).

Travel and fleet management

Zero Waste SA’s travel profile is influenced by its size and location, with all staff and work operations located in Adelaide’s central business district. Some staff travel to regional areas and interstate. Zero Waste SA has two long-term vehicles: the Chief Executive’s contract car and a staff pool car, a Holden Cruz. In November 2012, Zero Waste SA decided to reduce waste in the form of hard tickets and encouraged staff to use pre-purchased Metro cards.

Starting from a 2009 baseline of travel related emissions of 26.54 tonnes CO2e annually (1.36 tonnes per FTE), Zero Waste SA has reduced travel related emissions to 16.3 tonnes CO2e annually (0.678 tonnes per FTE). This is a reduction of 50% per FTE. Travel information is entered manually into the electronic dashboard and carbon emissions calculated.

A composition breakdown of 2012-13 travel related emissions is provided below.

Fig 2. Travel 2012-13 Total = 16,264kgCO2-e

Flights

Fuel

Taxis

0% 50% 100%

72.7%

24.6%

2.7%

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Human resources

Zero Waste SA’s recruitment and induction processes incorporate sustainability management criteria and all job and person specifications include reference to sustainability management responsibilities. Induction includes training in the office recycling systems and what is expected of staff members in sustainability management of Zero Waste SA.

Carbon offsets

Balance Carbon was commissioned to produce a Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report for the office for 2011-12. It was calculated that the office produced 27 tonnes CO2e over the year. 27 tonnes of gold standard carbon offsets were purchased in January 2013.

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Employee Numbers, Gender and StatusPersons: 27 FTEs: 25.1

Gender Full time Part time

Male 40.7 41.8

Female 59.3 58.2

Numbers of personsSeparated from the agency during the 2012–13 financial year: 0

Recruited to the agency during 2012–13 financial year: 1

Recruited to the agency during 2012–13 financial year and who were active/paid at June 2013: 1

On leave without pay at 30 June 2013: 0

Number of employees by salary bracket

Salary bracket Female Male Total

$0 - $53,199 0 1 1

$53,200 - $67,699 1 2 3

$67,700 - $86,599 1 9 10

$86,600 - $109,299 8 4 12

$109,300+ 1 0 1

Total 11 16 27

Status of employees in current position

FTEs

Gender Ongoing Contract Short-term

Contract Long-term

Casual Total

Male 8.5 1 1 0 10.5

Female 13.6 1 0 0 14.6

Total 22.1 2 1 0 25.1

PERSONS

Male 9 1 1 0 11

Female 15 1 0 0 16

Total 24 2 1 0 27

Appendix 1: Human Resources, Work Health and Safety and Other Information

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Number of executives by status in current position, gender and classification

Classification Ongoing Contract tenured

Contract untenured

Other (casual)

Total

Male Total

EXEC0B 1 1

Average days leave taken per FTE

Leave type taken

Sick leave 8.2

Family carer’s leave 2.3

Miscellaneous special leave 1.8

Number of employees by age bracket by gender

Age bracket Male Female Total % of total

15–19 0 0 0 0

20–24 0 1 1 3.7

25–29 1 2 3 11.1

30–34 0 4 4 14.8

35–39 0 1 1 3.7

40–44 2 5 7 25.9

45–49 0 1 1 3.8

50–54 4 0 4 14.8

55–59 4 2 6 22.2

60–64 0 0 0 0

65+ 0 0 0 0

Total 11 16 27 100

Indigenous employeesNumber of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees: 0

Cultural and linguistic diversity

Female Male Total % of agency

Number of employees born overseas 3 5 8 29.6

Number of employees who speak language(s) other than English at home

1 3 4 14.8

Total number of employees with disabilities

Number of employees with ongoing disabilities requiring workplace adaptation

0 0 0 0

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Number of employees using voluntary flexible working arrangements by gender

Leave type Male Female Total

Purchased Leave 0 1 1

Flexitime 11 16 27

Compressed Weeks 0 0 0

Part-time 2 4 6

Purchased Leave 0 0 0

Occupational health, safety and injury managementNumber of notifiable occurrences or injuries pursuant to the OHSW Regulations: 0

Number of workers compensation claims: 0

Cost of workers’ compensation: 0

ConsultantsThe following consultants were engaged during 2011–12:

Below $10,000 1 CRC Care Pty Ltd to undertake a peer review of a contaminated soils background paper.

$10,000 to $50,000 2 AEA Technology PLC to develop a waste to energy background paper.

Nextek Pty Ltd to undertake a stage two study on the South Australian plastic packaging resource recovery sector.

Above $50,000 Nil

Overseas travel

Number of employees

Destination Reason for travel Total cost to agency

1 South Korea To attend a United Nations Centre for Regional Development Global Forum Seoul, South Korea, September 2012

7,627

1 India To attend a United Nations Centre for Regional Development launch of the Roadmap for Zero Waste Ahmedabad at the Vibrant Gujarat Summit Gandhinagar Gujarat India, February 2013.

6,880

Documented review of individual performance managementReviewed within the last 12 months: 100%

Review older than 12 months: 0

Not reviewed: 0

Leadership and management training expenditureTotal training and development expenditure: $28,907

Total leadership and management development: $3,250

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Equal employment opportunity programsZero Waste SA’s participation in the following public sector wide equal opportunity employment programs is managed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources as part of a service agreement:

• SA Government Youth Training Scheme and the Trainee Employment Register

• SA Public Sector Aboriginal Recruitment and Development Strategy and the Aboriginal Employment Register

• Strategy for Employment of People with Disabilities.

