Materials recycling facilities - Fire Pollution Prevention Strategy

Stakeholder communication and education

In conjunction with the Waste Authority and the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA), the department is working with local governments to develop a community education campaign focused on reducing contamination in kerbside bins. This includes the need to prevent hazardous wastes such as lithium batteries, marine flares, aerosols and gas canisters from entering the municipal recycling waste stream.

Ongoing education initiatives for the appropriate collection and recycling of hazardous materials will focus on consistent communication within local communities, advocating for reduced waste generation and improving behaviours around disposal of waste in the correct bins. This will reduce contamination and improve recycling efforts, increasing rates of recovery of recyclable materials.

Achieving better practice

In consultation with the Department of Fire and Emergency Services the department is developing Better Practice Guidelines for Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities. These guidelines will set the standards required to meet ‘better practice’ including infrastructure and equipment specifications, process and operational standards and management measures. These guidelines are in the early stages of development and public consultation on the draft guidelines is expected to start later this year.

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