WASTE MGMT (VIC): Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Strategic Plan

Melbourne's population is growing and so is its waste - over 10 million tonnes was thrown out by Victorians in 2006-07. The Victorian Government's approach to waste management is addressed in the Towards Zero Waste Strategy which is a call to action for all Victorians to avoid producing waste in the first place, and to maximise opportunities for materials recovery. ("Materials" is a term used instead of waste, in recognition that what we discard is more often a resource and not waste.) Towards Zero Waste (TZW) established goals for Victoria's solid waste management and resource recovery. Its targets, to 2014, cover solid waste which is grouped into three categories - municipal (largely residential), commercial and industrial and construction and demolition.