Zero Waste SA Organisational Chart

INDUSTRY

SUSTAINABILITY

DIRECTOR

STRATEGY AND

POLICY

DIRECTOR

COMMUNICATION,

EDUCATION AND

PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR

CORPORATE

SUPPORT

DIRECTOR

Program Manager

AdminAssistant

AdminOfficer

Senior Adviser

Manager Projects and

Review

ManagerGovernment Business

CHIEF EXECUTIVEOffice of the Chief Executive

Program Manager Local Government

MANAGERBUSINESS

DATA

Senior Adviser

Senior Adviser

Program Manager

Coordinator Financial

Incentives

Board Executive

Officer

MANAGERINDUSTRY

PrincipalAdviser

Strategic Projects

Executive Assistant

Manager, Digital, Media and

Brand Delivery

Project Officer

Project Officer Business Data

Senior Adviser

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Pursuant to the provisions of Section 9 of the Freedom of Information Act 1991 the following details are provided as part of the information statement of Zero Waste SA.

Agency structure and functionsThe Office of Zero Waste SA was established as an administrative unit of the Public Service on 1 July 2003 by proclamation pursuant to the former Public Sector Management Act 1995 (replaced with the Public Sector Act 2009). On 7 May 2004, Zero Waste SA was established as an instrumentality of the Crown by the Zero Waste SA Act 2004.

Zero Waste SA was established to promote waste management practices that, as far as possible, eliminate waste or its consignment to landfill and advance the development of resource recovery and recycling.

Zero Waste SA is overseen by a governing board established by the Act.

Effect of agency functions on members of the publicZero Waste SA will enhance the sustainability of the state by improving resource recovery and recycling and reduction of waste. Programs to achieve these outcomes are detailed in the annual report and the Zero Waste SA business plan.

Public participation in agency policyThe Act requires that the Board of Zero Waste SA include members with a range of practical knowledge and experience. A specific requirement is a member with advocacy on environmental matters on behalf of the community, a position currently held by Ms Cheryl Hill.

The Act requires the development of a waste strategy for the state and prescribes a minimum level of public consultation to be carried out during preparation of the strategy. Development of the next waste strategy began in early 2009 and was released for eight weeks’ public consultation in August 2010.

The agency works closely with the Local Government Association in the development and implementation of programs.

Description of kinds of documents held by Zero Waste SA• Fact sheets produced by Zero Waste SA on a

range of waste related matters: available on the Zero Waste SA website at www.zerowaste.sa.gov.au and at the Zero Waste SA office on 8th floor, Statewide House, 99 Gawler Place, Adelaide.

• reports relating to waste management issues prepared by or on behalf of Zero Waste SA

• this and previous annual reports

• correspondence files

• financial records

• personnel records.

Other records (including asset records and occupational health and safety records) are held by the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources under a service level agreement.

Access to agency documentsRequests under the Freedom of Information Act 1991 for access to documents or amendment of personal records in the possession of Zero Waste SA should be directed in writing to:

Freedom of Information Coordinator Zero Waste SA GPO Box 1047 ADELAIDE SA 5001 Telephone: (08) 8204 1962.

Appendix 2: Freedom of Information Statement

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Certification of the Financial Report

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Note 2013 2012$'000 $’000

Employee benefits expenses 5 2,700 Notes'!A2222,714 Supplies and services 6 3,385 4,278 Depreciation expense 7 79 Notes'!A47179 Grants and subsidies 8 2,980 Notes'!A4332,467 Other expenses 9 14 Notes'!A53713 Total expenses 9,158 9,551

IncomeGrant revenues 10 18,522 Notes'!A66018,790 Interest revenues 11 1,178 Notes'!A7291,182 Total income 19,700 19,972

Net cost of providing services (10,542) (10,421)

10,542 10,421

10,542 10,421

The net result and total comprehensive result are attributable to the SA Government as owner

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes

Total comprehensive result

Net result

Zero Waste SA

Statement of Comprehensive Income

For the Year Ended 30 June 2013

Expenses

Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Year Ended 30 June 2013

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Note 2013 2012$’000 $’000

Current assetsCash and cash equivalents 12 43,725 Notes'!A94433,887 Receivables 13 118 Notes'!A959110 Other assets 14 9 Notes'!A1030- Total current assets 43,852 33,997

Non-current assetsProperty, plant and equipment 15 365 Notes'!A1046444 Total non-current assets 365 444

Total assets 44,217 34,441

Current liabilitiesPayables 16 596 Notes'!A11491,378 Employee benefits 17 275 Notes'!A1215248 Provisions 18 1 1 Total current liabilities 872 1,627

Non-current liabilitiesPayables 16 88 Notes'!A117788 Employee benefits 17 887 Notes'!A1231899 Provisions 18 4 3 Total non-current liabilities 979 990

Total liabilities 1,851 2,617

Net assets 42,366 31,824

EquityRetained earnings 42,366 Notes'!A131531,824

Total equity 42,366 31,824 The total equity is attributable to the SA Government as owner

Notes'!A1384Unrecognised contractual commitments 20 Notes'!A1391Contingent assets and liabilities 21 Notes'!A1406


Zero Waste SAStatement of Financial Position

As at 30 June 2013

Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2013

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Retained Earnings

Total

$’000 $’000

Balance at 30 June 2011 21,403 21,403

Net result for 2011-12 10,421 10,421 Total comprehensive result for 2011-12 10,421 10,421

Balance at 30 June 2012 31,824 31,824

Net result for 2012-13 10,542 10,542 Total comprehensive result for 2012-13 10,542 10,542

Balance at 30 June 2013 42,366 42,366

All changes in equity are attributable to the SA Government as owner


Zero Waste SA

Statement of Changes in Equity


Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 30 June 2013

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Note 2013 2012$’000 $’000

Cash flows from operating activitiesCash outflows

Employee benefit payments (2,681) (2,470) Payments for supplies and services (4,179) (4,652) Payments of grants and subsidies (2,980) (2,467) Payments for paid parental leave scheme - (21) Other payments (14) (13) Cash used in operations (9,854) (9,623)

