Waste + Water Management Australia V43.1 - June 2016

WASTE + WATER MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA JUNE 2016

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Industry News

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Banksia Awards

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Safety Innovations - Bucher

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10 Cover Feature: Reverse Smart 14 Sweepers - Rosmech 18 Equipment Special 27 Innovative Solutions

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33 Wastewater Treatment 34 Professional Development

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36 Focus On Water 42 Renewable Energy 44 Special Report: Municipal Merge Mapping

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About the Cover In a move that is sure to provide a major boost to the use of AEB technology in Australia, Bucher Municipal has recently been appointed as an OEM distributor of the Reverse Smart AEB technology. This enables Bucher to offer the Reverse Smart technology as a 'factory-fitted' option on their equipment range, both for new and after sales vehicles, with all installation, service and parts requirements handled directly

by Bucher.

Turn to Page 10 for the full story.

EDITORS COLUMN

Leadership, direction and action...

The three key ingredients to a positive future Dear Readers, As we approach the end of what has become a seemingly 'never-ending' election campaign, it would be fair to say that I may have become a little disillusioned with some aspects of the modern political process. Not surprisingly, I feel certain that I am not alone.

Now, before any of you reach for the keyboard in readiness to fire off a vitriolic email to complain about any perceived underlying political bias - positive or negative - let me assure you, the following is intended as a completely neutral, non-partisan editorial. I am not affiliated with, or a member of, any political party or interest group, and I espouse the following opinions purely on the basis that I am, perhaps not surprisingly, somewhat opinionated and of course, in the hope that they may be (to some at least) appropriate and interesting.

With that in mind...

To say that the past decade has been at times 'politically challenging' both at a Federal, State and Local Government level would not only be stating the obvious, it would also be an exercise in politically-correct understatement.

From unscheduled changes of leader (including numerous changes in leadership teams) and the accompanying accusations and machinations, through to changes and cancellations of major projects as a result of change of government and most recently, major (often unwanted) changes to Local Governments in New South Wales, it would be fair to say that politics in Australia is at best 'robust' and at worst 'completely chaotic'.

While that in itself can make for interesting news items and provide those with a proclivity to call into talk back radio or take to social media for a good old rant with something to really get stuck into, I believe that this constant political upheaval is a major detriment to our country - at both a federal, state and local level.

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Particularly in terms of the 'uncertainty' that it creates across the economy and within our key industry sectors.

As anyone involved in business will surely know - regardless of the size, type or complexity of the business - nothing is more damaging to business than uncertainty. Put simply, trends will come and go, demand for products and services may rise and fall, but nothing will finish your business off quicker than uncertainty.

Whether that uncertainty stems from social turmoil, political unrest, nervous financial markets or, as is often the case, lack of certainty and/or direction in legislation, evidence has shown time and again, that in an uncertain climate, the majority of people will rather 'sit, wait and do nothing' rather than take a risk or make a decision that may fail.

The irony of this inaction of course, is that most decisions that people make carry a certain amount of risk. The point is, that in times of uncertainty, most people's willingness to take any risk whatsoever diminishes considerably. This is especially true when it comes to investment.

Local, global, large- or small-scale, personal or business - the same rule applies - investment and spending requires confidence and certainty. Unfortunately, the tragic side-effects of political uncertainty are being highlighted through our industries.

Whether it's waste management (including landfill operations, resource recovery and recycling), renewable energy, sustainable materials development or projects in the water/wastewater sectors, these projects require planning and development lead times, statutory certainty and perhaps most importantly, a high level of confidence on behalf of all stakeholders that the projects will be seen through to completion and continue to operate as planned.

After all, while politics may exist on a 3 or 4 year cycle, for business - large or small major investment in equipment, facilities and personnel do not. And it's not only about the required lead times for planning, equipment purchases, staffing and general growth, it's also about long-term viability. Put simply, if businesses cannot be sure that their investments will be used for the intended project timeframe - and hopefully have an ongoing operational component - they will either: a) put it in the 'too hard basket' and not bother; or b) massively inflate the price so as to provide a contingency in case the project gets cancelled or buried in an unforeseen layer of bureaucracy as a result of a change of government I will once again point out at this stage that these comments ARE NOT aimed at any particular political party or person... They intended as a 'call to action' for those involved in all levels of the political process to consider the wider implications of inaction and then, hopefully, work together in constructive manner to overcome whatever 'hurdles' may be currently preventing us from achieving many outcomes.

It may sound 'utopian', but we really do need to think about 'the greater good'.

Sure, it may seem like an old-fashioned, outmoded way of thinking (I'll admit, after reading it back even I'm shaking my head a little and wondering if we can ever achieve this type of consensus) but there are more important things at stake than individual careers or, dare I say, the next couple of fiscal years.

Anthony T Schmidt Managing Editor

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Suez expands in Western Australia through the acquisition of Perthwaste SUEZ has completed the acquisition of Perthwaste, a leading waste management services provider in Western Australia.

Effective 1 June, the acquisition, valued at AU$87 million, has been formalised between both parties in Perth.

Founded in 2001, Perthwaste provides waste management services to metropolitan Perth and the south west of Western Australia. The company has a large and well established customer base across local government and commercial markets.

With a fleet of 68 trucks and waste infrastructure assets including two waste

transfer stations, two materials recycling facilities, three depots, a landfill and a composting facility, the company employs approximately 185 people.

Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ in Australia & New Zealand, Mark Venhoek, said the acquisition of Perthwaste complements SUEZ’s local presence.

“Perthwaste and SUEZ are highly complementary businesses. The united strengths of the combined waste management facilities, fleet and experienced people is a perfect fit for SUEZ’s growth strategy in the West Australian market,” Mr Venhoek said.

“SUEZ will benefit from the acquisition of the well-established business in the local government market, servicing a population of more than 760,000 people and their comprehensive offering to the commercial and industrial sector across collections, recycling and resource recovery will further strengthen our position in this market.

“Perth is Australia’s fastest growing capital and SUEZ will continue to invest in and grow our operations in the state,” he said.

The sale was approved by the Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

SUEZ aims to complete the integration of the Perthwaste business by the end of the year.

About SUEZ SUEZ makes the best use of water and waste by providing smart and reliable resource management solutions for towns, cities, business and industry. Its local team provides solutions that supply seven million Australians with safe drinking water, diverts 880,000 tonnes of waste from landfill every year, and enables the oil and gas sector to process resources in a sustainable and efficient way.

With 80,990 employees, SUEZ is present on all five continents and generated total revenues of €15.1 billion in 2015.

New era of ‘simplified’ environmental laws for NSW The New South Wales Government will overhaul what Environment Minister, Mark Speakman, describes as ineffective, complicated environmental laws.

Minister Speakman said the overhaul would create a new system that improved environmental outcomes and farmers’ productivity.

Under the new system, routine farm work would be exempt from regulation, farmers would be able to plan for the future to improve their productivity and the government would provide farmers with incentives to conserve native plants and trees on their land.

The reform package would: • ensure land clearing is assessed under a single set of rules, simplifying the task of farmers in managing their land; • conserve biodiversity at a bioregional level; 4

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• give landholders incentives to conserve biodiversity on private land; and • reverse the historical decline of biodiversity in NSW. The reforms would, according to Mr Speakman, protect and enhance the environment with an investment of $240 million over five years in private land conservation, $70 million in each following year and $100 million dedicated over five years to the “Saving Our Species” program.

He said the new laws would take a strategic approach to conservation and would complement the Australian Government’s biodiversity protections.

“We are delivering a simple and effective way to use and protect land that is backed by record government investment to build a network of conserved lands on private property.

“We have tough measures to protect endangered ecological communities supported by Commonwealth protections that will conserve our biodiversity for future generations.”

INDUSTRY NEWS

Tackling the problem of loose-fill asbestos insulation Home owners in New South Wales and the ACT whose properties have been affected by loose-fill asbestos insulation have until August to register with the Fair Trading Loose-Fill Asbestos Insulation (LFAI) taskforce.

Registration means the home owners are eligible for free sample testing and NSW Fair Trading’s voluntary purchase and demolition program.

During the 1960s and 1970s, Canberrabased company, Mr Fluffy, installed pure loose-fill asbestos in homes in NSW and the ACT. Loose-fill asbestos insulation is raw asbestos that was crushed into a fine state and installed in ceiling spaces. While originally placed only in the ceiling spaces, it may have migrated into wall cavities and through the subfloor areas.

Breathing in the fibres may increase the risk of asbestos-related disease.

More than 90 properties have so far tested positive to loose-fill asbestos across 28 Local Government Areas.

The Australian Property Institute is engaging two independent companies to undertake the valuation process for each affected property.

Each property will be valued as if it was free of loose-fill asbestos as at 29 June 2015.

Fair Trading’s LFAI taskforce will remain in place until all properties registered before 1 August have been demolished and soil remediated.

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BANKSIA AWARDS

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS A WAY FORWARD FOR THE BANKSIA SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS The Banksia Foundation who conducts Australia’s most influential sustainability recognition platform will be closely exploring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their importance in taking Australia towards a more sustainable future.

Speaking at a recent World Environment Day event, Graz van Egmond, CEO of the Banksia Foundation, commented: "As we celebrate World Environment Day we realise that this day now embraces more than just caring about our environment – it is the need to bring together a number of important factors that allow us as a community, nation and civilisation to plan for a more sustainable future. Through the Sustainable Development Goals we incorporate a platform that focuses on the key elements for our financial security and societal collaboration to go forward to be able to protect our precious environment."

The Banksia Sustainability Award categories are a true reflection of where we should be tracking on the sustainability agenda, this does include financial viability, societal contributions and considerations and environmental practices.

The SDGs provide the Foundation with the perfect way forward, not only in providing Australia with a recognition, reward and promotional platform, but also by providing a strong educational and collaborative platform on the SDGs and how companies, organisations, governments and individuals are aligning to them.

"In 2016 the Banksia Sustainability Award program will illustrate how each of the categories align with the SDGs and encourage our entrants to look at this and start thinking how they embrace with the respective goals. We will also engage in a collaborative discussion on how it is possible

to further align with these goals.

In 2017 Banksia will be examining our categories against the SDGs and we will make sure that our categories are a true reflection of them," Graz van Egmond said.

“It is exciting to see a concise and comprehensive system developing that will unite countries, companies and communities across the world to ensure that the needed shift in our approach to the way we work and play and the state that we leave this world for future generations of every colour and creed,” she added.

Entries for the Banksia Sustainability Awards are open up to the 26th August 2016.

Banksia will be continuing the discussion on the SDGs in partnership with Sustainable Business Australia and how they relate to Australia’s leading examples of sustainability at the Awards Presentation as part of SDG16 in Sydney on the 29th and 30th November.

SAFETY INNOVATIONS

In the ZONE

Bucher Municipal launches its new Front ZONE Safety System

Protecting people in the vicinity of large moving equipment has always represented a major OH&S challenge - particularly when it comes to equipment such as Front Loader waste collection vehicles.

Put simply, the very nature of front loader waste collection - both in terms of the multitude of operating locations (the majority of which are not protected from pedestrian movements) and the fact that for a portion of the lift cycle the operator's view is obscured by the bin passing in front of the cabin - can spell disaster for anyone who inadvertently 8

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steps into the vehicle's 'work zone' during the bin lift cycle.

Now, in what is being lauded as one of the most significant developments in Front Loader vehicle OH&S for many years, equipment specialists Bucher Municipal have launched a new high-tech safety system that helps to prevent the bin or lift arms from coming into contact with anyone or anything that moves into the work zone during the lifting cycle.

Known as the Front ZONE (Zone Object Notification Equipment) System, this

innovative new safety system utilises motion detection technology to sense any object that has entered the ‘work zone’ of a Front Loader during the bin lowering phase of the lift cycle. In the event that a person or object is detected, the Front ZONE system notifies the operator with a visual and audible warning and then shuts down the bin lifter. Once the safety shut down has been activated, bin lifter operation can only recommence after the operator has checked and acknowledged that the ‘work zone’ is clear and activates the override command.

HOW IT WORKS The Bucher Front ZONE System incorporates two monitoring zones - the 'Work Zone' and 'Danger Zone'.

