(see Figure 1).
The high level actions to deliver the Strategy in its first five years are
outlined in Sections 6 and 7. The actions presented are all framed
within the intervention areas outlined in Figure 4.
current regulations would come into play where this stockpiling
was causing environmental or public health impacts. Figure 4
also acknowledges other dependencies, which include the
importance of data governance and information dissemination
in the implementation of government interventions // Policy
for market development.
FIGURE 4 GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION AREAS TO SUPPORT MARKET DEVELOPMENT FOR RECOVERED RESOURCES
battery storage would be priority
products for product stewardship.
That has yet to be discussed because
of the [federal] elections but we are
interested in how that plays out for
Victoria. We recently sponsored a
workshop in Melbourne conducted by
the Clean Energy Council that explored
issues around lithium-ion batteries and
there was huge interest in the industry
– more than 100 people from various
sectors showed up – to show some
leadership in stewardship there.”
POLICY, REGULATION AND DATA GOVERNANCE
EDUCATI ON I NTERVENTI ONS
Research and development
(material / product performance
and development)
Infrastructure investment to improve
quantity and quality of recovered
resources
Education for industry
and consumers
Product specifications
(quality standards)
Resource recovery infrastructure hubs
Product procurement
Product stewardship
INFORM ATION DISSEM INATION TO STAKEHOLDERS
The circular economy
An area that did not receive as much
attention given it was less tangible
than the rest of the actions in the plan
was the use of the language of the
circular economy, which Krpan said was
a first for SV.
According to Krpan, there is currently
a lot of interest in how industry can go
about repatriating products, materials,
resources, and nutrients within the
local economy, and the manufacturing
sector in particular has evolved in its
circular economy approach.
“We’re seeing fantastic innovation
[in manufacturing] and people really
thinking about the circular economy.
CORE M ARKET DEVELOPM ENT
INTERVENTIONS
IN F RASTRUCTURE
IN T ERVENTIONS
Government intervention areas to support market development for recovered sources. (Credit: SV)
It’s still early days in how you make
the circular economy real and practical
but there are some great examples of
companies doing well.”
Some of these companies were
recognised by SV in July for raising
the bar in Victorian manufacturing
by embracing sustainability through
innovation.
One company – Close the Loop,
which produces TonerPave used on
roads and made from waste toner
cartridges – was inducted into the
Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame.
Not a scattergun approach
Now that the roadmap has been released,
SV will continue working with its partners
to develop viable end markets and
has some $2 million announced in the
Victorian budget for strategies to help
move some of these initiatives forward.
“Where there is government money,
we will also look for private sector
co-investment. In fact, most of the
projects that we fund have $3 of private
sector investment to $1 of government
money. R&D is a little different, we’ll
look for partners there,” Krpan said.
Ultimately, SV will use its various
strategies, including this market
development document, and strategies
for waste education and organics, to
prioritise all funds, whether announced
in the budget or from the levy.
“It’s not a scattergun approach. The
strategies are very deliberately targeted
towards our problem products,” Krpan said.
“And then, our first action will be
around stewardship. I think it’s going to
be those R&D projects and the product
stewardship around Paintback and tyres.
Those are the first caps off the rank.” iw
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