Cash inflowsReceipts from grants 18,509 18,810 Interest received 1,183 1,166 Receipts for paid parental leave scheme - 21 Cash generated from operations 19,692 19,997

Net cash provided by operating activities 19 9,838 Notes'!A136110,374

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 9,838 10,374

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period 33,887 23,513

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 12 43,725 Notes'!A136133,887


43,725 33,887 - -

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Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 30 June 2013

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Note Contents Page

Objectives and policies notes1 Objectives of Zero Waste SA 572 Summary of significant accounting policies 573 New and revised accounting standards and policies 614 Programs of ZWSA 61

Expense notes5 Employee benefits expenses 626 Supplies and services 627 Depreciation expense 628 Grants and subsidies 639 Other expenses 63

Income notes10 Grant revenues 6311 Interest revenues 63

Asset notes12 Cash and cash equivalents 6413 Receivables 6414 Other assets 6415 Property, plant and equipment 64

Liability notes16 Payables 6517 Employee benefits 6518 Provisions 66

Other notes19 Cash flow reconciliation 6620 Unrecognised contractual commitments 6621 Contingent assets and liabilities 6622 Remuneration of board members 6723 Events after the reporting period 6724 Financial instruments/financial risk management 67

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Notes to and forming part of the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 30 June 20131 Objectives of Zero Waste SA

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2 Summary of significant accounting policies(a) Statement of compliance

(b) Basis of preparation

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(b)(c)

(d)

(c)The ZWSA reporting entity includes the following:- Zero Waste SA – a statutory authority with an appointed governing board established by the Zero Waste SA Act 2004.- an administrative unit also named Zero Waste SA established under the Public Sector Act 2009.- the Waste to Resources Fund established under the Zero Waste SA Act 2004.

Zero Waste SA (ZWSA) provides strategic policy advice to the Government of South Australia, and funding for programs and projects thatwill maximise waste reduction and promote resource recovery/recycling, waste avoidance and ecological sustainability.

employees whose normal remuneration is equal to or greater than the base executive remuneration level (within $10 000bandwidths) and the aggregate of the remuneration paid or payable or otherwise made available, directly or indirectly by the entityto those employees; and

The financial statements are general purpose financial statements. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with applicableAustralian Accounting Standards and comply with Treasurer's Instructions and Accounting Policy Statements promulgated under theprovisions of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1987 (PFAA).

expenses incurred as a result of engaging consultants;

compliance with Accounting Policy Statements issued pursuant to section 41 of the PFAA. In the interest of public accountability andtransparency the Accounting Policy Statements require the following note disclosures, which have been included in these financialstatements:

revenues, expenses, financial assets and liabilities where the counterparty/transaction is with an entity within the SA Governmentas at reporting date, classified according to their nature. A threshold of $100 000 for separate identification of these items maybe utilised. ZWSA has elected to utilise this threshold in relation to transactions applicable to revenue and expense items. Thethreshold has not been applied to financial assets and financial liabilities, i.e. all financial assets and financial liabilities relating to SAGovernment have been separately disclosed.

The preparation of the financial statements requires:the use of certain accounting estimates and requires management to exercise its judgement in the process of applying ZWSA'saccounting policies. Areas involving a higher degree of judgement or where assumptions and estimates are significant to the financialstatements, are outlined in the applicable notes;

Zero Waste SA has applied Australian Accounting Standards that are applicable to not-for-profit entities, as ZWSA is a not-for-profit entity.

the selection and application of accounting policies in a manner which ensures that the resulting financial information satisfies theconcepts of relevance and reliability, thereby ensuring that the substance of the underlying transactions or other events are reported;and

Australian Accounting Standards and interpretations that have recently been issued or amended but are not yet effective have not beenadopted by ZWSA for the reporting period ending 30 June 2013. Refer to Note 3.

In achieving its objectives ZWSA undertakes a number of programs and projects in accordance with South Australia's Waste Strategy2011-15 and its annual business plan.

The primary objective of ZWSA is to promote waste management practices that, as far as possible:eliminate waste or its consignment to landfill;

Zero Waste SA has prepared these financial statements in compliance with section 23 of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1987.

advance the development of resource recovery and recycling; andare based on an integrated strategy for the State of South Australia.

board/committee member and remuneration information, where a board/committee member is entitled to receive income frommembership other than a direct out-of-pocket reimbursement.

The Chief Executive of the statutory authority is subject to the control and direction of the Board in giving effect to its policies and decisions. The Zero Waste SA Act 2004 permits the statutory authority to make use of the services of the administrative unit’s employees and facilities.

Reporting entity

The financial statements and accompanying notes reflect the income and expenditure of the Waste to Resources Fund.

ZWSA's Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Changes in Equity have been prepared on an accrual basis and are in accordance with historical cost convention.The Statement of Cash Flows has been prepared on a cash basis.

The financial statements have been prepared based on a twelve month period and presented in Australian currency.

The accounting policies set out below have been applied in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2013 and the comparative information presented.

Note to and forming part of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 30 June 2013

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(d) Comparative information

(e) Rounding

(f) Taxation

(g) Events after the reporting period

(h) Income

Contributions received

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(i) Expenses

The restated comparative amounts do not replace the original financial statements for the preceding period.

All amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes have been rounded to the nearest thousand dollars ($'000).

The presentation and classification of items in the financial statements are consistent with prior periods except where specific accountingstandards and/or accounting policy statements have required a change.

Where ZWSA has applied an accounting policy retrospectively; retrospectively restated items in the financial statements; reclassified itemsin the financial statements, it has provided three Statements of Financial Positions and related notes.

Where presentation or classification of items in the financial statements have been amended, comparative figures have been adjusted toconform to changes in presentation or classification in these financial statements unless impracticable.