1. Operator lifts bin into hopper and begins to lower the bin.

2. Front ZONE system scans the ‘Work Zone’.

3. If an object is detected in the ‘Work Zone’, the operator is notified with a slow beep, a flashing light and a notification on the Bucher monitor: “Object In Work Zone, Proceed with Caution”.

4. If the object has left the ‘Work Zone’ and alarm has been turned off, the operator continues to lower the bin.

5. If an object is then detected in the ‘Danger Zone’, the operator is notified with a fast beep and continuous warning light.

6. The Front ZONE System will immediately cease all bin lifter functionality and display a second warning on the monitor: “Object in Danger Zone, When Safe Press Enter”.

7. The operator is then required to physically check the 'Work Zone' to ensure it is clear.

8. If the 'Work Zone' is clear, the operator can then select the manual override function and continue operation with caution.

Speaking about the new Front ZONE safety system, Marcus Hughes, Product Manager with Bucher Municipal commented: "Our aim has always been to create the safest waste collection equipment on the market, and we believe that the new Front ZONE system will play a major role in helping us achieve that goal."

"Accidents can happen to even the most careful and observant operator. It only takes a fraction of a second for someone to move into the vehicle's work zone during the bin lift cycle, and that can spell disaster," he said.

"By stopping the lift cycle, the Front ZONE system will not only assist with prevention of injury or damage to any object in the working zone during bin lifter operation, it will also give the operator added peace of mind that the area is being monitored even during the portion of the lift cycle where their view is obscured by the bin," he added.

Available now on the Bucher FORCE Front Loader, the Front ZONE system can also be customized to suit various chassis models. The system utilises the latest in

infrared laser sensor technology to ensure that objects can be detected even in low light operation.

Fully integrated and programmed by Bucher's engineers to suit the Bucher control system, the Front ZONE System requires no additional monitors or devices that may clutter the cab. All visual warning notifications are displayed on the vehicle's existing camera vision monitor to ensure the operator is notified of objects detected.

For further information, please visit: www.buchermunicipal.com.au

COVER FEATURE

Putting the Brakes on

Reversing Accidents in the Waste Industry Building on its outstanding success with construction equipment and road maintenance vehicles, A1 Reversing Systems recently supplied the first of its state-of-the-art Reverse Smart AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) systems for Front Loader and Rear Loader waste collection vehicles in Australia. As was the case in the construction and road maintenance sectors, these initial waste collection vehicle systems - fitted by newly appointed Reverse Smart OEM distributors Bucher Municipal - look set to revolutionise safety in the waste management industry.

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Marcus Hughes, Product Manager (left) with Bucher Municipal and Davin Hamnett from Reverse Smart inspect the installation of a new Reverse Smart AEB system on one of Bucher's new rear loader waste collection vehicles.

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ach year, incidents involving reversing vehicles result in serious injuries and fatalities across Australia. And while there is an ever-present danger of a reversing accident for any large vehicle or piece of mobile plant, for some industry sectors including the waste management industry - the risk of vehicle reversing accidents occurring is higher than average.

The combination of large vehicles trying manoeuvre in and out of many different, often difficult to access locations (many with limited visibility and/or significant amounts of vehicular and pedestrian traffic), busy schedules and constant reversing manoeuvres can quickly turn into an OH&S disaster – even when the truck is operating in an area where everyone is wearing high visibility PPE. Interestingly, even though the majority of the vehicles are fitted with reversing cameras, the simple fact of the matter is with so much going (checking mirrors, checking the surrounds, looking out for other vehicles, looking out for overhead obstacles such as cables, building verandas and awnings) while also trying to manoeuvre the vehicle into position to collect the bin(s), there’s too much external stimulus to pay attention to all of it – especially when you’re trying to concentrate on the job at hand. From there, all it takes is for someone to walk behind the vehicle (either intentionally or accidentally) and the result can be disastrous.

With that in mind, road authorities, councils and contractors are looking to

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“Refuse collection and road sweeping are dangerous jobs - even for the most careful and alert operator. The Reverse Smart AEB system provides the additional safety that's needed when vision behind the truck is restricted."

AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) technology to help eliminate or significantly reduce the risk of reversing incidents and accidents.

The benefits of AEB While there have been a number of reverse ‘warning systems’ available on the market for some years now, AEB reversing system technology is a relative newcomer – especially in the heavy vehicle market; but it is already having a significant positive impact in terms of reducing the number of incidents.

One of the main benefits of the Reverse Smart system, is that it provides an engineering control to avoid an impact, rather than relying on driver / operator response times.

Specifically designed to reduce the incidence of large vehicles or mobile plant impacting workers or objects while reversing, the Reverse Smart AEB detects objects or people behind the vehicle, warns the driver and, unless the driver confirms the nature of the object and specifically triggers the ‘sleep’ mode (which is used when intentionally

reversing up to a solid object), applies the vehicle's brakes. This additional level of protection (an engineering control that can stop the vehicle), which cannot be missed or ignored by the driver, enables the Reverse Smart system to significantly reduce the risk of impacts and injuries.

Radar Detection The key to the success of the Reverse Smart system lies within its purposedesigned radar, which not only allows for an accurately focused detection area, but also overcomes many of the limitations that can be experienced by traditional detection technologies.

Unlike ultrasonic reversing detection - which is a common feature on many passenger vehicles – the Reverse Smart radar system is not affected by vibration or frequency clashes which can result in ‘ghosting’ and false proximity alarms. In addition, the fact that the radar unit is a purpose-built, heavy duty, fully-sealed unit, means that it is unaffected by dust and dirt and is suitable for use in even the harshest operating environments.

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WHY THE NEED FOR AEB DEVICES The Victorian Transport Accident Commission (TAC) is once again running a campaign highlighting the benefits of AEB (Automatic Emergency Braking) devices, to assist in the reduction of vehicle-based accidents. This is primarily due to the fact that traditional reversing aid devices such as ultrasonic rear sensors and reversing cameras are reliant on the driver’s reaction to an external stimulus to avoid an impact event.

Needless to say, these concerns are multiplied with heavy vehicles, especially in operating conditions such as those experienced on a daily basis by most waste and recyclables collection vehicles.

The Reverse Smart AEB system has been specifically designed to address these issues, providing an engineering control that stops the vehicle, which in turn significantly reducing the risk of an impact injury.

The units are extremely robust and maintenance free, and the driver doesn’t have to change the way they operate the equipment. There are no additional steps required to operate or calibrate the Reverse Smart system once it has been installed. The only driver interaction with the system is when they are intentionally reversing up close to a solid object, in which instance they can press a button to ‘sleep’ the braking function while still maintaining the proximity detection alert.

developing our refuse collection and road sweeping equipment. We continuously strive to provide the safest equipment on the market, and with that in mind, we believe that the Reverse Smart AEB technology can deliver significant improvements in both operator and pedestrian safety."

“Refuse collection and road sweeping are dangerous jobs - even for the most careful and alert operator. The Reverse Smart AEB system provides the additional safety that's needed when vision behind the truck is restricted. This technology really does help us to take operator and pedestrian safety to the next level," he said.

“Bucher Municipal, are proud to be a national distributor of the Reverse Smart AEB system. Our national branch network

Reverse Smart in-cab display

can provide the level of support required to service our customers for both new products and after-market fitment," Marcus Hughes added.

Please call 1800 BUCHER for all customer service inquiries or contact A1 Reversing Systems direct on 03 9765 9444.

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Bucher appointed as OEM distributor

In a move that is sure to provide a major boost to the use of AEB technology in Australia, Bucher Municipal has recently been appointed as an OEM distributor of the Reverse Smart AEB technology.

This enables Bucher to offer the Reverse Smart technology as a 'factory-fitted' option on their equipment range, both for new and after sales vehicles, with all installation, service and parts requirements handled directly by Bucher.

As well as streamlining the installation on new equipment, it also benefits Bucher's customers by providing one central point of contact for all vehicle service requirements, including the Reverse Smart AEB system.

Speaking about the new OEM distributorship, Marcus Hughes, Product Manager with Bucher Municipal, commented: “At Bucher Municipal, operator and pedestrian safety are a priority when 12

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Reverse Smart AEB system automatically applies the brakes and stops the vehicle.

See the video of the Reverse Smart AEB in action: www.reversesmart.com.au/how-does-it-work

The state-of-the-art Reverse Smart AEB system has been speciďŹ cally designed to reduce the incidents of large vehicles or mobile plant impacting workers or objects while reversing.

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By providing an additional level of protection, including an engineering control that can stop the vehicle by automatically applying the brakes, the Reverse Smart system can signiďŹ cantly reduce the risk of impacts, injuries and workplace fatalities.

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Step 1 : Object detected while reversing. Step 2 : Vehicle continues to reverse towards object. Step 3 : Reverse Smart AEB system automatically applies the brakes and stops the vehicle.

For further information, or to arrange a demonstration, please visit:

www.a1reversingsystems.com.au or contact Davin Hamnett Ph: 0419 177 199

or A1 Reversing Systems Pty Ltd Ph: 03 9765 9444

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SWEEPERS

Rosmech introduces its new R6 regenerative air sweeper to the Australian market In keeping with its focus on providing a 'one stop shop' for the Australian street sweeping market, Adelaide-based sweeping equipment specialists Rosmech have launched a new Regenerative Air Road Sweeper to the Australian market.

Known as the R6, this new sweeper combines high performance regenerative air sweeping technology with a range of stateof-the-art features in a unit that has been specifically designed to suit harsh Australian operating conditions and to meet the needs of the local market.

Speaking about the new R6 unit, Rosmech Managing Director, Colin Miller, commented: "Recent years have seen a significant growth in demand for regenerative air sweepers in Australia - particularly by contractors and councils that run multiple sweepers in their fleet."

"Our aim is to provide our customers with a 'one stop shop' for their sweeping needs.

With that in mind, we felt it was important to compliment our range of high performance

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THE R6 REGEN AT A GLANCE • 6M³ HOPPER • POWERFUL CUMMINS QSB 4.5 TURBO DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE • 3.3 MTR WIDE MAX SWEPT PATH • HEAVY GAUGE STAINLESS STEEL HOPPER CONSTRUCTION • STANDARD 200MM X 4M PIT HOSE • QUICK WASH SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL WORKINGS OF R6 • HIGHLY TAPERED SKID LEADING EDGE • PUSH BUTTON SCREEN DROP FOR EASY CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE • FLAT PLATE TOP AREA ON UP TAKE TUBE FOR BETTER LOADING • H/P WATER AS STANDARD (Front spray bar & hand lance)

suction sweepers with a regenerative air unit, thereby enabling our customers to simplify their fleet management process by purchasing a full 'mixed fleet' of sweeping equipment from one centralised supplier," Collin Miler said.

Not surprisingly, for Rosmech it wasn't just about introducing a new regenerative air sweeper. It was about developing a machine that would be able to match the reliable quality and performance of the rest of the company's equipment offering.

"Needless to say, when it came to introducing a new sweeper into the range,

we wanted to make sure that the unit was specifically engineered to withstand harsh Australian operating conditions, was easy to operate, reliable and, perhaps most importantly, is able to consistently deliver the performance and results that our clients expect," he added.

Designed for Performance Designed by Rosmech Sales & Service and engineered by Indian-based equipment specialists Roots Multi Clean, the Rosmech R6 Regenerative Air Road Sweeper sets a new benchmark in operation, performance and productivity.

The Australian team involved in the development of the R6 have over 90 years of combined experience in all aspects of the sweeping industry, including the development and operation of suction, mechanical and regenerative air sweepers, and as operations managers and contract fleet owners for municipal, military, mining, international & domestic airports, main roads and road construction sweeping applications.

"From the outset, our goal was always to develop the best possible regenerative air sweeper for the Australian market. When we started working with the team at Roots Multi Clean, we felt certain that we would achieve our goal," Colin Miller said.

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"The engineering team at Roots Multi Clean are second-to-none when it comes to their ability to engineer and come up with innovative yet simplistic solutions to problems and design challenges - including some issues that have previously been considered as an unavoidable consequence of regenerative air sweeping!"

