The City of West Torrens has developed a Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy and are seeking your feedback to ensure the Strategy remains relevant for the community and, in doing so supports a City where people want to live, work and enjoy life.

Our vision

Council’s vision for future waste and resource recovery in West Torrens is: Continuous improvement and innovation in waste management and resource recovery to protect the environment, contribute to the local economy and support our community. 

This vision:

• Reflects our aim for continuous improvement by understanding future opportunities.
• Acknowledges the key outcomes from waste and resource recovery and the benefits for West Torrens, its residents, local businesses and other stakeholders by:
  1. protecting the environment
  2. supporting the community
  3. providing economic opportunity
• Embraces new ideas and innovations as a key enabling mechanism towards achieving these outcomes.

What is a Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy?

The Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy will provide us with direction to deliver effective and sustainable waste management in West Torrens. The Strategy will also address the future and changing needs of waste management, identify opportunities to improve resource recovery and help us to provide an innovative, sustainable and efficient waste management service.

Strategy priority areas:

1. Circular economy.
2. Continuous improvement.
3. Education and engagement.
4. Innovation.
5. Policy and framework.

Why is waste and resource recovery important?

Waste disposal, recycling and litter management are important responsibilities for the City of West Torrens. How we manage these responsibilities can affect:

• How beautiful our city is.
• The impact we have on the environment (including greenhouse gas emissions).
• The amount of rates we pay.
• How we plan new developments.
• The design of our roads and the build of other infrastructure.
• Associated traffic congestion on these roads.
• Businesses that operate in our area.
• How our community feels about its contribution towards protecting the environment.

View documents 

• Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 
  

How to have your say

Provide your feedback using any of the following:

• Online
  Use the online feedback form at the bottom of this page.
  
  
• Post
  Complete the downloadable feedback form or prepare a written submission and mail to:
  'Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy'
  City of West Torrens
  165 Sir Donald Bradman Drive
  Hilton 5033
  
  
• Email
  Complete the downloadable feedback form or prepare a written submission and email csu@wtcc.sa.gov.au with the subject heading 'Draft Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy'.
  
  
• Information displays
  Project information displays and surveys will be setup at the following locations for the duration of the consultation.
  • Hamra Centre Library foyer
    1 Brooker Tce, Hilton SA 5033
    
  • Civic Centre
    165 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Hilton SA 5033

All responses must be received by 5pm Friday 9 September 2022.

 
Additional information 

Should you require further information, please contact Amy Henshaw, Project Officer Waste and Recycling on 8416 6305 / email ahenshaw@wtcc.sa.gov.au

Council’s use of personal information 

Please note that the City of West Torrens is a public authority which is bound by the Local Government Act 1999, and other relevant legislation, to retain information and to make certain information publicly available. In some instances, this will require Council to publish personal information such as names and addresses of those whose information it holds. If you have any questions regarding the use of your personal information please contact Council on (08) 8416 6333. 

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