ZWSA is not subject to income tax. ZWSA is liable for payroll tax, fringe benefits tax, goods and services tax (GST), emergency services levy, land tax equivalents and local government rate equivalents.

The following are specific recognition criteria:

Income and expenses have been aggregated according to their nature and have not been offset unless required or permitted by a specificaccounting standard, or where offsetting reflects the substance of the transaction or other event.

DEWNR prepares a Business Activity Statement on behalf of ZWSA under the grouping provisions of the GST legislation. Under theseprovisions, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) is liable for the payments and entitled to the receiptsassociated with GST. Therefore, ZWSA's net GST receivable/payable is recorded in DEWNR's Statement of Financial Position. GST cashflows applicable to ZWSA are recorded in DEWNR's Statement of Cash Flows.

Adjustments are made to amounts recognised in the financial statements, where an event occurs after 30 June and before the date thefinancial statements are authorised for issue, where those events provide information about conditions that existed at 30 June.Note disclosure is made about events between 30 June and the date the financial statements are authorised for issue where the eventsrelate to a condition which arose after 30 June and which may have a material impact on the results of subsequent years.

Income is recognised to the extent that it is probable that the flow of economic benefits to ZWSA will occur and can be reliably measured.

Superannuation

Contributions are recognised as an asset and income when ZWSA obtains control of the contributions or obtains the right to receive the contributions and the income recognition criteria are met (i.e. the amount can be reliably measured and the flow of resources is probable).

Generally, ZWSA has obtained control or the right to receive for:

Contributions with unconditional stipulations - this will be when the agreement becomes enforceable i.e. the earlier of when the receiving entity has formally been advised that the contribution (i.e. grant application) has been approved; agreement/contract is executed; and/or the contribution is received.Contributions with conditional stipulations - this will be when the enforceable stipulations specified in the agreement occur or are satisfied; that is income would be recognised for contributions received or receivable under the agreement.

Expenses are recognised to the extent that it is probable that the flow of economic benefits from ZWSA will occur and can be reliablymeasured.Expenses have been aggregated according to their nature and have not been offset unless required or permitted by a specific accountingstandard, or where offsetting reflects the substance of the transaction or other event.The following are specific recognition criteria:

Employee benefits expenses includes all costs related to employment including wages and salaries, leave entitlements and non-monetarybenefits. These are recognised when incurred.

All contributions received by ZWSA have been contributions with unconditional stipulations attached and have been recognised as an asset and income upon receipt.

Employee benefits expenses

The amount charged to the Statement of Comprehensive Income represents the contributions made by ZWSA to superannuation plans inrespect of current services of current ZWSA staff. The Department of Treasury and Finance centrally recognises the superannuationliability in the whole of government financial statements.

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Depreciation of non-current assets

Class of assetPlant and equipment 5Furniture and fittings 10

(j) Current and non-current classification

(k) Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

Receivables

Non-current assets Acquisition and recognition

Revaluation of non-current assets

Assets and liabilities are characterised as either current or non-current in nature. Assets and liabilities that are sold, consumed or realisedas part of the normal operating cycle even when they are not expected to be realised within twelve months after the reporting date havebeen classified as current assets or current liabilities. All other assets and liabilities are classified as non-current.

Where assets are acquired at no value, or minimal value, they are recorded at their fair value in the Statement of Financial Position.However, if the assets are acquired at no or nominal value as part of a restructuring of administrative arrangements then the assets arerecognised at book value, i.e. the amount recorded by the transferor public authority immediately prior to the restructure.All non-current tangible assets with a value of $10 000 or greater are capitalised.

All non-current tangible assets are valued at written down current cost (a proxy for fair value). Revaluation of a non-current asset is onlyperformed when its fair value at the time of acquisition is greater than $1 million and estimated useful life is greater than three years.

Collectability of receivables is reviewed on an ongoing basis. An allowance for doubtful debts is raised when there is objective evidencethat ZWSA will not be able to collect the debt. Bad debts are written off when identified.

Non-current assets are initially recorded at cost or at the value of any liabilities assumed, plus any incidental cost involved with theacquisition. Non-current assets are subsequently measured at fair value less accumulated depreciation.

Receivables arise in the normal course of selling goods and services to other government agencies and to the public. Receivables aregenerally settled within 30 days after the issue of an invoice.

Receivables include amounts receivable from goods and services provided and other accruals.

Grants and subsidies

The value of leasehold improvements is amortised over the estimated useful life of each improvement, or the unexpired period of therelevant lease, whichever is shorter.Depreciation is calculated on a straight line basis over the estimated useful life of the following classes of assets as follows:

For contributions payable, the contribution will be recognised as a liability and expense when ZWSA has a present obligation to pay thecontribution and the expense recognition criteria are met.All contributions paid by ZWSA have been contributions with conditional stipulations attached.

Assets have been classified according to their nature and have not been offset unless required or permitted by a specific accountingstandard, where offsetting reflects the substance of the transaction or other event.Where an asset line item combine amounts expected to be settled within twelve months and more than twelve months, ZWSA hasseparately disclosed the amounts expected to be recovered after more than twelve months.

Useful life (years)

Where asset and liability line items combine amounts expected to be realised within twelve months and more than twelve months, ZWSAhas separately disclosed the amounts expected to be recovered or settled after more than twelve months.

Cash and cash equivalents in the Statement of Financial Position includes cash at bank and on hand.For the purposes of the Statement of Cash Flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and cash equivalents as defined above.Cash is measured at nominal value.

All non-current assets, having a limited useful life, are systematically depreciated over their useful lives in a manner that reflects theconsumption of their service potential.Assets’ residual values and useful lives are reviewed and adjusted if appropriate, on an annual basis.Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern of consumption of future economic benefits embodied in the asset areaccounted for prospectively by changing the time period or method, as appropriate, which is a change in accounting estimate.