The new Rosmech R6 Regenerative Air Sweeper delivers a range of benefits, including: • Robust build (specifically designed to suit Australian operating conditions) • Super smooth airflow (minimises air cavitation) • Easy cleaning of regen airflow system (allows 100% performance every day) • Low profile sweeper up to 14,000 Kg GVM (more time in the gutter rather than a metre out due to branches) • High visibility sweep gear for easier night work (minimises risk of damage caused by striking solid objects) • State-of-the-art sweeper control system (user friendly, ergonomic, easy-read display system, push button auto) • Extensive list of standard inclusions (market leading) • Choice of either HINO or ISUZU cab chassis (payloads of 12,000 Kg, 14,000Kg or 15,500Kg GVM) • Hopper manufactured using Heavy Gauge Stainless Steel.

• Superior sweep head design (minimises risk of sweep head damage caused by skid strike) To coincide with the introduction of the new R6 unit, Rosmech has also been working on further streamlining its service and support network - increasing both its spare parts holdings and the number of service and support personnel in the field.

"Our goal is to ensure that we deliver products and services that are second-tonone," Colin Miller said.

"From our head office production and support staff, through to our field service technicians, our team brings together a wealth of knowledge and decades of experience in sweeper maintenance and parts knowledge. And it's our aim to be the best in the business," he said.

Rosmech - A long history of success Established in 1974 as a distributor of premium street sweepers, Rosmech first came to prominence marketing the 16

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mechanical broom and elevator style Mobil Sweeper. Advanced for its time, this was a very durable product that gave Rosmech a great deal of success over many years and helped cement the company's reputation for providing quality products and services.

By the late 1980’s with the demand for sweepers with suction capabilities firmly on the rise internationally, Rosmech introduced the single engine Scarab Major suction sweeper to their range.

In the early 2000s, the Rosmech team set out to refine the single engine sweeper, resulting in the development of the well known Scarab Merlin. With significant operational, environmental and performance benefits, the Scarab Merlin has continued to be highly praised for its sweeping efficiency and low running costs.

Imported in kit form from Scarab in the UK, the Scarab Merlin sweepers are assembled in Australia at Rosmech's Salisbury Plain Facility in Adelaide where they are mounted onto the Hino truck chassis.

Building on the success of the Merlin, Scarab and Rosmech joined forces to bring the twin engine Scarab Mistral to the Australian market. Not surprisingly, the Mistral also proved itself to be extremely popular with councils and contractors across Australia.

Soon after the establishment of the truck mounted sweepers on the Australian market, Rosmech sought to complement the range by offering compact and footpath sweepers, the first of which was the robust Scarab Minor compact sweeper.

In recent years, Rosmech has been appointed the Australian dealer for the innovative Azura range of footpath sweepers and scrubbers from French company Mathieu, and most recently, has further expanded its range with the new R6 Regenerative Air Sweeper.

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STEINERT launches UniSort BlackEye State-of-the-art black plastics sorting technology unveiled at IFAT 2016 The STEINERT Group recently unveiled the latest in its innovative technology developments with optical sorting for black polymers introducing the new UniSort BlackEye at IFAT 2016.

The globally-oriented event in Munich, Germany - held from 30 May to the 3 June 2016 - also provided an ideal opportunity for STEINERT to showcase its many magnetic separation and sensorbased sorting solutions.

With its focus on the various industries that make up the vast resource recovery sector, IFAT 2016 featured over 3,000 exhibitors from over 50 countries - attracting an estimated 135,000 visitors from 168 nations to Messe München's trade fair centre. STEINERT's display at IFAT2016 was an international effort, with representatives from the STEINERT subsidiaries and agencies from around the world.

Optical sorting machines are a mainstream tool in the field of plastics recycling, however until now they have been unable to yield the often problematic black/dark plastic materials. Alternative processes for plastics recycling are also confronted with similar barriers.

Flower pots aren’t the only common household item made from black plastics. The same material is frequently used in the manufacturing of technical products. This is often lost in the flow of material recycling, where numerous compounds prevent an efficient separation by density and conductivity. The UniSort BlackEye sorts black plastics such as PE, PP, PVC and styrenes and now recovers recyclates from materials that were previously sent for processes like Waste to Energy.

Visitors at IFAT2016 in Munich, were able to view STEINERT’s showcase of sensor sorting and magnetic solutions including UniSort BlackEye and STEINERT CanMaster, as well as an outdoor display featuring the STEINERT ISS.

“The UniSort BlackEye closes this gap and makes a pure separation of comminuted black components possible,” says Hendrik Beel, Managing Director at the RTT STEINERT. “The investment pays off quickly because it enables operators to produce pure and thus more valuable granules.”

European recycling companies that produce mixed granules from black polyethylene and polypropylene (PE/PP) currently pay a market price of about €200 per tonne, depending on the material’s polyolefin (PO) content. However, if they could concentrate the mixture into valuable fractions such as PE and PP they would be able to obtain a price of up to €900 for the granules.

What is the UniSort BlackEye difference?

STEINERT is a pioneer in the application of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology – an analysis software recognizes a plastic’s “fingerprint”.

This has led to the creation of opportunities for new industry applications.

This proven solution can now be used to approach the challenges that are presented in sorting and recognising dark objects according to type.

The system works as follows - a source of light illuminates the plastic flakes on the conveyor belt, while a camera system analyses the reflected light. “The spectrum of this reflected light is missing certain frequencies that are characteristic of the different types of plastic. This means that each type of plastic has more or less its own ‘fingerprint’,” says Beel. “Using stored reference spectra, analysis software that was developed by the STEINERT Group then recognizes whether an item is made of plastic, wood, glass, or paper, and whether it is a dark object.”

One of the reasons why this analysis is especially reliable is due to the fact that the camera doesn’t scan the conveyor belt pixel by pixel.

Instead, it simultaneously scans 320 pixels across the entire belt width, enabling even tiny variations in the NIR spectrum to be detected.

Says Beel: “The UniSort BlackEye operates quickly enough to scan belts moving at up to four metres per second. During this time, it can scan about 35 million detection points per second or up to 5,000 objects.

This makes it ideal for efficient industrial applications for crushed plastic parts measuring between 10 and 30 millimetres.” On average, the UniSort BlackEye has a throughput rate of one tonne of plastic flakes per hour.

The UniSort solution The sorting can be carried out at various stations along the recycling chain - at disposal companies and recycling firms alike. STEINERT provides the right machines for this task. That’s why its UniSort product portfolio includes the UniSort Black, a machine that has been used in Germany since 2014 in places such as sorting facilities for lightweight packaging from household goods (eg. separated into “yellow bins” in Germany). This machine sorts dark and black objects as well as the other residual materials that the upstream technology misses because NIR systems cannot recognize them. It can reveal them as black objects within the waste stream and sort them out.

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Left: The UniSort BlackEye enables black plastic to be separated into fractions such as pure PE and PP. Right: Problematic bulk material – a mixture of PE, PS and PP. The UniSort BlackEye separates crushed plastic parts into pure fractions irrespective of the parts’ colours.

Visitors at IFAT2016 in Munich, were able to view STEINERT’s showcase of sensor sorting and magnetic solutions including UniSort BlackEye and STEINERT CanMaster, as well as an outdoor display featuring the STEINERT ISS.

From STEINERT Australia, Johan van Zyl (Managing Director) and Kurt Palmer (Business Development Manager) on the STEINERT stand at IFAT 2016 for the launch of the new UniSort BlackEye.

“The UniSort BlackEye is the next logical step in this evolution of the sorting systems, because it can distinguish black plastics according to the categories PE, PP, PS and PVC,” says Beel. “We at STEINERT will continue to work on developing innovative sensor technology for optimising processes in the value chain.”

These latest technologies from STEINERT’s UniSort range enable black polymers to have a new lease of life. The UniSort BlackEye (and the UniSort Black) can bring this material back into the loop and increase the recycling rates. Recycled plastics can now be turned into potentially higher quality, higher value products which can be used instead of the creation of virgin plastic when manufacturing new goods. This can only benefit the environment as well as enhancing the financial viability of mixed plastics recovery and recycling.

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ABOUT STEINERT Having been around for over 125 years - tradition and innovation is an inseparable combination at STEINERT. STEINERT is the sensible choice wherever the need arises for intelligent separation and sorting solutions for the primary and secondary resource sectors - offering a wide portfolio of equipment for a range of industries throughout the Mining, Resource Recovery, Scrap, Waste and Recycling sectors.

From traditional and trusted magnetic separation equipment, right through to innovative sensor sorting technologies, we help our customers achieve their goals with sustainable solutions. Whether that is to improve profitability by raising yield, to reduce operating costs, or to improve product purity and even limit environmental impact from their operations - we understand the diverse needs and unique regional necessities which our customers have to deal with. This enables STEINERT to deliver 'value-added' solutions throughout the entire process - from design and consultation through to manufacturing, installation and commissioning services. STEINERT service doesn't end when your equipment is delivered - it marks the beginning of a reliable partnership for your long-term benefit.

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World's largest washing plant for construction & demolition waste recycling Norwegian quarrying, concrete and asphalt giant Velde Pukk recently unveiled its new 300tph washing plant for construction & demolition waste recycling at its facility in Sandnes, near Stavanger, Norway.

Velde Pukk and the plant's manufacturer CDE hosted a three day demonstration event at the facility, showcasing what is now the world's largest wet processing plant for construction and demolition waste. The event was attended by more than 70 companies from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Tunisia.

The new 300tph washing plant for construction and demolition waste was purchased by Velde Pukk in late 2014 and is the first of its kind in Norway.

"We opened discussions with CDE a number of years ago as we see the huge opportunity presented by the recycling of C&D waste to high quality, high value recycled sand and aggregates with a wide range of applications" says Managing Director of Velde Pukk, Mr Egil Velde.

"We visited a number of existing CDE installations and have watched very closely the technological innovations from CDE in recent years which combine to maximise material quality and minimise waste from the process."

As well as processing C&D waste received at the Sandnes quarry the new CDE plant is also processing overburden from the company's hard rock quarry operations at the same site. The CDE project was initially led by Eoin Heron, CDE Regional Director for Europe and Russia and he says that the flexibility offered by the CDE equipment was an important factor in winning the project.

"We looked at the overburden for Velde and determined that we could design a plant that would allow them to not only recycle the C&D waste but also to recover material from the overburden which could subsequently be used in their integrated operations."

As well as operating the quarry in Sandnes, Velde also specialise in the production of ready mix concrete, asphalt production and laying and have their own transport fleet which you can't fail to notice on any trip around the Sandnes and Stavanger areas.

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The North Sea oil industry is a big driver for the economy in this part of Norway and the short trip from Stavanger airport to the quarry in Sandnes reveals a huge amount of infrastructure development on the ground, matched only by the number of helicopters you see transporting people and parts back and forward from the oil rigs off the coast.

"We are a well established and respected name in this area and are providing material to a large number of local projects on a daily basis" explains Egil Velde.

"Our investment in the first wet processing plant for C&D waste in Norway is a symbol of our success - people expect innovation from our company because of our history and we hope that our investment in the CDE plant is taken as a symbol of the potential that exists for this highly valuable resource to be turned into high quality, high value recycled sand and aggregates."

The story of Velde as been one of continuous investment and diversification since the company was originally formed in Sandnes in 1984 by the father of the current Managing Director.

"When my father started the business we were producing aggregates for road and pipe construction from the quarry in Sandnes" explains Egil Velde.

"Now my father has retired and I run the business in partnership with my two brothers, Harald and Reidar."

The company has expanded significantly in the last decade, beginning with the introduction of an asphalt plant at Sandnes quarry in 2006.

By 2007 they had built what they say is the largest, most modern and environmentally friendly production facilities for crushed rock processing and asphalt production in the world. This was followed in 2008 by the establishment of a contracting business for road construction and in 2009 a ready mix concrete plant was introduced to the site.

"Our business has always been about doing things the right way" says Egil Velde.

"Our ambition to grow and build on the strong foundations that our father built always run in tandem with a desire to ensure that the business we build is sustainable and has minimal environmental impact.

In CDE we found a company that shared this ethos and also shared our desire for this project to be much more than a cold business transaction.

We want to build long term relationships with our partners built on trust and respect that will allow us to achieve our growth ambitions while maintaining a focus in our people, our customers and the world around us."

