A plAn to Tackle Waste in Aboriginal Communities Overview Case study APY Lands 2007 2010 Cast study Warraber Island 2008 2010 Waste Aid NSW 2014 2018 NSW Govt 2016 2017 ID: 771316
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A plAn to Tackle Waste in Aboriginal Communities
Overview Case study: APY Lands – 2007 – 2010 Cast study: Warraber Island – 2008 – 2010Waste Aid: NSW 2014 – 2018NSW Govt 2016 - 2017Current Project: Qld 2019 - 2019
Case study: Anangu Pitjantjatjara YankunytjatjaraBackground: 1996 Report - $1,000,000 spent Trailers - stores and communities Trenches dug and landfills fenced Bio-solid pits Wheelie bins
2008 SA Dept Premier and Cabinet / Zero Waste SA Timeline 2007 – 2010 Scoping visit and seek permission Trailers/ trucks/ bins - broken Tips - burning and overflowing
Plan and Do Conducted research Prepared a draft report Regional Waste Management Priorities and Implementation Plan 16 trials - $600,000 Delivered “Rubbish Report” 78 recommendations
Consultation Need a local leader Respectful of culture Seek permission Consult in first language Listening tour - visiting communities, BBQs
Waste Audit
Litter Audit
Education Aim: behaviour change by education and information Engagement ARDS “Germ theory” Indigenous education specialists Knowledge & tools
Household Cleaning Kits Indigenous Environmental Health workers Tested 3 types of bins Shower/kitchen Weekly Monitoring – bin liners Motto “No survey without service”
Bin & Stands – Houses Aim: reduce burning at home Provided wheelie bins Designed bin stands prevent animals & litter
Bin & Stands – Public Areas Aim: to reduce litter 100 stands and bins 800 bags concrete
Bulky Waste – “big rubbish” Aim - Remove oversized items from yards
Waste Collection Aim – truck vs trailerTruck ($155,000) Trailer ($10,700) - 15 bins, tipper, ramp, solid fill tyres, welded on Time and motion studyTruck – 3 mins per binTrailer – 4 mins per bin
Source Separation Signs were designed and prepared showing descriptions in Pitjantjatjara , English and in pictures Aim: To set up source separation areas at landfill
Car and Appliance Stripping Aim: create social enterprise Tools, training, network provided Uni SA - business planning Re- sale as scrap or parts
Container Deposit System Aim: Increase recovery, reduce litter1,000,000 containers sold annually 10c on each bottle and can = $100,000No Scheme for 30 years11 bales 1st month15 bales 2nd month
Household Recycling – Umuwa Aim : crate based kerbside collection for UmuwaGovt. town – no store or school - 95% staff and contractors Purchased trailer, 60 litre black crates, stickers, fridge magnets
Cardboard Aim: Recycle cardboard & stop burning All stores weekly trip to tip and burn Power installed, b aler provided, Free backload, Trial Visy pay freight
Aim: Remove cars from entire lands > 5,000 cars, 35 trucks, 20 caravans, 13 buses Car Removal
Case Study: Warraber Island One of 16 inhabited Islands Population: 247 Dwellings: 54 Clinic, school, council office Flights – charterBarge – weekly food / fuel / mail AQIS – strict protocols
Project Outline Identify and quantify current and projected waste Develop a comprehensive strategy for all waste streams Oversee implementation Monitor, evaluate and report Appropriate for regional roll out 2007 - 2010
NEW Rubbish Program Existing Proposed
NEW Garden Waste Program Existing Proposed
NEW Food Waste Program
NEW Cardboard Program
NEW Recycling Program
Education School Every trip – “Miss Anne”Talks, excursion and activities Art and slogan competition for shopping bags
Training Training of all staffSpecialist training by suppliers – “How to guide” Work Plans – day by day Weekly monitoring and reporting sheetsInspection by Qld Workplace Safety Inspector
The bins are burning Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 20071110 remote communities 72% don't have a rubbish pickup. Health Habitat A study of 7,151 indigenous homes nationally 51% NO bin and NO regular rubbish service .
What to do Vision : Improve health, environmental and social outcomes in disadvantaged communities through positive waste management solutions Waste Aid want: Every family to have a rubbish bin Every house to have a rubbish pickup Every community a landfill Reduce litter and illegal dumping Increase recycling and resource recovery
Who are we ASIC registered company Charitable and tax deductibility status Foundation grant $40,000 - APC Strategic Plan 2014-19 Do real projects Advocacy Build sustainable organisation Now merged with Community Resources effective May 2018
NSW – SWAC Sustainable Waste in Aboriginal Communities Aust. Packaging Covenant Dept. Health NSW Aboriginal Affairs NSW ALC NSW EPA LGNSW Resource Recovery Aust. Waste Aid
New model and approach Aboriginal Community Based Environmental Management (ACBEM)Puts the Aboriginal community at the centreShifts the balance to community owned and managed solutionsSupport employment and social enterprise Engage in co-design of infrastructure/ education Build community skills / capacity “do with” not “do to” Leave a legacy Develop leaders
SWAC Funding Local Project Oversight Bourke Waste Advisory Committee (BWAC) Waste Aid BACWP Nulla Nulla LALC Murra Warri LALC BAHS Bourke Shire / Netwaste NSW Aboriginal Affairs NSW EPA Rural Fire Service NSW Health MPREC Funding Aust. Packaging Covenant – $70K NSW EPA – $60K Rural Fire Service - $29K Dept. Health - $31.4K Netwaste - $3K Total $193,400 BWAC Donors Donations Aboriginal Affairs – secretariat Bourke Shire – equipment / free tipping EPA – compost bins and worm farms Impact environmental – educational resources MPREC – labour Townley Environmental Services – photography Sulo – household bins Waste Aid – labour WCRA – training Total $50,000 + Sustainable Waste Management Model Bourke and Enngonia, NSW State Project Oversight Sustainable Waste in Aboriginal Communities Working Party (SWAC) Aust. Packaging Covenant (APC) NSW Aboriginal Affairs NSW ALC NSW EPA NSW Health LGNSW Resource Recovery Australia Waste Aid
1. Community Consultation
2. Community Environmental Advisers
3. Legacy clean-up – litter
3. Legacy clean-up – illegal dumping
3. Legacy clean-up – bulky waste
3. Legacy clean-up – car pad
4. Infrastructure audit & needs analysis
5. Developing new education materials
6. Service agreement Council, community and land owner
Brewarrina, Goodooga and Weilmoringle Results 500m3 of legacy waste removed 32 old cars recycled 97m3 scrap metal recycled 82 Household 14 Litter Bins 12 co-designed signs 62% average litter reduction “Ngemba Community Working Party were very happy with the way Waste Aid implemented the project in partnership with the working party. Waste Aid put First Nations people’s governance, decision making and cultural protocols at the centre of their engagement, involving the working party from the beginning and continuously throughout the project. The project has had real employment and capacity building outcomes for community members and a sense of community satisfaction is evident.” Grace Gordon, Co-Chair of the Ngemba Community Working Party
Communities post clean up!
NSW Aboriginal waste strategy 61 discrete communities Former missions & reserves NSW state waste strategy No mention of Aboriginal communities Waste Aid = Aboriginal Waste Strategy Needs analysis for treasury Co-ordination And Strategy Support package $5 M clean-up legacy issues on merit $2 M illegal dumpingAsbestos - ?
Queensland Indigenous Waste Project32 discrete communities July – December 2019 Project control group 1. Situational analysis – August 2. State strategy3. Regional action plans Funds available
Thank you Waste Aid - Making a difference Anne Prince 0425 251 271 anne@wasteaid.org.au