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The package Establishing a Licensed Composting Facility in New South Wales developed by the Recycled Organics Unit is now available.

This package comprises a series of eight easy-to-read Information Sheets.

An updated Third Edition of this publication is now available to download for free.

 

 

This package will help councils, their communities and the composting industry to better understand the issues and decisions involved in the establishment and siting of composting facilities.

This is needed to achieve community and government targets for waste reduction in accordance with environmentally sustainable development principles.

The package Establishing a Licensed Composting Facility consists of eight Information Sheets.
Download individual information sheets from the package as required:

Introduction to the approvals and licensing process for composting facilities.
Preliminary planning and identification of appropriate composting technologies
Site selection and impact analysis
Overview of the performance-based development assessment process
Consultation with government authorities
Detailed site design and documenting an environmental management plan
Preparing the impact statements, gaining development consent and relevant environment protection licenses
Case study - successful landscape supplies business expands into composting.

 

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