Project Delivery This partnership approach between Velde and CDE allowed for significant efficiencies to be enjoyed during the project delivery phase. The CDE project manager on this job was Colum Bryson and he believes the level of engagement with the Velde brothers and the wider operations team in Sandnes was critical to the success of the project.

"This is one of the largest mechanical installations that CDE has ever completed and as with all projects there were some very specific challenges to overcome during the design and delivery phase" explains Colum.

"Sandnes quarry is a very busy working site so the installation and commissioning phase had to be managed with respect for the essential daily operations of the crushed rock processing plant, the ready mix concrete plant and the asphalt production plant. Thanks to the engagement and commitment of the full team at Velde we were able to not only manage these issues but actually reduced project delivery time by 40%."

There were 55 lorries involved during the transportation phase to deliver the new washing plant to Sandnes quarry and due to limitations on space it was essential that staged deliveries were organised. It was also essential that this was done in such a way as to minimise crane hire requirements on site.

"Due to space restrictions on site this project posed a number of challenges if we were to ensure that there were no additional project costs incurred" explains Colum Bryson.

"We were able to achieve this as a result of the commitment that Velde demonstrated to the project from the outset. The value of getting the new plant up and running in the shortest possible time is often underestimated but not in this instance."

The Velde commitment to doing everything the right way is immediately apparent whenever you visit Sandnes quarry and see the work that has gone into the civils on which the plant is located.

A concrete pad was constructed as well as a variety of concrete product bays built to facilitate the introduction of the many radial product conveyors on the plant.

"The concrete pad at Sandnes quarry is an example of how all projects such as this should be accommodated" says Colum Bryson.

"The long term benefits of this are huge - easier and more efficient movement of site vehicles around the site and quick, easy and safe access for essential plant inspection and maintenance."

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The specification of several radial stockpile conveyors for the washed recycled sand and aggregates is another example of the Velde commitment to minimising the environmental impact of their operations.

"This has the effect of significantly reducing transport movements on site bringing significant cost savings" explains Harald Velde, Operations Director at Velde.

"This also eliminates unnecessary double handling of our products.

In addition to the cost benefits the reduction in transport movements also reduces health and safety risks on site - safer, happier people are more productive people and this was a big factor for both us and CDE in the design of our new plant."

The Process Feed material is first delivered two R2500 primary screening units located side by side and with integrated apron feeders which split the feed across two separate 150tph processing lines. From the feed hopper material is sent to the R2500 primary screening unit and the +90mm material is removed via a double deck 5m x 1.5m grizzly screen. The remaining material is discharged to two horizontal feed conveyors.

The 0-90mm material then arrives at two AggMax 151 modular logwashers where a pre-screen removes all the 0-4mm material which is delivered directly to the EvoWash 201 sand washing plant.

“The pre-screen is essential at this stage to ensure the efficient operation of the AggMax” explains Eoin Heron.

“Not only does it ensure that the aggregate fraction is satisfactorily scrubbed but it minimises wear in the AggMax and maximises sand production.”

After aggressive scrubbing in the two AggMax units the 4mm-90mm recycled aggregate to sent to a ProGrade P2-108 sizing screen. The two AggMax machines also include a trash screen at the rear which removes any lightweight and organic contamination from the recycled aggregate product. Any sand liberated during the attrition phase is also sent to the EvoWash sand washing plant and ensures maximum product yield from the C&D waste feed.

The ProGrade P2-108 sizing screen is from the new Infinity screening range from CDE which includes a patented side wall construction which removes unnecessary weight and reduces the power required to run the screen. The screen is set up to produce a 4mm-11mm, 11mm-16mm. 16mm-22mm and 22mm-90mm product all of which are stockpiled using static and radial stockpile conveyors. The EvoWash sand washing plant produces two grades of sand – a 0-2mm and a 2-4mm. The 0-2mm product is used in the asphalt production plant at Sandnes quarry while the 2-4mm product is used in the concrete plant.

Given the space restrictions on site it was essential that full water recycling and sludge management was included on the new plant for Velde Pukk. There is no option to include settling ponds at Sandnes quarry but the Velde commitment to minimising environmental impact meant that this was an essential requirement of the new plant anyway.

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“Not only does the plant require much less space with the full water and sludge management system but the fresh water requirement is 95% less than if we simply included settling ponds. It also results in a cleaner, safer and more productive site” explains Harald Velde.

The wastewater from the plant is first delivered to an AquaCycle A1500 thickener where it is dosed with flocculant. This forces the very fine particles of silt and clay to bind together and sink to the bottom of the tank. Meanwhile, the recycled water overflows the peripheral weir and is stored in a concrete buffer tank before being recirculated to the washing plant.

The sludge at the bottom of the AquaCycle thickener is discharged automatically at certain pressure and is sent to another concrete buffer tank which is fitted with a set of agitators to ensure the a consistent sludge is delivered to the overhead beam filter press. The filter press model specified is one of the largest available and has 169 plates each measuring 2mx2m. These plates press the sludge to remove more water before the filter cake is discharged to a bay below.

“We are currently using the filter cake – which has a dry solids content in excess of 80% - for the construction of embankments which means that we have eliminated waste from this stage of the process” explains Harald Velde.

“Of the 300 tonnes per hour feed to the plant the only waste from the process is made up of the lightweight and organic contamination removed during the attrition phase.”

The Future The new CDE plant at Sandnes quarry will divert approximately 600,000 tonnes of C&D waste from landfill every year. Velde Pukk aim to develop the market for recycled material in Norway in the months and years ahead through extensive testing and use of material in their own operations.

The business case for the CDE plant was made on the basis of the cost savings that would be realised by Velde Pukk as a result of the diversion from landfill – but that is not enough for the Velde brothers who see this new plant as an opportunity to build the brand value of recycled material and increase its use not only in Norway but across Europe and the rest of the world.

“We are committed to finding more sustainable ways to meet growing demand for our mineral reserves” says Egil Velde.

“Construction, demolition and excavation waste is a hugely valuable resource that can help us to extend the life of our natural reserves for future generations.”

This is a view that is shared by all three of the Velde borthers.

“We wouldn’t accept a wasteful approach to the processing of virgin materials so it’s time that the same approach was taken with C&D waste” says Harald Velde.

The approach taken by Velde is a refreshing one and signals not only a change in attitude to C&D waste and the potential it offers but also that the industry is in good hands as it seeks to stay relevant, viable and secure the future innovation that will keep the sector thriving and strong.

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Wastech continues to innovate with new Quad-Quad Road Train A more cost effective, time saving Ejection Blade Trailer is now available thanks to the newly launched Quad-Quad Road Train Combination developed by Wastech Engineering.

Wastech Engineering, in partnership with leading waste management and recycling company Cleanaway; and WA based heavy transport company KTrans; have developed the first Quad-Quad Ejection Blade Road Train as a result of continued research and development into ways to further reduce the costs per tonne in waste transportation.

Now delivered and operating in WA; this Quad-Quad Road Train features a lift up front axle and steerable rear axle to help improve road handling and tyre wear. Overall vehicle length is within 32m with a body volume of 65m3 per trailer. The overall combination has 94.5 tonne GCM and able to achieve up to 54 tonne payload with a loading time of only 20 minutes per trailer.

Cleanaway replaced their existing topload transfer vehicle configurations and as a result, have significantly improved transport efficiency, reducing total annual trips required by near half. The fully enclosed compaction

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trailers achieve consistent load density and improved odour and litter management.

Development of the Quad-Quad Road train runs in line with the PBS (Performance-Based Standards) scheme. It has been designed and tested to be optimised in performance, productivity and safety in line with its primary tasks.

The system has been developed to challenge conventional methods of waste transport; focusing on reducing transport cost to landfill by maximising payload which in turn significantly reduces R&M on equipment and associated carbon footprint.

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New plant diverting 99% of road sweepings material from landfill A new 50,000 TPA road sweepings recycling system from CDEnviro is successfully diverting 99% of road sweepings material from landfill for UK-based Biffa Waste Services.

Biffa is the UK’s leading integrated waste management company providing collection, recycling, treatment, disposal and technologically driven energy generation services. Biffa control the largest volume of waste in the UK, placing the company at the centre of a dynamic and growing sector, providing indispensable services to all UK businesses.

Biffa considers that environmental compliance, protection, carbon and energy management is an essential part of their business. Recently the company confirmed its commitment to the environment and sustainability by investing in a CDEnviro road sweepings recycling system.

The Solution The recycling solution is based in Biffa Waste Services' landfill in Horsham, West Sussex one of 14 landfill sites operated by the company across the UK. The recycling plant consists of a range of products from CDEnviro including 26

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a HYDRO:GRADE system which screens and scrubs material to ensure effective removal of contaminants, a sand washing plant and a HYDRO:FLO water treatment system. A trommel at the start of the process protects the system and removes oversize contaminants from the feed system. A centrifuge is also used to maximise recycled water within the CDEnviro system.

Glass Recycling The solution was purchased in order to process 50,000 TPA of street cleansing residues from the surrounding areas. However, the processing solution is now accepting multiple waste streams including residual material from locally based material recycling facilities (MRFs). In recent years Biffa has invested around £35 million in MRFs to improve segregation, processing and decontamination of single stream and mixed recyclable materials. The glass fraction now processed in the system was initially trialled on a traditional system, however the results from the CDEnviro unit are far superior both in terms of quality and quantity of glass recovered.

Mr Mark Harley, National Development Manager at Biffa commented:

“We trialled numerous residual materials from MRFs through the CDEnviro system and the results are extraordinary in comparison to our previous traditional approach. A fantastic aggregate product is generated ready to supply to the market giving our clients a true circular economy solution” The system produces three final products ready for re-use; two aggregate products and one sand product. The aggregate product is used on the site for land drainage. Biffa is working to achieve end of waste status for the recovered sand product, resulting in unlimited possibilities for re-use.

Road Sweepings Recycling The Road Sweepings Recycling system at West Sussex is the first time Biffa have invested in a wet processing solution. Mr Harley confirmed, “CDEnviro brought a new, innovative approach to our processing of waste. The new solution effectively screens, classifies and dewaters our waste streams allowing us to divert 99% of road sweepings material from landfill. The effective recovery and re-use of materials from this solution ensures we are providing the most creative and sustainable waste management service in the UK.”

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Sewerage Heat Recovery System delivers outstanding results for residential development Nestled in the breathtaking natural surroundings of the North Shore of Vancouver, British Columbia, the Seven35 building offers a variety of features designed to uphold a deep commitment to sustainability.

Seven35 is a multi-award winning development consisting of 60 Urban stacked town houses, each with one or two bedrooms.

In keeping with the developer's commitment to sustainable development, Seven35 incorporates a range of state-of-the-art environmentally-friendly features, including the innovative “SHARC” Sewerage Heat Recovery System. The SHARC heat recovery system recycles the heat from raw sewerage before it exits the building to municipal sewer line, resulting in significant savings in terms of both energy usage and cost.

While Seven35 was the first private project in North America to install the SHARC system, the results that are being achieved at the site are generating significant interest from builders, developers and authorities from across America and beyond. Indeed, the energy savings being achieved at Seven35 have become a major catalyst in the increased demand for the SHARC system, as builders, developers and owners look to reduce both the environmental footprint and operational cost of their buildings.

system as the key sustainability feature.

The average water usage per suite is 900 litres per day, with an average exiting temperature of 20ºC. The SHARC system was coupled to two 60kW water source heat pumps that recover the heat from the exiting raw sewerage and moves the heat to 6 x 350ltr.DHW storage tanks heated to 52ºC.

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Flow meters, temperature sensors and electrical meters were installed throughout the system in order to monitor and log both the system operation and amount of energy used and recovered by the SHARC system. It was determined that the domestic hot water heating requirement using conventional 90% efficient natural gas boilers was 830kWh/ day. Analysis of captured data indicated the heat pumps used 81.03 kwh/day, 10.08 kwh/day for pumping, energy and 114.64kw/ day for natural gas to raise the water temperature 57ºC, to meet local codes.

The total energy required to operate the SHARC sewerage heat recovery was 205.75 kw/day resulting in 75.2% energy savings. The heat pumps net operational efficiency COP is over 5.1 .