There are no assets with an acquisition cost exceeding $1 million dollars and therefore all assets are valued at cost (deemed fair value).

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Impairment

(l) Liabilities

Payables

Employee benefits

Operating leases

The determination of whether an arrangement is or contains a lease is based on the substance of the arrangement. ZWSA has enteredinto one or more operating leases.

Accrued expenses represent goods and services provided by other parties during the period that are unpaid at the end of the reportingperiod and where an invoice has not been received.

All payables are measured at their nominal amount, are unsecured and are normally settled within 30 days from the date of the invoice orthe date the invoice is first received.Employee benefits on-costs include payroll tax, WorkCover levies and superannuation contributions in respect to outstanding liabilities forsalaries and wages, long service leave, annual leave and skills and experience retention leave.ZWSA makes contributions to several State Government and externally managed superannuation schemes. These contributions aretreated as an expense when they occur. There is no liability for payments to beneficiaries as they have been assumed by the respectivesuperannuation schemes. The only liability outstanding at reporting date relates to any contributions due but not yet paid to the SouthAustralian Superannuation Board.

Creditors represent the amounts owing for goods and services received prior to the end of the reporting period that are unpaid at the endof the reporting period. Creditors include all unpaid invoices received relating to the normal operations of ZWSA.

Payables include creditors, accrued expenses, employment on-costs, Paid Parental Leave Scheme payable.

These benefits accrue for employees as a result of services provided up to the reporting date that remain unpaid. Long-term employeebenefits are measured at present value and short-term employee benefits are measured at nominal amounts.

The paid parental leave scheme payable represents amounts which ZWSA has received from the Commonwealth Government to forwardonto eligible employees via ZWSA's standard payroll processes. That is, ZWSA is acting as a conduit through which the payment to eligibleemployees is made on behalf of the Family Assistance Office.

The unconditional portion of the long service leave provision is classified as current as ZWSA does not have an unconditional right to defersettlement of the liability for at least 12 months after reporting date. The unconditional portion of the long service leave relates to anunconditional legal entitlement to payment arising after ten years of service.

Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense in the Statement of Comprehensive Income on a straight-line basis over the leaseterm. The straight-line basis is representative of the pattern of benefits derived from the leased assets.

Long service leave

Leases

Salaries, wages, annual leave, skills and experience retention leave and sick leave

Liabilities have been classified according to their nature and have not been offset unless required or permitted by a specific accountingstandard, or where offsetting reflects the substance of the transaction or other event.

All non-current tangible assets are tested for indications of impairment at each reporting date. Where there is an indication of impairment,the recoverable amount is estimated. An amount by which the asset’s carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount is recorded as animpairment loss.

The liability for salaries and wages are measured as the amount unpaid at the reporting date at remuneration rates current at reportingdate.The annual leave liability and the skills and retention leave liability is expected to be payable within twelve months and is measured at theundiscounted amount expected to be paid. In the unusual event where salary and wages, annual leave and the skills and retention leaveliability are payable later than 12 months, the liability will be measured at present value.No provision has been made for sick leave as all sick leave is non-vesting and the average sick leave taken in future years by employees isestimated to be less than the annual entitlement of sick leave.

The liability for long service leave is measured as the present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of servicesprovided by employees up to the end of the reporting period using the projected unit credit method.The estimated liability for long service leave is based on actuarial assumptions over expected future salary and wage levels, experience ofemployee departures and periods of service. These assumptions are based on employee data over SA government entities. Expectedfuture payments are discounted using market yields at the end of the reporting period on government bonds with durations that match, asclosely as possible, the estimated future cash outflows.

Where a liability line item combine amounts expected to be settled within twelve months and more than twelve months, ZWSA hasseparately disclosed the amounts expected to be settled after more than twelve months.

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Provisions

(m)Unrecognised contractual commitments and contingent assets and liabilities

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4 Programs of ZWSA

Provisions are recognised when ZWSA has a present obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resourcesembodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

When ZWSA expects some or all of a provision to be reimbursed, the reimbursement is recognised as a separate asset but only when thereimbursement is virtually certain. The expense relating to any provision is presented in the Statement of Comprehensive Income net ofany reimbursement.Provisions are measured at the present value of management’s best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the present obligationat the reporting date. If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted for the time value of money and therisks specific to the liability.

In achieving its objectives, ZWSA conducts its services through a single program, 'Waste reduction and resource recovery'. The primaryobjective is to promote waste management practices that, as far as possible, eliminate waste or its consignment to landfill and advance thedevelopment of resources recovery and recycling based on an integrated strategy for the State.

ZWSA did not voluntarily change any of its accounting policies during 2012-13

Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations that have recently been issued or amended but are not yet effective, have not beenadopted by ZWSA for the period ending 30 June 2013. ZWSA has assessed the impact of the new and amended standards and interpretationsand considers there will be no impact on the accounting policies or the financial statements of ZWSA.

The workers compensation provision is an actuarial estimate of the outstanding liability as at 30 June 2013 provided by a consultingactuary engaged through the Public Sector Workforce Relations Division of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. The provision is forthe estimated cost of ongoing payments to employees as required under current legislation.ZWSA is responsible for the payment of workers compensation claims.

New and revised accounting standards and policies

Commitments include operating lease and remuneration commitments arising from contractual or statutory sources and are disclosed attheir nominal value.

Unrecognised contractual commitments and contingencies are disclosed net of the amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to theAustralian Taxation Office. If GST is not payable to, or recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office, the commitments andcontingencies are disclosed on a gross basis.

Contingent assets and contingent liabilities are not recognised in the Statement of Financial Position, but are disclosed by way of a noteand, if quantifiable, are measured at nominal value.

Employee benefit on-costsEmployee benefit on-costs (payroll tax, workers compensation and superannuation) are recognised separately under payables.

