Strategies and Plans

Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2032

Council is committed to protecting and enhancing the built and natural environment for current and future generations and developed the Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2032 to realise this vision within the context of waste management.

Council in 2023 entered new 10 year organics, recycling and bulky waste collection contracts and Council’s landfill is due to reach capacity within the next 5 years. Council wants to provide waste services that meet the communities needs and expectations, whilst ensuring that waste services are reliable, affordable, and sustainable.

Council’s Waste Services Survey in February 2022 received more than 1,900 responses from the community highlighting that waste management is an important issue for our community. The feedback received has informed and guided the development of the Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2032. View survey information and results HERE.

The Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2032 aims to achieve:

• Higher rates of resource recovery with a focus on community waste education
• Transition to a Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) service
• Consider innovative and emerging waste technologies
• Minimise the environmental impact of waste generation in the Hawkesbury Local Government Area.

The Strategy has a 10-year timeframe and consists of three themes each of which have their own objectives and goals:

• Resource Responsible Citizens
• Generational Legacy
• Environmental Stewardship

Western Sydney Regional Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2022-2027

Hawkesbury City Council will again work with WSROC and other member councils to deliver the new Regional Waste

Strategy which has the following seven key priority areas:

• Meeting waste infrastructure needs by 2030 and beyond
• Implementing household organic waste collection services
• Building resilience to climate change impacts on waste services
• Updating waste planning controls in new building to address new policy directives
• Facilitating the transition from a linear to circular economy
• Protecting the region from waste pollution
• Exploring joint procurement of waste services and/or infrastructure.

The new Regional Waste Strategy has the following focus areas as selected by councils:

• Supporting the delivery of new Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO) services in councils
• Waste avoidance and reduction initiatives
• Engagement and advocacy to improve waste infrastructure opportunities
• Investigation of joint procurement and waste service delivery efficiencies in FOGO delivery
• Domestic waste service and circular economy improvements to planning instruments
• Disaster responsiveness and emergency waste management initiatives
• Regional education efforts to further engage with hard to reach communities
• Initiatives to address litter, illegal dumping, and problem wastes including asbestos; and
• Facilitating sharing of information and resources between councils and NSW EPA.

The Regional Waste Strategy will complement Council's Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2032 as adopted by Council in 2022.