Regional Waste & Resource Recovery
Stewardship for Large Household Appliances
In partnership with the Product Stewardship Centre of Excellence (PSCoE), SSROC investigated stewardship pathways for large household appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, dryers, dishwashers and washing machines. Funded by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Sustainability Partnerships Program, the project focused on how to improve the low material and gas recovery rates and better understand […]
Woodlawn EcoPrecinct Waste Facility
On behalf of (then) 8 member councils, SSROC managed the procurement of a residual waste processing service which resulted in the delivery of the waste treatment facility at Woodlawn EcoPrecinct and a supporting transfer station at Banksmeadow providing a rail link between Sydney and Crisps Creek, south of Goulburn. In 2008, the councils started out […]
Kerbside and Bulky Waste Audits
SSROC has been coordinating waste audits of kerbside services for its member councils since 1999, with eight audits completed since then providing our region with one of the best longitudinal household waste data sets in NSW, possibly Australia. The audits provide councils with an analysis of waste streams, providing very valuable information for a range of council […]
Embedding Sustainable Procurement
This project developed and distributed to member councils, tools and other resources to integrate in existing training programs to embed sustainability in procurement. These tools and resources include: e-learning modules, sustainable procurement checklist, training sessions and case studies. See links below: Case studies of international and domestic examples of sustainable procurement Sustainable Procurement Checklist Sustainable Procurement Resources […]
Textiles Action Plan for Sydney
In 2020- 2021, Sydney ROCs and their member councils collaborated on a Textiles Action Plan for Sydney councils which outlines focus areas and targets to work towards to reduce textile waste in council operations and community services. SSROC is continuing to work on textiles initiatives with Sydney councils, ROCs and the NSW EPA including: […]
Procure Recycled: Paving the Way (Rubber)
In response to China’s 2017 National Sword policy, which effectively barred imports of Australia’s recyclable materials, and the Coalition of Australian Governments’ (COAG) subsequent decision in 2019 to phase in a ban on exports of a range of Australia’s unprocessed recyclable materials, the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) launched the Procure Recycled: Paving […]