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5 Employee benefits expenses 2013 2012$'000 $'000

Salaries and wages 2,013 1,846 Annual leave 183 175 Skills and experience retention leave 14 - Long service leave (20) 261 Employment on-costs - superannuation 294 269 Employment on-costs - other 128 130 Board and committees fees 70 17 Other employee related expenses 18 16 Total: Employee benefits expenses 2,700 2,714

Remuneration of employees

2013 2012No. of employees No. of employees

$134 000 – $137 999* n/a 1 $138 000 – $147 999 1 - $148 000 – $157 999 1 1 $238 000 – $247 999 - 1 $248 000 – $257 999 1 - Total number of employees 3 3

6 Supplies and services 2013 2012$'000 $'000

Accommodation and property management expenses 250 224 Consultants 60 40 Contractors - 10 Fee for service 1,998 2,580 General administration 89 164 Advertising 127 341 Information technology and communication expenses 86 115 Minor works, maintenance and equipment 68 88 Monitoring fees 22 13 Staff development 34 50 Transportation 12 15 Travel and accommodation 32 28 Vehicle 35 49 Waste disposal 506 443 Other 66 118 Total: Supplies and services 3,385 4,278

Consultants

2013 2012 2013 2012Number Number $'000 $'000

Below $10 000 1 - 7 - $10 000 to $50 000 2 2 53 40 Total paid/payable to the consultants engaged 3 2 60 40

7 Depreciation expense 2013 2012$'000 $’000

Furniture and fittings 76 77 Plant and equipment 3 2 Total: Depreciation 79 79

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For the Period Ended 30 June 2013

The table below includes all employees who received remuneration equal to or greater than the base executive remuneration level during the year. Remuneration of employees reflects all costs of employment including salaries and wages, payments in lieu of leave, superannuation contributions, salary sacrifice benefits and fringe benefits and any fringe benefits tax paid or payable in respect of those benefits. The total remuneration received by these employees for the year was $0.553m (2012: $0.534m).The number of employees whose remuneration received or receivable falls within the following bands:

* This band has been included for the purposes of reporting comparative figures based on the executive base level remuneration rate for

The number and dollar amount of consultancies paid/payable (included in supplies and services expense) that fell within the following bands:

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8 Grants and subsidies 2013 2012$'000 $'000

Community organisations, associations and individuals 1,251 1,523 Local government 1,518 940 State government 136 - Universities 75 4 Total: Grants and subsidies 2,980 2,467

Grants and subsidies paid/payable to entities external to the SA Government 2013 2012$'000 $'000

E-Waste collection incentives 217 12 Consumption and waste avoidance 25 74 Kerbside performance incentives program 138 292 Kerbside recycling campaign - 5 Metropolitan reuse and recycling infrastructure grants 622 517 National and state policies 10 14 Recycling at work 177 498 Regional implementation grants 1,311 861 Resource efficiency and assistance program (REAP) 88 106 Partnership with Tertiary Education 75 - Sustainable markets and innovation 58 73 Schools and community grants 137 - Other (14) - Total: Grants and subsidies paid/payable to entities external to the SA Government 2,844 2,452

Grants and subsidies paid/payable to entities within the SA GovernmentDepartment of Environment, Water and Natural Resources - 15 Various State Government Schools 126 Renewal SA 10 - Total: Grants and subsidies paid/payable to entities within the SA Government 136 15

9 Other expenses 2013 2012$'000 $’000

Other (incl audit fees) 14 13 Total: Other expenses - SA Government entities 14 13

14 13 Total: Audit fees 14 13

Other servicesNo other services were provided by the Auditor-General's Department

10 Grant revenues 2013 2012$'000 $’000

Grants received from other entities within the SA Government 18,502 18,583 Private industry and local government 20 207 Total: Grant revenues 18,522 18,790

Grant revenues received/receivable from entities within the SA GovernmentEnvironment Protection Authority* 18,479 18,563 Department of Planning, Transport & Infrastructure 19 - Renewal SA 4 - Outback Communities Authority - 20

18,502 18,583

11 Interest revenues 2013 2012$'000 $’000

Interest from entities within the SA Government 1,178 1,182 Total: Interest revenues 1,178 1,182

Total: Grant revenues received/receivable from entities within the SA Government

* As per section 17 of the Zero Waste SA Act 2004, ZWSA receives 50% of solid waste levies collected by the Environment Protection Authority.

Audit fees paid/payable to the Auditor-General's Department relating to the audit of financial

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12 Cash and cash equivalents 2013 2012$'000 $’000

Deposits with the Treasurer 43,725 33,887 Total: Cash and cash equivalents 43,725 33,887

Interest rate risk

13 Receivables 2013 2012$'000 $’000

CurrentReceivables 18 5 Accrued revenues 100 105 Total: Receivables current 118 110

Receivables from entities within the SA GovernmentReceivables - 5 Accrued revenues 100 105 Total: Receivables from entities within SA Government 100 110

Interest rate and credit risk

14 Other assets 2013 2012$'000 $’000

CurrentPrepayments 9 - Total: Other assets current 9 -

15 Property, plant and equipment 2013 2012$'000 $’000

Furniture and fittingsAt cost (deemed fair value) 765 765 Less: Accumulated depreciation (402) (326) Total: Furniture and fittings 363 439

Plant and equipmentAt cost (deemed fair value) 13 13 Less: Accumulated depreciation (11) (8) Total: Plant and equipment 2 5

Total: Property, plant and equipment 365 444

Movement reconciliation of property, plant and equipment:Moveable vehicles

Furniture & fittings

Plant & equipment

2013Sub-total

$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

2013Carrying amount at the start of period - 439 5 444 Depreciation expense - (76) (3) (79) Carrying amount at the end of period - 363 2 365

Land Buildings Moveable vehicles

Furniture & fittings

Plant & equipment

2012Sub-total

$'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000

2012Carrying amount at the start of period - - - 516 7 523 Depreciation expense - - - (77) (2) (79) Carrying amount at the end of period - 439 5 444

Cash deposits are recognised at their nominal amounts and interest is credited to revenue as it accrues. ZWSA invests surplus funds with the Treasurer. Interest is earned on the average monthly balance at rates based on the DTF 90 day average overnight cash interest rate and interest is paid at the end of each quarter.