Design Data Developed by Adera Development Corporation, Seven35 is a collection of 60 stacked urban townhouses situated in North Vancouver, B.C. It is comprised of a mix of one & two bedroom units, with an average of 93 m2 per suite. Seven35 achieved LEED® Platinum and Built Green Gold certification using the SHARC sewage-heat recovery

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The data collected over the past two years actually shows slightly better average performance than the above study indicates.

A two year average usage logged by the SHARC shows the average daily energy usage by the heat pumps and other pumps to be 85.68kWh/day the energy used to top up with the natural gas boilers remained constant to the first report at 114.64kWk/ day. There was a slight increase in system operating efficiency to 75.9% energy savings.

Energy Breakdown for Seven35 installation Developed by Canadian firm International Wastewater Systems (IWS) and available in Australia through Air Solutions International Pty Ltd, the SHARC technology has been specifically designed to recapture a third of the energy used in the world that finds its way down the drain.

Warm water from showers, kitchen sinks and other sources cascades down the drain in huge volumes every second of every day, the energy initially used to heat that water being lost completely, or in some cases, actually becoming a detriment by reaching our oceans and introducing unneeded heat to them. The SHARC system recaptures that energy, quickly sending it back up the chain to be used again. It is the same energy – used one day, re-captured, and then used again the next day.

Importantly, the SHARC system is not something developers install just to make themselves feel good. The units reportedly run at somewhere between 400% and 500% efficiency, meaning that for every dollar spent operating the system, the owner gets back around $4-5.00 worth of heat.

One of the major benefits of the SHARC technology is that it is eminently scalable.

SHARC units are custom-designed for each installation and can handle anything from a single building to a district energy system providing a high performance, high efficiency renewable energy solution that can be scaled to suit any building in the world For further information, please contact the Australian Agent, Air Solutions International Pty Ltd, Phone: 03 9753 2677 or 02 9979 7299, Email: info@airsolutions.com.au or visit the website: www.airsolutions.com.au

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INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

Extra fine powdered activated carbon is prone to dusting, but is contained by the flexible screw conveyors and dust-tight connection at the discharger’s bag spout interface.

Mobile discharging of PAC from bulk bags helps solve pesticide overload fast at WTW When a water treatment works in Alfreton, Derbyshire in northern England faced a spike in pesticide concentration exceeding the allowable concentration limit for the incoming water, the site was forced to shut down. The company then had to divert water from a regional water treatment works in order to provide clean drinking water to its customers until the problem could be solved.

The solution arrived in the form of a mobile, truck-mounted carbon dosing system, housed in a 6m long steel shipping container that was delivered and activated within one day, without costly and timeconsuming site preparation, construction or complex components.

Supplied by Transvac Systems Ltd. (www.transvac.co.uk), the TransPAC mobile powder handling and carbon dosing system includes a bulk bag discharger and two flexible screw conveyors from Flexicon (Europe) Ltd. (www.flexicon.co.uk) and Transvac’s ejector system for mixing and injecting a slurry of PAC (powdered activated carbon) into the municipal water stream.

The mobile unit requires only connections to an electric power supply, the municipal water stream, and an external water supply.

Environmental impact and site preparation are minimised, as well as the need for maintenance and planning permission. The system is safe to operate, and simple to control.

The water treatment works was restored to compliance as the dosed carbon successfully removed pesticide traces from the main water stream. Dosing is accurate and steady without over-dosing or wastage.

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From the BFF-C-X Bulk-Out® split-frame bulk bag discharger, PAC is automatically transferred from a half tonne bulk bag through a flexible screw conveyor to a surge hopper from which a second flexible screw conveyor meters the powder into the Transvac ejector.

Split-frame discharger fits inside container A forklift loads the 1.8 m high bag-loading frame and 500 kg bulk bag onto the 0.9 m high stationary discharger frame inside the shipping container. Once the bag spout is untied, the powder flows into a 5 m long, 80 mm diameter flexible screw conveyor leading to the 930 litre capacity surge hopper. A second 3.5 m long, 67 mm diameter flexible screw conveyor moves the carbon powder from the hopper outlet to the intake of the

TransPAC mobile powder handling and carbon dosing system houses a split-frame bulk bag discharger, two flexible screw conveyors, a control panel and the Transvac ejector.

ejector that accurately doses the PAC into the municipal water stream.

The conveyors are curved to fit the tight space within the shipping container.

From the control panel, the operator sets the speeds of the conveyor drives to automatically dose the proper amount of PAC according to the site water flow. Low and high level sensors in the surge hopper signal the controller to start or stop flow through the first flexible screw conveyor when the hopper contents reach low or high level.

The Transvac ejector mixes and doses the slurry of powdered activated carbon into the municipal water stream.

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Above: Bulk bag and lifting frame of the BFF-C-X Bulk Out® split-frame bulk bag discharger are forklifted onto the stationary discharger frame inside the container.

Right: The 5m long flexible screw conveyor from the bulk bag discharger moves the carbon powder to the surge hopper, from which the second 3.5m long flexible screw conveyor moves the powder to the intake of the Transvac ejector.

The carbon dosing portion of the TransPAC system includes a header tank for incoming water, a booster pump and the ejector. The velocity of the water flowing through a venturi creates a low pressure zone in the ejector that entrains the carbon powder into the treated water stream at a rate set at the control panel. The unit operates with no moving parts.

PAC poses handling problems Powdered activated carbon adsorbs the pesticide on its surface, and the carbon and adsorbed material are subsequently removed as sludge in the flocculation process. However, the extremely fine powder, with an average particle size of only 20 microns and a bulk density of 230 kg/m3, is prone to dusting.

Both the bulk bag discharger and flexible screw conveyors prevent dusting. The bag outlet spout is connected to the feeder by a SpoutLock™ clamp ring, which creates a secure, dust-tight connection between the clean side of the bag spout and clean side of the bag spout interface.

Each flexible screw conveyor consists of a stainless steel screw rotating inside a durable polymer tube that contains the fine powder as it is conveyed. The conveyor discharge is likewise dust-free, as powder exits through a transition adapter located forward of the drive at the discharge end, thereby preventing powder from contacting bearings or seals.

Transvac has deployed its mobile TransPAC dosing systems in a number of UK water treatment works for similar emergencies for pesticide, or taste or odour problems and as an alternative to traditional PAC batch dosing systems, which are large, complex and costly, and require long lead times by comparison.

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ACT Government leads in waste innovation In an Australian Capital Territory first, the ACT Government will deploy Bigbelly Solar Powered rubbish bins across three new Canberra locations. The smart bins, which hold more than 4 times the amount of have been deployed as part of a 12 month trial to gather data for the ACT Government’s Waste Feasibility Study.

The appropriately named Bigbelly® bins use the sun’s energy to power an internal compactor that compacts the rubbish at the point of disposal, significantly increasing capacity by almost five times within the same sidewalk location as ordinary 140L rubbish bins. By increasing the capacity, the bins reduce overflow issues, reduce the number of collection trips required and can cut related fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions.

And that’s not where the benefits stop.

The smart, cloud-connected Bigbelly system gathers, consolidates, and analyses data from connected waste and recycling units for a complete waste management solution that beautifies public spaces and increases operational efficiency. Sensors and intelligence triggers notify waste collection employees when units near capacity, aiding

in optimised collection scheduling and public space cleanliness.

“The ACT Waste Feasibility Study will use the data gathered from this trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the bins to assist the government to determine future financial and environmental savings available. The study is investigating a range of options around how best to manage and minimise waste in the ACT and surrounding regions now and into the future. This trial will help the government to decide an appropriate plan of action around bin quantities, size, location and collection frequency” stated ACT Minister for Transport and Municipal Services Meegan Fitzharris.

The capacity of the bins, matched with the collection alert technology will greatly benefit waste collectors from the ACT’S Territory and Municipal Services. The data captured from the smart bins will provide around-the-clock fullness level data, collection activity information and will create a more efficient waste management solution to better optimise collection schedules and public space cleanliness in the ACT. “We are currently emptying rubbish bins at Kingston three times a week. We now expect

to be able to reduce this to once or twice a week depending on usage and events in the area such as the Old Bus Depot markets.

This is a significant saving over a year, for example” said Minister Fitzharris.

Not only is the deployment a first for the ACT, but the ACT Government follows some great examples of deployments of Bigbelly’s in cities worldwide such as New York, Los Angeles, London and closer to home, City of Melbourne.

The ACT Government is committed to continually improving waste management with the government aiming to achieve clean environment and a carbon-neutral waste sector by 2025.

The Bigbelly stations will be deployed in three locations in Wright, Campbell and Kingston.

The smart bins have been deployed and will be monitored by ACT Government waste collectors and Solar Bins Australia, Australia’s leading smart waste provider.

Managing Director of Solar Bins Australia, Leon Hayes stated “The ACT Government’s Waste Feasibility Study is a significant study for not only waste management in the ACT and the region but across Australia.

A deployment of Bigbelly’s speaks to the goals set out in the ACT Waste Management Strategy 2011-25.”

“This is achieved by educating the community through the awareness of our smart bins, providing the opportunity for increased public place waste collection, total containment of waste by the Bigbelly, meaning no overflowing bins and a reduction in wasted vehicle collections meaning a significant reduction in carbon emissions,” he said.

"We have seen worldwide the benefits of the Bigbelly and smart waste technology can bring to the community, visitors and the environment. We will work with the ACT Government on a street level to ensure the benefits of the Bigbelly are realised," Leon Hayes added.

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Smart Waste management lands in Melbourne Bigbelly Solar Compactors have been deployed in Melbourne as the city looks to significantly reduce the overflow of waste for Melbourne’s street bins.

Lord Mayor Robert Doyle said Melbourne’s street bins collected 4,800 tonnes of waste every year and keeping them below capacity at all times could be a challenge, especially during events and busier times of the year.

“Overflowing bins are a terrible look for our city. Our street bins are emptied daily but if a bin is full by 8.30 in the morning, it’s impossible for us to know about it,” the Lord Mayor said.

Bigbelly has pioneered the smart waste management sector with the deployment of sensor based rubbish compactors globally.

“These sensors will send an alert back to base when a bin hits 70 per cent capacity so it can be emptied within the hour.”

The Bigbelly solar compactors have been deployed to some of the busiest locations such as the corner of Swanston and Flinders streets. These bins have a similar sensor technology that is solar-powered, but the great thing about them is that they also compact rubbish, allowing them to fit more in.

“We’ve done an analysis of overflowing bins across the city, so we’ll be placing them in all the appropriate spots. The sensors will also help us keep an eye on bins in hard to reach areas where it’s not as easy to track the amount of rubbish going into them.”

The City of Melbourne spends approximately $9.8 million on waste services each year.

Chair of the City of Melbourne’s Environment Portfolio, Cr Arron Wood said the City of Melbourne was one of the first in Australia to use this type of sensor technology, and the first in Victoria to install Bigbelly solar compactors.

“One of the knock-on effects of a growing population and more visitors to our city is an increase in waste on our city streets and in our laneways, which is a really bad look for the amenity of our city,” Cr Wood said.

“We’re constantly looking for innovative ways to better manage waste, and this is one example where we’re ahead of the game.”

The City of Melbourne recently consulted with the public on its Integrated Waste Management Program which aims to increase recycling, decrease waste sent to landfill and keep our city streets clean. A final report will go back to Council for endorsement later this year.

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Like the EBS and FBS series screw blowers from Kaeser, the new DBS series deliver unparalleled efficiency. They are up to 35 percent more efficient than conventional rotary blowers and also provide energy savings in the double digit range compared with many commonly available screw and turbo blowers.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Leaders need to keep up with the changing climate The rapid growth of Australia’s capital cities and growing pressures on our natural environment has created an increasingly complicated landscape for the waste and water management sectors. These pressures are set to intensify in the coming decades.

Melbourne and Sydney are hitting critical sizes. Both are set to hit a population of more than five million in the near future. According to Infrastructure Australia, both cities are set to grow to around 6 million by 2031.

In the longer term, Australia’s capital cities are predicted to grow by 106.8 per cent, much higher than the national average of 85.8 per cent. This growth will mean greater demand for residential and commercial space. More significantly, it will also place increasing pressure on key infrastructure.

