Draft Plan Charts a New Direction for Victorian Waste
Source: Victoria. Minister for Environment and Climate Change. Media Release
"The Brumby Government is calling for community comment on a plan for the future of waste in Melbourne. Environment and Climate Change Minister Gavin Jennings said the draft Metropolitan Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategic Plan – prepared by the Metropolitan Waste Management Group (MWMG), Sustainability Victoria, the Department of Sustainability and Environment and EPA Victoria – examines Melbourne’s waste and resource recovery needs for the next two decades and beyond.“The draft plan has identified municipal waste, particularly food and green waste, as priorities if we are to meet our Towards Zero Waste Strategy targets,” Mr Jennings said.“The draft plan shows we are on track to meet our targets for resource recovery and diversion from landfill for commercial, industrial, construction and demolition waste. Householders have done a great job recycling, but we can do more to cut municipal food and green waste."