Receivables are raised for all goods and services provided for which payment has not been received. Receivables are normally settled within 30 days. Receivables and accrued revenues are non-interest bearing.No allowance for doubtful debts has been made as it is not anticipated that counterparties will fail to discharge their obligations. The carrying amount of receivables approximates net fair value due to being receivable on demand. There is no concentration of credit risk.

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16 Payables 2013 2012$'000 $’000

CurrentAccrued expenses 21 16 Creditors 516 1,306 Employee benefit on-costs 59 56 Total: Current payables 596 1,378

Payables to entities within the SA GovernmentAccrued expenses 14 13 Creditors 21 9 Employee benefit on-costs 52 52 Total: Current payables to entities within the SA Government 87 74

Non-currentEmployee benefit on-costs 88 88 Total: Non-current payables 88 88

Payables to entities within the SA GovernmentEmployee benefit on-costs 54 54 Total: Non-current payables to entities within the SA Government 54 54

Interest rate and credit risk

17 Employee benefits 2013 2012$'000 $’000

CurrentAnnual leave 248 214 Long service leave 13 34 Skills and experience retention leave 14 - Total: Current employee benefits 275 248

Non-currentLong service leave 887 899 Total: Non-current employee benefits 887 899

The net financial effect of the changes in methodology and actuarial assumptions in the current financial year is a decrease in the long serviceleave liability of $0.047m and employee benefit expense of $0.047m. The impact on future periods is impracticable to estimate as the longservice leave liability is calculated using a number of assumptions - a key assumption is the long-term discount rate.

Creditors and accruals are raised for all amounts billed but unpaid. Sundry creditors are normally settled within 30 days. Employment on-costs are settled when the respective employee benefit that they relate to is discharged. All payables are non-interest bearing. The carrying amount of payables represents fair value due to the amounts being payable on demand.

All employee benefit amounts shown above are expected to be paid within 12 months after reporting date.

AASB 119 requires the use of the yield on long term Commonwealth Government bonds as the discount rate in the measurement of the long service leave liability. The yield on long term Commonwealth bonds has increased from 2012 (3.0%) to 2013 (3.75%).

AASB 119 contains the calculation methodology for long service leave liability. This year, an actuarial assessment performed by the Department of Treasury and Finance was used to calculate the liability rather than using a short hand measurement technique for the calculation of the liability.

The actuarial assessment performed by the Department of Treasury and Finance left the salary inflation rate at 4%. As a result, there is no net financial effect resulting from changes in the salary inflation rate.

The increase in the bond yield, which is used as the rate to discount future long service leave cash flows, results in a decrease in the reported long service leave liability.

As a result of an actuarial assessment performed by the Department of Treasury and Finance, the percentage of the proportion of long serviceleave taken as leave has remained at the 2012 rate of 40%. This rate is used in the employment on-cost calculation. As a result there is nonet financial impact on the employment on-cost and employee benefit expense.

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18 Provisions 2013 2012$'000 $’000

CurrentProvision for workers compensation 1 1 Total: Provisions current 1 1

Non-currentProvision for workers compensation 4 3 Total: Provisions non-current 4 3

19 Cash flow reconciliation2013 2012

$'000 $’000

Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period:Cash and cash equivalents disclosed in the Statement of Financial Position 43,725 33,887 Cash and cash equivalents disclosed in the Statement of Cash Flows 43,725 33,887

Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to net cost of providing servicesNet cash provided by operating activities 9,838 10,374

Less non-cash itemsDepreciation expense of non-current assets (79) (79)

Movement in assets and liabilitiesIncrease/(decrease) in receivables 8 (4) Increase/(decrease) in receivables 9 (9) Decrease in payables 782 357 (Increase) in employee benefits (15) (216) (Increase) in provisions (1) (4) (Increase)/decrease in other liabilities - 2

Net cost of providing services 10,542 10,421

20 Unrecognised contractual commitments 2013 2012$'000 $’000

Operating lease commitments

Within one year 232 222 Later than one year but not later than five years 213 425 Total: Operating lease commitments 445 647

2013 2012$'000 $’000

Expenditure commitments - remuneration

Within one year 252 153 Later than one year but not later than five years 257 - Total: Expenditure commitments - remuneration 509 153

21 Contingent assets and liabilitiesZWSA is not aware of the existence of any contingent assets or contingent liabilities.

A liability has been reported to reflect unsettled workers compensation claims. The workers compensation provision is based on an actuarial assessment performed by the Public Sector Workforce Wellbeing Branch of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. These claims are expected to be settled within the next financial year.

Commitments in relation to operating leases contracted for at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities are payable as follows:

The operating lease held by ZWSA is a property lease with a penalty clause equal to the amount of the residual payments remaining for the lease terms. The lease is payable one month in advance and ZWSA has the right of renewal. There are no existing or contingent rental provisions.

Amounts disclosed include commitments arising from executive and other service contracts. ZWSA does not offer fixed-term remuneration contracts greater than five years.