Australia’s changing climate and the realities this presents for both our cities and regions adds another layer of complexity to this changing landscape. In particular, the prospect of severe weather patterns must be at the forefront of our minds as we address the challenges of our rapidly growing urban environments.

Rather than simply demanding more of the same, these dual challenges are already requiring industry and government to do more with less. This means using scarce resources in smarter and more sustainable ways.

Managing the waste and water sectors will pose very real challenges for organisations at the coalface of this changing and increasingly complex environment.

One of the critical factors in determining whether our organisations can meet these complex challenges and ensure our cities are efficient, productive and interconnected is the quality of workplace leadership. The ability of future leaders to guide their organisations through increased collaboration across sectors and rapid technological changes therefore relies on developing and retaining quality, skilled staff, which is paramount.

Navigating these challenges will require, more than ever, leadership to work with management teams and the workforce to adapt to and take advantage of change.

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simply on-the-job. As many existing leaders attest, people who take on new leadership roles are often expected to sink or swim. But technical competence does not predict the ability to lead others.

As valuable as experience and on-the-job training are to any individual, the research evidence demonstrates that management and leadership are most effectively learned through structured or formal programs, which integrate problem-based projects in the workplace with classroom style teaching that introduces new ideas, concepts and models for solving problems and leading others.

Australia’s changing climate and the realities this presents for both our cities and regions adds another layer of complexity to this changing landscape. In particular, the prospect of severe weather patterns must be at the forefront of our minds as we address the challenges of our rapidly growing urban environments.

Evidence is now emerging that many organisations also fail to make the right kinds of investment in leadership capability.

Where businesses do invest in leadership development, most of these investments tend to focus on senior leaders. However, the dynamic nature of most business

environments requires investments in leadership at different levels, especially among frontline and emerging leaders.

The failure to address this leadership capability gap can have devastating consequences. Faced with the task of managing and leading others, many new leaders develop poor leadership habits, and often face significant consequences themselves in the form of stress and burn out.

Leadership development also requires a multi-pronged approach – one that recognises the value in experience and formal or structured programs, often supplemented by individualised support in the form of mentoring or coaching.

These investments also need to take a longer view, and identify potential pathways for emerging leaders to experience a variety of roles and opportunities to develop new capabilities built on existing strengths.

Approaching leadership development in a more systematic and strategic way will ensure that any organisation can create an organisational leadership capability, rather than isolated leaders. Doing so will be one important step in creating a pipeline of emerging leaders within your business that understand how best to adapt to the changing environment in which it operates.

Without this, many organisations may find the challenge of managing Australia’s waste and water beyond them.

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World Water Report focuses on economic impact of water The impact of water on the global economy – three out of four jobs worldwide are water dependent – is highlighted in the 2016 UN World Water Development Report.

Water shortages and a lack of access may limit economic growth in the years to come, according to the report, Water and Jobs, which was launched in Geneva on World Water Day earlier this year.

The report asserted that water is a key factor in the development of job opportunities, either directly related to its management (supply, infrastructure, wastewater treatment) or in economic sectors that are heavily waterdependent.

Those sectors include agriculture, fishing, power, industry and health.

“Furthermore, good access to drinking water and sanitation promotes an educated and healthy workforce, which constitutes an essential factor for sustained economic growth,” the report stated.

In its analysis of the economic impact of access to water, the report cited numerous studies that showed a positive correlation between investments in the water sector and economic growth.

Water investments were a necessary enabling condition for economic growth, jobs and reducing inequalities.

Conversely, failure to invest in water management represented missed opportunities and might also impede economic growth and job creation.

Assessing the relationship between water, economic growth and jobs is particularly challenging, according to the report.

“It has, however, been shown that countries exhibit a strong positive correlation between water-related investments and national income, as well as between water storage capacity and economic growth.

“Investments in infrastructure and operation of waterrelated services can provide high returns for economic growth and for direct and indirect job creation.”

Water investments can also lead to production systems that are more labour intensive – green development can increase employment opportunities through green jobs and more labour intensive practices.

It was essential, the report said, to plan water investments in conjunction with relevant sectors, such as agriculture, energy and industry to maximise positive economic and employment results.

Within a suitable regulatory framework, public-private partnerships (PPPs) offer prospects for much needed investment in water sectors, including building and operating infrastructure for irrigation and water supply, distribution and treatment.

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In Asia and the Pacific, most of the industries driving economic growth depend upon a reliable supply of freshwater for large parts of their production processes.

Expanding economies will need increasing supplies of energy which will, in turn, require access to more water.

“There is tremendous potential to create employment opportunities in the region by increasing access to water in the agricultural sector.

“There is also potential in the industry and service sectors to create and support water-dependent jobs, especially through the improvement of water efficiency, pollution control and wastewater usage.”

The report said increased demand for water in sites where it was scarce or where there was high competition for water created the need for using so-called non-conventional sources for water, rainwater, urban runoff, storm water and wastewater recycling.

“This will create jobs through technology development, because it enables new forms of small-scale intensive uses of water, such as cultivation of highly profitable crops in small plots and also in the operation and maintenance of treatment plants to reclaim water.

“Provided the health risks are adequately managed, wastewater (treated to ‘fit-for-purpose’ levels) offers opportunities for source diversification, especially in water scarce areas.”

It is estimated that between four million and 20 million hectares of land are irrigated with untreated wastewater.

This practice provides livelihoods for farming families and those involved in marketing the products. With its expected scaling-up and formalisation, substantial job creation in this sector can also be expected.

Water source diversification will initially generate jobs at the research level, leading to new jobs being created for the operation, supervision and maintenance, and fine-tuning of smart systems.

Beyond the jobs that water reuse will create within the water, agriculture and public health sectors, it is also likely to generate jobs in research, agricultural extension, produce marketing and the cultivation of non-food crops.

Vital data supports smarter management of water resources The first of 10 National Water Accounts to be released over the coming months have been made public by the Bureau of Meteorology.

The Ord, Canberra, Daly and Perth regions are covered by the initial release.

“Farmers, industry and governments across Australia all benefit when we work with credible and comprehensive water information,” said Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce.

“It’s very hard to manage what you don't measure and this initiative makes it a whole lot easier.

“The National Water Account applies the rigour and principles of financial accounting to water and gives us the hard facts.”

Information provided for each account includes: • water stores and flows; • water rights, use and trade; and • water extracted and managed for economic, social, cultural and environmental benefit.

“The accounts for each region are prepared by the Bureau of Meteorology with collaborators including state and territory governments and water agencies,” Minister Joyce said.

“It's credible data backed by the bureau and rigorous accountancy in one invaluable tool.

“Seeing the changes in water supply and use over time is incredibly important.

“As we invest to unlock the full agricultural potential of regions such as the Ord, we can do so with our eyes wide open. We can see clearly the water activity to date, and we know exactly what we are building on.”

Ten regions are covered by The National Water Account.

The latest accounts for all 10 will be progressively released over the coming months.

The regions cover up to 80 per cent of Australia’s total water use and give detailed insight into the nation’s water situation for the previous financial year.

The National Water Account was embedded into law under the Commonwealth Water Act in 2007 and was funded under the Australian Government's National Plan for Water Security.

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MelbourneGeelong pipeline activated The Melbourne to Geelong pipeline, a water security measure built by Victoria’s previous Labor government, has been switched on for the first time.

Water from the Melbourne system is flowing into Barwon Water’s Lovely Banks basins.

Extremely dry conditions across Barwon Water’s service region have seen storages drop to levels not seen since the millennium drought, prompting the water corporation to place an order for six gigalitres of water from the Thomson/Yarra catchment.

In April, storages were sitting at 35 per cent – at the corresponding time in 2015 they were at 60 per cent.

Minister for Water, Lisa Neville, said Geelong had continued to experience declining storage levels that had not been seen since the Millennium drought.

“The Melbourne to Geelong pipeline was constructed by the previous Labor Government as an insurance policy against future drought and will now be switched on for the first time to help provide the region with greater water security.

“Switching on the pipeline will give local families, businesses and industry in Geelong peace of mind about their future water security.”

The 59 kilometre pipeline connects the Lovely Banks storage basins with Melbourne’s supply network at Cowies Hill, west of Werribee.

Completed in December, 2012, the $80 million pipeline project was one of the biggest in Barwon Water’s 100-year history. It was part of a record $750 million investment program between 2008 and 2013 to diversify the region’s water sources and service growth.

The pipeline provides Geelong with a back-up water source to supplement its surface water storages.

The water corporation is also readying the Barwon Downs borefield for operation.

The borefield is an emergency water

source for greater Geelong when surface storages are low, having been used just four times since 1980.

In another development, more regional communities in the south west region are being connected to the state’s water grid, with a new pipeline to Aireys Inlet and Fairhaven also being turned on for the first time.

Water is flowing to the towns from the greater Geelong supply system, which will provide them with a more secure water supply. A $6.6 million upgrade of the supply system involved constructing an 11-kilometre pipeline from Anglesea to the Aireys Inlet water treatment plant and upgrading a pump station and associated fittings.

Previously the area was dependent on Painkalac Reservoir which relies on rainfall and is vulnerable to changes in climate.

Painkalac Reservoir will be taken out of service, but maintained for recreational use, firefighting purposes and ensuring continued environmental flows into Painkalac Creek.

Rehabilitating Merri Creek Main Sewer Following more than a century of use, Melbourne Water has started rehabilitating the Merri Creek Main Sewer in Melbourne’s inner north.

The brick sewer, constructed by hand in 1907, has deteriorated significantly and rehabilitation works are required to protect public health and the local environment.

Works are being carried out from Bell Street, Coburg, to near St Georges Road, in neighbouring Northcote, and will reduce the likelihood of sewage spills during wet weather.

Melbourne Water Project Manager, Alesha Printz, said the project would ensure a reliable system for the future and ensure the local community continued to receive safe and consistent sewage services.

Works including decommissioning and relining of the existing sewer, construction

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of short lengths of new sewer connections and manhole rehabilitation are scheduled to be completed in May 2017.

During the project period, residents may experience changes to traffic conditions, including some limited road closures and temporary restrictions to street parking and driveway access; changes to shared-use paths and tree removal and pruning.

Ms Printz said Melbourne Water would work with the community to ensure disruptions were kept to a minimum.

“Road closures, detours and decreased speed limits will be required to safely undertake these essential works.

“We’re mindful of the impacts of our work on the local community and we will work closely with affected residents to reduce these wherever possible.

“We will ensure appropriate signage is in place at all times and will notify residents well in advance of any impacts in their area.”

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Major funding to modernise on-farm water infrastructure Irrigators in New South Wales have until 1 July to apply for a share of $111 million in funding to upgrade and modernise their on-farm water infrastructure.

The funding will be provided under Round 8 of the Sustaining the Basin Irrigated Farm Modernisation program.

Government and industry have injected more than $75 million into modernising irrigation infrastructure to date through the program.

"This is clever investment, which boosts productivity, improves water use efficiency, eliminates waste and improves returns at the farmgate," said Barnaby Joyce, Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources.

Mr Joyce said more than 100 irrigators had already used the program to become more water efficient and profitable.

"It is proving to be a practical and successful method of delivering real

benefits to irrigators, and communities who depend on the Murray-Darling Basin. “As well as maintaining or improving irrigators' productivity, it is supporting the health of the Murray-Darling and improving the long term sustainability of regional communities.

"Investing in better infrastructure is actually an investment in the productivity and environmental sustainability of the Murray–Darling Basin."

NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Niall Blair, said 100 projects had been funded under the program and more than 60 had already been completed.

"Irrigators with eligible entitlements from the Barwon Darling, Border Rivers and Lower Namoi catchments can apply for this round infrastructure modernisation funding," Minister Blair said.

The value of individual projects funded to date ranges from $51,000 to $5.5 million.

The NSW Sustaining the Basin Irrigated Farm Modernisation program is funded by the Australian Government through the Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure Program.

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Improvements to Corrigin’s water supply Work is underway on upgrading the water supply in the Shire of Corrigin, in Western Australia’s Central Wheatbelt, with a $1.7 million project to replace a 3.2 kilometre section of above-ground pipeline.

