Collection design
Explore collection models and their relationship to available processing capacity.
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Technical topic 10 · Community and capability
Zero Waste for Municipalities and Nations
Explore how collection, processing and public participation fit together.
Who it’s for
Nations, local government, public works and service-planning teams.
What you take away
Identify the decisions required to build a coherent community resource recovery system.
What we explore.
Contamination reduction
Consider separation, acceptance rules and feedback to residents and businesses.
Service economics
Explore rate structures and the commercial implications of service design.
Transport decisions
Compare local and regional logistics in the context of material volumes and destinations.
Community targets
Consider achievable goals, baselines and progress tracking.
Education and incentives
Examine the role of public information and participation in system performance.
Apply it to your context
Questions for
your next decision.
- Where are the gaps between collection and processing?
- Which incentives would support cleaner streams?
- How will we measure service and community outcomes?
Discuss your context and learning goals with Oliver to identify the right starting point.
How this supports your business case
Turn the learning
into evidence.
Use this module to identify implications for demand, available resources, operating requirements, investment, risk and outcomes. Record what you know, the assumptions you are making and what still needs validation in your OPPORTUNITY business case.