Commitments for the payment of salaries and other remuneration under fixed-term employment contracts in existence at the reporting date but not recognised as liabilities are payable as follows:

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22 Remuneration of board members

Zero Waste BoardBrennan, F N (retired 6 Oct 2012)#

Dyson, M F NHarvey, A E***Hill, C CHolmes, A N (retired 6 Oct 2012)*

Jeffries, L M#

Levitzke, V L * McGuinness, K P (appointed 15 Nov 2012)**Neville, S D Sharp, R AWagner, M (appointed 15 Nov 2012)

Withers, M P # Member elected not to receive remuneration* Denotes government employee** Presiding Member*** Deputy Presiding Member

The number of members whose remuneration received or receivable falls within the following bands:2013 2012

No. of members No. of members

$nil 3 3 $1 - $9 999 8 9 $10 000 - $19 999 1 - Total number of members 12 12

23 Events after the reporting period

24 Financial instruments/financial risk management

Categorisation of financial instruments

Statement of Financial Position line item Note 2012Carrying amount

Fair value

$'000 $'000

Financial assetsCash and cash equivalents 12 33,887 33,887

Receivables (1) (2) 13 110 110 Financial liabilities

Payables (1) 16 1,309 1,309

(1)

(2)

Fair Value

$'000

Receivable and payable amounts disclosed here exclude amounts relating to statutory receivables and payables. In government, certain rights to receive or pay cash may not be contractual and therefore in these situations, the requirements will not apply. Where rights or obligations have their source in legislation such as levy receivables/payables, tax equivalents, commonwealth tax, audit receivables/payables etc they would be excluded from the disclosure. The standard defines contract as enforceable by law. All amounts recorded are carried at cost (not materially different from amortised cost).

There are no known events after the balance date that affect these general purpose financial statements in a material manner.

Details of the significant accounting policies and methods adopted including the criteria for recognition, the basis of measurement, and the basis on which income and expenses are recognised with respect to each class of financial asset, financial liability and equity instrument are disclosed in Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies.

Remuneration of members reflects all costs of performing board/committee member duties including sitting fees and super contributions, salary sacrifice benefits and fringe benefits tax paid or payable in respect of those benefits. The total remuneration received or receivable by members was $75 400 (2012: $16 800).

Members of the board and committees during the 2013 financial year were:

2013

* In accordance with the Premier and Cabinet Circular No. 016, government employees did not receive any remuneration for board/committee duties during the financial year.

Carrying amount

Fair value

Unless otherwise disclosed, transactions between members and ZWSA are on conditions no more favourable than those that it is reasonable to expect the entity would have adopted if dealing with the related party at arm's length in the same circumstances.

$'000

43,725

524

ZWSA does not recognise any financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value. Refer to Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Notes relevant to financial assets and financial liabilities.

43,725

Receivables amount disclosed here excludes prepayments. Prepayments are presented in Note 13 as prepaid supplies and services in accordance with paragraph 75(b) of AASB 101. However, prepayments are not financial assets as defined in AASB 132 as the future economic benefit of these assets is the receipt of goods and services rather than the right to receive cash or another financial asset.

118 118

524

68 68


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Credit risk

Ageing analysis of financial assets

Financial assets item Overdue for> 60 days

Total

$’000 $’000

2013Not impaired

Receivables - - - 118 2012

Not impairedReceivables 110 - - - 110

Maturity analysis of financial assets and liabilities

Financial statements item Contractual maturities> 5 years Carrying

amount$’000 $’000

2013Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents - - 43,725 Receivables - - 118 Total financial assets - 43,843

Financial liabilitiesPayables - 524 Total financial liabilities - 524

2012Financial assets

Cash and cash equivalents - 33,887 Receivables - 110 Total financial assets - 33,997

Financial liabilitiesPayables - 1,309 Total financial liabilities - 1,309

Liquidity risk

Market risk

Sensitivity disclosure analysis

The carrying amount of financial liabilities recorded in the Table Categorisation of financial instruments represent ZWSA's maximum exposure to financial liabilities.

The following table discloses the maturity analysis of financial assets and financial liabilities.

-

-

-

< 1 year 1-5 years

$’000 $’000

43,843

524

1,309

524

1,309

- - -

- -

110 33,887

118

Current(Not overdue)

$’000

Overdue for30–60 days

Allowances for impairment of financial assets are calculated on past experience and current and expected changes in client credit rating. Currently ZWSA does not hold any collateral as security for any of its financial assets. At reporting date, there is no evidence to indicate that any of the financial assets are impaired.

A sensitivity analysis has not been undertaken for the interest rate risk of ZWSA as it has been determined that the possible impact on profit and loss or total equity from fluctuations in interest rates is immaterial.

Allowances for impairment of financial assets are calculated on past experience and current and expected changes in client credit rating. Currently ZWSA does not hold any collateral as security for any of its financial assets. At reporting date, there is no evidence to indicate that any of the financial assets are impaired.

ZWSA has minimal concentration of credit risk. ZWSA has policies and procedures in place to ensure that transactions occur with customers with appropriate credit history. ZWSA does not engage in high risk hedging for its financial assets.

The following table discloses the ageing of financial assets, past due, including impaired assets past due.

The carrying amount of financial assets represents ZWSA's maximum exposure to credit risk.No collateral is held as security and no credit enhancement relate to financial assets held by ZWSA.

ZWSA has no interest bearing liabilities as at the end of the reporting period. There is no exposure to foreign currency or other price risks.

Overdue for< 30 days

$’000$’000

Credit risk arises when there is the possibility of ZWSA’s debtors defaulting on their contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to ZWSA. ZWSA measures credit risk on a fair value basis and monitors risk on a regular basis.

Liquidity risk arises where ZWSA is unable to meet its financial obligations as they are due to be settled. ZWSA is funded principally from waste levies received under the Zero Waste SA Act 2004 (refer Note 10). ZWSA's expenditure authority is approved by the Treasurer each year, based on budgeted revenues and expenditures outlined in an annual Business Plan. ZWSA settles undisputed accounts within 30 days from the date of the invoice or date the invoice is first received. In the event of a dispute, payment is made 30 days from resolution.ZWSA's exposure to liquidity risk is insignificant based on past experience and current assessment of risk.

43,725 118

33,997

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