The section of pipeline involved crosses a salt lake and it has been damaged by salt erosion over the years. Burying the replacement pipe and using plastic, instead of steel, will stop future salt erosion and help to prevent leaks and breaks. State Water Minister, Mia Davies, said the Water Corporation was expected to complete the project by the end of June.

Ms Davies said the below-ground pipeline was being built parallel to the existing pipeline, which is located about 13 kilometres east of Corrigin.

The current pipeline supplies scheme water to the shire and provides water to more than 540 connections. Water supplies will not be affected while the pipe is replaced.

Minister Davies said the project was in addition to the Water Corporation's Farmlands water supply project, launched in mid-2015, which was improving the performance of the water supply system in the Wheatbelt.

"Over the next three years, the government will invest $32 million to significantly improve the farmlands supply scheme.

"More than 64 kilometres of pipeline will be replaced and 7,500 pipeline joints will be repaired through a preventative maintenance program known as banding."

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Request for Proposal – Ord Stage 3 Irrigated Agricultural Development The Ord Stage 3 irrigated agricultural development has taken a major step forward.

The Northern Territory Government and the Northern Territory Land Corporation have implemented a Request for Proposal (RFP) process seeking private sector proponents to facilitate development of the irrigated agricultural area – the Spirit Hills Pastoral Lease – of Ord Stage 3.

NT Primary Industry and Fisheries Minister, Gary Higgins, said the proposed development would provide up to 14,500 hectares of new farming land by extending irrigation channels from Western Australia into the Territory.

“Ord Stage 3 is an extension of the iconic Ord Irrigation Scheme, with Stages 1 and 2 located in Western Australia, and will provide investors with the opportunity to develop premium crops for global markets,” Mr Higgins said.

“This project will help diversify the Northern Territory economy, create jobs for local people, provide economic opportunities for Indigenous people and leverage off investment in Ord 1 and 2.

“Ord Stage 3 provides an opportunity for investors seeking to develop large greenfield agricultural projects in north Australia.”

Mr Higgins said the proponent would be responsible for negotiating with native title holders, building the necessary irrigation channel infrastructure and seeking all the necessary approvals, including sacred site and environmental approvals to

develop the Ord Stage 3 irrigated agricultural area.

Ord Stage 3 was made an NT Government Major Project in 2012, with a project team established in the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries to work alongside the West Australian Government.

“Projects of this size take a long time to develop and the Territory Government has consulted with native title holders, the Northern Land Council, local stakeholders in Kununurra and the WA and Commonwealth Governments to guide management decisions to progress this area for irrigated agriculture,” Mr Higgins said.

“We now consider that a proponent led development is the best option and will put the native title holders in direct contact with the end developer, enabling a better outcome for both parties.

“Ord Stage 3 is strongly aligned with the Commonwealth Government’s Developing Northern Australia White Paper and the Northern Territory Government’s Economic Development Strategy, and we believe it will deliver huge benefits.”

Chairman of the Northern Territory Land Corporation Peter Blake said: “The corporation has held the Spirit Hills Pastoral Lease since late 1994 for the purpose of developing Ord Stage 3 and the proposed extension of the Keep River National Park.

“The corporation supports the Request for Proposal process, which will result in the successful proponent progressing this important development for the Northern Territory.”

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Aerial support continues for pipeline inspection Western Australia’s Water Corporation used aerial surveillance during April to inspect more pipelines in the Goldfields and Agricultural Region Water Supply Scheme following a successful trial of the new technology last year.

The Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) surveyed more than 160 kilometres of pipeline, which was a more efficient, integrated and safer way to inspect the condition of pipes than doing it by foot, according to Water Minister, Mia Davies.

"Given the scheme is made up of more than 9,000 kilometres of pipeline, this was the perfect region to take advantage of the technology," Ms Davies said.

"An operator on the ground flew the UAV at a height of 60 metres, taking high-resolution photos of the pipelines

directly below and uploaded the images into the corporation's mapping system.

"The images will be examined for signs of wear and tear, and the corporation will carry out preventative maintenance, as part of the Farmlands water supply project."

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RENEWABLE ENERGY

SCIENCE FUNDING TO POWER ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESEARCH The Queensland Government is investing more than $1.2 million in science research funding for the development of alternative energy sources and technology, including biofuel and biogas production.

The funding is being allocated to the recipients of five Advance Queensland Research Fellowships, all of whom will work in collaboration with industry to develop alternative energy solutions for Queensland.

State Minister for Innovation, Science and the Digital Economy, Leeanne Enoch, said the five recipients were among 54 scientists from across the state to share in $10.02 million from the first round of funding under the Advance Queensland Research Fellowship and PhD Scholarship programs.

“The Queensland Government is serious about the development of an advanced biofuels industry for Queensland.

“Innovative research will help us unlock the full potential of biofuels so that this and other forms of alternative energy can drive economic development and prosperity in Queensland, especially in regional areas.”

Minister for Energy, Biofuels and Water Supply, Mark Bailey, said Queensland had some of the best solar resources in the world and was ideally placed to benefit as solar generation became an increasingly important part of the electricity generation mix.

“Energy supply in Queensland is undergoing a transformational change in the way it is generated, transported, and used – research surrounding solar storage and the integration of new technology into the network is invaluable to our future electricity network,” Mr Bailey said.

The research fellowships include: • Associate Professor Bernadette McCabe from the University of Southern Queensland who was awarded a fellowship of $300,000 over three years to pursue research into biogas production in collaboration with one of Australia’s largest meat processing plants, NH Foods Australia.

• Dr Wayne Water from Griffith University who was awarded a fellowship of $180,000 over three years to develop more efficient technology for solar energy collection and storage.

• Dr Muxina Konarova from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology who was awarded a fellowship of $180,000 over three years to investigate the sustainable production of ethanol fuel from waste gas.

• Dr Yateenda Mishra from Queensland University of Technology who was awarded a fellowship of $300,000 over three years to look at the best way to maximise the integration of renewable energy and supporting technology into existing energy distribution networks.

• Dr Shihu Hu from The University of Queensland who was awarded a fellowship of $300,000 over three years to develop a treatment process for maximising bioenergy recovery from waste water.

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‘NEW GENERATION’ RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY FOR CITY OF MELBOURNE Tenders closed on 23 May for what Melbourne’s Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, described as the “pioneering” Melbourne Renewable Energy Project.

Lord Mayor Doyle said the tender, advertised nationally, showed the project to develop a large scale renewable energy plant for the city was on track.

"The City of Melbourne has united a group of large scale energy consumers to invest in a long-term electricity contract spanning at least 10 years.”

Led by the City, the group comprises Australia Post, NAB, the University of Melbourne, RMIT, NEXTDC, Zoos Victoria, the City of Port Phillip, Moreland City Council, the City of Yarra, Citywide, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and Bank Australia.

"The successful tenderer to deliver this project will build and operate a new renewable energy plant in regional Australia,” Cr Doyle said.

"Up to 140 jobs could be created in the construction phase, with a number of ongoing jobs in the operation and management of the plant.

“We are challenging the market to supply us with the right energy at the right price. If the market responds effectively, we will see a new renewable energy plant constructed within the next two years."

The project is the first time in Australia that a group of large scale energy users has investigated collectively buying utility scale renewable energy through a group purchasing model.

Chair of the City of Melbourne’s Environment Portfolio, Arron Wood, said the purchasing group expected considerable interest from companies in the renewable energy sector.

"This is about creating the jobs of the future, supporting innovation and diversifying Melbourne’s energy supply," Cr Wood said.

"Together, we’re finding a new way to drive investment in renewable energy in Australia. By pooling our electricity demand we will achieve enough scale to enable a new renewable energy plant to be built."

"The fantastic thing is that the direct renewable energy purchase model is replicable. We've already had strong interest from local governments around the world about using the model to accelerate the transition to renewables."

The group predicts it will purchase more than 110 GWh of energy, which is enough to power more than 28,000 households in Melbourne for a year.

Victoria’s Energy Minister, Lily D’Ambrosio, launching the mini-grid trial with AusNet’s Nino Ficca and Alistair Parker. Photo courtesy of AusNet Services.

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HOUSEHOLDERS AND ENERGY COMPANY COOPERATE ON ‘MINI-GRID’ The energy network business, AusNet Services, is working with householders in a street in the Melbourne suburb of Mooroolbark on what’s been dubbed Australia’s first mini-grid trial in an established community.

The trial is being undertaken to demonstrate that 14 homes with residential solar systems and batteries can generate, store and share renewable electricity with each other as a mini-grid via their local power lines.

AusNet Services Managing Director, Nino Ficca, thanked the residents for their willingness to participate in the initiative.

“We’re installing the solar systems, batteries and associated communication equipment and greatly appreciate the readiness of this community to take part in a ground breaking trial,” Mr Ficca said.

“AusNet Services is excited to partner with the community to develop systems that may give consumers the choice to share their solar-generated electricity with their communities, potentially lower their bills and support the electricity network.”

Over the next 12 months, AusNet Services will focus on monitoring consumption levels and behaviours for each participating household so the individual houses can be disconnected from the electricity grid, operating solely on the solar energy generated and stored in their batteries.

The final stage of the trial will use AusNet Services’ control system to share stored renewable electricity between the homes in the street as a genuine mini- grid system.

“We’ve developed a control system that will monitor and manage energy flows within the mini-grid,” Mr Ficca said.

“This system will enable the energy that is stored in batteries to be shared between houses, based on the needs of the individual houses, the diversity of customer loads within the mini-grid and the needs of the network.

“This project builds upon the learnings gained from a residential battery trial we recently completed, which identified benefits for consumers and electricity networks, and the need to find ways for both parties to work together to realise these benefits.”

AusNet Services’ three-year battery storage trial tested how residential batteries could export electricity into the grid to support the network during peak demand times, during unplanned outages, such as storm events, and as a solution that may delay or offset network investment.

MAJOR PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR PROPOSED SOLAR FARM One of Australia’s leading energy companies, Origin Energy Limited, has struck a deal to purchase solar power from the proposed 100 megawatt Clare Solar Farm in north Queensland.

The solar facility will generate more renewable electricity than any other solar farm in Australia and Origin has negotiated the purchase agreement with global solar company, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV).

Under the terms of the power purchasee agreement (PPA), Origin will buy 100 per cent of the output and large scale renewable energy certificates from Clare Solar Farm, located 35 kilometres west of Ayr. The PPA will run for 13 years from the commencement of operations until December 2030.

FRV will commence construction on the 300-hectare site later this year and operations are expected to commence in 2017.

Origin has also secured an option to develop a further 35 megawatts of capacity.

The deal follows the signing of a 15-year PPA with FRV for the solar power generated by the 56 MW Moree Solar Farm in northern NSW in March.

Origin Energy Markets CEO, Frank Calabria, said the cost of solar was falling rapidly compared to other renewable resources and now was the ideal time to invest in solar.

“The sunshine state is ideal for generating solar and Clare Solar Farm is in an optimal location close to existing transmission infrastructure, as is Origin’s DA-approved Darling Downs proposal in south east Queensland.

“Clare Solar Farm will generate more solar energy than any other Australian project, utilising single-axis tracking technology with panels that follow the sun to maximise generation capacity throughout the day.

“Origin has a strong track record of supporting and underpinning investment in renewables through PPAs, including Snowtown II in South Australia and the signing of this PPA means construction at

Clare can commence towards the end of the year,” Mr Calabria said.

FRV Chief Executive Officer Rafael Benjumea said the Clare PPA represented another significant step in achieving FRV’s strategy to develop and build renewable power generation assets across Australia and globally.

“The agreement is yet another Australian market first for FRV and, building upon the successful delivery of the Royalla and Moree solar farms, is a strong vote of confidence in FRV’s ability to deliver large scale solar projects in Australia.

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Municipal Merge Mapping Are Mergers an Opportunity to re-Map & Re-balance Residential Route Boundaries?

(Applications of technology to assist in council mergers and data consolidation)

by Terry Daley, CEO Wastedge.com While it has been cited in some sectors of the press as “...the crudest act of boundary rigging since Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s notorious Queensland gerrymander of the 1970s” - given that the recent council mergers have affected many marginal seat electorates, such graffiti on the press wall is likely to have little impact. The deed is done – we now have to make the best of it. Yet, as often witnessed in the waste industry, storm clouds may have a silver lining of opportunity for others.

Many contractors and waste industry consultants would see this as a golden opportunity to get money from the government to help merge, re-model and rebalance route workloads.

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councils can now apply for up to $15 million assistance grants and regional councils $10 million plus $3 million for each 50,000 residences above 250,000.

Small, medium and large council house counts would have ranged in the recent past from 25,000 to 30,000 households for small councils, or some 60,000 properties for a medium size council and 150,000 would have been considered large.

Numbers are not yet published for the new mergers but its likely that 250,000 to 300,000 will be the new norm!

These new councils will also have to make decisions about levels of service where it varies between the different parts of the new council – how often do the bins get picked up? What other local community services does the council provide, or does it outsource its operations?

Given the biggest revenue generation engine within a council is the rubbish charges that often subsidises all other council charges (from lost or loose dog capture to school waste education programs), this means increased numbers will need to reset council budgets and press many to re-evaluate their waste collection operations against larger budgets with a bigger economy-of-scale opportunity.

While some regional operating councils have been working on a collaborative basis, the shared software systems and supply contracts may now involve different suppliers and lead to a market consolidation of the biggest or longest contracted incumbent.

In other words, if the resulting merger of two councils that use separate Ratepayer records management and billing systems needs to move records from one system into another, the choice may be influenced by least cost option or by whichever of the contracts has the longest time to run or the least restrictive cancellation policy.

There’s some half a dozen players in that ratepayer or property management solutions market space (for example: Technology One’s Proclaim, Civica’s Authority and Infor’s Pathways with some generic billing or ERP presence from Oracle and SAP), so we could see some software vendor shake out in the support of such mergers or possible new entrants from the evaluation opportunity.

Tony Khoury from the NSW Waste Contractors Association (WCRA) notes: “Theses amalgamations should not impact on existing Council contracts & collection arrangements. However, there will be an impact when contracts expire.

For example (and this is just one scenario): • Councils A, B & C amalgamate to form ABC • Council A is day labour, 240 litre red bin collected weekly, 240 litre co-mingled recycling fortnightly, kerbside clean ups 2 pa (scheduled by area) • Council B is contracted to XYZ, 140 litre red bin weekly, 240 litre co-mingled recycling fortnightly, 240 litre green waste fortnightly, kerbside cleans 2 pa (on-call) • Council C is contracted to LMN, 240 litre red bin weekly, 240 litre co-mingled recycling fortnightly, kerbside clean ups (pay per throw on call per normal day of service) Once the contracts at B & C expire there may be one large tender advertised for an agreed set of common services across the larger local government area.

The obvious savings might be: • one depot (consolidated from several); • consolidated administration & call centre; • fewer spare trucks; • one less Supervisor; • more volume - therefore better bargaining power for tipping & recycling, etc.”

Multiple merger technical steps to consider From ASPsoftware’s perspective, the change in residential operations software support would likely involve quite a number of technical steps and re-organisation opportunities: 1. Consolidation of ratepayer address and services 2. Disparate route mapping systems data capture and consolidation 3. Current route GPS and lift count data capture 4. Collection capacity modelling and rebalancing of routes 5. Waste stream container registers & bin tag systems consolidation 6. Container maintenance systems – internal or contracted consolidation 7. Waste Stream day-of-service area collection areas amalgamation 8. Kerbside on-call bulky collection streams capacity management

a. For hard goods, whitegoods, ewaste, greenwaste or problem wastes b. Illegal dumping and graffiti clean-up management 9. Park and litter bins mapping and collection management 10. APIs – for re-integration with contractor systems or back office billing systems

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Step 1 – Data codes alignment, merging and mapping. After merging the resident records into the one database, and converting any container size and service frequency codes to a consistent set, addresses can be plotted easily in modern web based mapping systems, or prior GPS locations of centre of property can be used to allow property density per area on the map. Validating the resident address and services data that’s been managed by council workers with varying map location accuracy over the last x years is also a good data validation and cleansing process to do every year or so.

Step 2: Sorting out disparate mapping systems data. Some councils use ESRI based mapping data others use Mapinfo based data systems or some older proprietary map data options versus online mapping systems such as Google maps or map data supply providers. Most of these mapping suppliers also provide this-to-that conversion utilities so merging two different sets of data into one shouldn’t be a problem.

Step 3 – Mapping what your trucks are doing now before you can plan to change. There are still a lot of councils out there who’s mapping route plans exist only on paper as colour highlighted, laminated driver maps. Most council mapping departments would be able to produce large size coloured day of service wall maps per waste stream – but detail route area maps are often out of date – or known only by operations managers and drivers – so here’s an opportunity to inject some modern technology to improve that data capture (and possibly have the cost of such a project subsidised by the state government).

Consultants traditionally make money in these areas from charging for an audit person to travel with each truck and a clicker device or two to validate actual number of lifts per street section side of street and number of properties passed by that didn’t have bins presented – so that consulting reports on presentation rates can be produced as a backdrop to collection area change recommendations.

There are two main options to use new technology or software here: 1) Automated GPS trail data capture from low cost tracking equipment.

Add some low cost GPS recording devices to trucks for a 4 to 6 week period to map existing runs several times (e.g. fortnightly recycling or green waste cycles get two repetitions to check drivers doing same areas consistently) 2) Tablet apps with supervisor recorded and voice annotated route guides.

With modern technology today you can use consumer grade apps to enable supervisors to travel with drivers and record actual route GPS trails. Its also possible to recording voice notes on turn points or special route directions. While this may initially sound expensive labour wise, if the results can be used for automated new driver route training, (i.e. route guide playback) you’d get the time back many times over by saving the supervisor having to travel with new drivers several times per route to train them on route turns (provided existing route boundaries in a day of service area aren’t expected to change).

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“With modern technology today you can use consumer grade apps to enable supervisors to travel with drivers and record actual route GPS trails. Its also possible to recording voice notes on turn points or special route directions. ” Step 4 - Collection route area capacity modelling and rebalancing of route workloads. In our opinion, this is the area that technology can offer most savings in re-modelling how route areas can be rebalanced within a day of service area per waste stream. The variables to take into account can be complex in combination, but modern map based modelling systems can take into account the following wide range of factors: 1. Truck capacity and compaction ratio per stream (how many bins can be picked up before truck is full by volume or weight) 2. Transit distances between depot to start of run 3. Distance to nearest disposal site when full 4. Distance back to nearest run area after first truck empty (this will vary per day of week as trucks have to travel further from tip or closer to depot as well as by terrain constraints)

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5. Average transit speed and collection speed (seconds per lift) 6. Average speed between lifts 7. Density of residences per area 8. Variable topography (e.g. properties in Australia tend to be spread along arterial roads or transport lines and cluster around shopping centres or train stations as well as being spread along the back of beaches on the coast line or river systems inland) 9. Overlaid truck type restriction areas (e.g. narrow laneways or cul-de-sacs that require smaller vehicle access, or Multi Unit Dwelling Clusters that need servicing by rearlift teams – such that the bins in these areas can be excluded from modelling standard side lift collection areas.

10. Special terrain area restrictions – e.g. avoid steep hill zones or bridge crossings Spatial mapping algorithms and weighting factors can be used to automate the calculation of myriads of resident cluster combinations to predict the optimal grouping of collection points per route into truck capacity groups of smaller map zones. These modelling processes can save one or two trucks out of a 12 truck council – double that if the council is a 24 truck size – and at over $600,000 per fully equipped side lift truck that is more than a million in savings over a typical 5 year collection contract.

Step 5 - Waste stream container registers & bin tag systems consolidation. Technology in bin tagging has changed considerably in the last few years, but subject to what’s in place – retrospectively re-fitting or even auditing bins that are out there can be an extremely expensive labour intensive task.

Firstly, tag technology has changed from older low frequency RFID tags to new Ultra High Frequency (UHF) technology. UHF has longer read range for when bins are placed wrong way round and tag is further away, rather than LF which has a read range of half a bin width and is

more suited to rear lift bins (though in a rearlift – side-of bay mounted UHF antennae can pickup tandem bin lifts with one antennae). And the fitting (or retrofitting) options have changed considerably. While bin tags used to cost some $2 per tag and retrofitting labour costs as much as $4 per tag with special chip next extraction and fitting tools, there are now new stick on 3M glued UHF RFID tag “labels” that can simply be peeled and stuck on anywhere under the bin lip – but are also very weather proof. UHF tags can also contain additional text data (such as belonging address) and can be re-written in field from a mobile handheld device.

Doing bin audits can also be aided considerably with mobile apps on iPhones or even blue tooth connected tag scanning data fobs. How much other data you want to capture can vary the app functionality you may need: e.g. capture exact GPS location, bin condition checklist, presentation placement, even content analysis and attached photos. But the bins all have to be out on the day and some prove elusive to capture if not presented weekly.

Step 6 - Container maintenance systems – internal or contracted consolidation. Technology here can help with modern handheld PDA or smart phone apps linked with RFID or barcode scanners for deliveries, repairs, removals or replacement bins or bin parts. Scanning devices and apps will vary according to what type of bin identification technology you choose. Also you may consider looking into some of the ratepayer portal options where ratepayers can lodge self service requests for the above as an easier way to communicate with the council or contractor managing the service.

Bin assets register and related bin stock parts management systems (axles, wheels, etc, may also need review and merge of data from two different council systems).

Step 7 - Waste Stream day of service area collection schedules amalgamation. Putting changed day of service areas in place can be a massive effort – but this area is now supported well by modern technology for communications with residents on web pages and council apps (when should I put my bin out reminders) to avoid the deluge of dialin queries about changed day of service confusion and complaints. Most of major contractors would offer such an app and there are several app suppliers on the market as well as apps from most software providers. Email of reminders - / change of service letter generation and simplified work in mapping based re-assignment of addresses within new areas or marginal day-of-service boundary movements can help manage the process and customer communications more efficiently. This can open up benefits down the track when council or contractor may be able to use the opt-in contact details from self service residents to communicate operational changes or other service change information with its customers.

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Step 8 - Kerbside on-call bulky collection streams capacity management. For hard goods, whitegoods, ewaste, greenwaste or problem wastes and scheduling illegal dumping and graffiti clean-up management can be better managed these days by web portal self-service booking technology that can be set to restrict the number of bookings per day or per suburb or per map area to match available truck capacity (like a hotel room reservation system). Once requests are in they can also be allocated automatically by map area to respective supervisors of in-field inspectors, and then reclassified and reassigned to cleanup or maintenance teams, or dealt with on mobile field staff apps (e.g. retrieved lost bin).

Step 9 – Park and litter bins mapping and collection management. Mobile technology again can be a great help in capturing data should one or more of the merging councils need their paper records of street bin assets mapped and registered in a system. Smart mobile device apps can take a photo of the type and condition of each bin at the exact GPS location where the parks department may have last moved the ins to as well as log any vandalised litter bins or posts as required. Existing collection drivers that may know the route by rote can use mobile apps to easily capture data on their runs as well as giving an updated record of route trails that have been tuned over time to date, to compare against how the computer route optimisation may be able to save time by re-routing.

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Step 10 – API to council or contractor systems. Lasts but not least, if looking for infrastructure projects that could possibly attract government funding, consider linking the new technology applications above to ratepayer billing systems so they automatically synchronise changes or if merged council systems are managed externally by contractors – talk to your contractor about facilities to synchronise with the council ratepayer database and/or mapping systems. As traditional Ratepayer applications get upgraded to work in cloud networks it becomes easier to synchronise collaborative systems.

Larger councils looking to future crowd sourcing of budget expenditure management?

Paris (France) is currently implementing citizens’ budget ideas through an online portal. Some Australian councils are already looking at similar ideas, giving ratepayers a say in how selective government funding or rebates are spent. With additional capacity and authority of larger consolidated councils, we could possibly see the transformation to responsive urban government that technology can offer.

Stake a claim for some new IT assisting merger infrastructure (grab a grant while available) – or get some consulting assist to spend it. They’ll go fast!

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