Social and policy dimensions of waste minimisation and waste management

Subproject 1: EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ZERO WASTE PRACTICES – THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY APPROACH                                                                         

Mapping and building Circular Economy networks, infrastructures and institutions to minimise waste                                                                      

Objectives:                                                                        

1. Learning from European markets and exploring appetite in Victorian and Australian markets – selected case studies                                                                                 
2. Identifying mature or easily implementable solutions for trials in Theme 4 contributing to CE Pilot
3. Circular Economy pilot with local councils                                                                             

Subproject 2: MINIMISING KERBSIDE WASTE AND CONTAMINATION                                                                      

Efficient and effective co-mingled waste minimisation: Detailed analyses of domestic practices (online shopping)                                                                                

Objectives:                                                                        

1. Explore strategies for domestic waste minimisation (packaging)                                                                 
2. Investigate effective domestic waste disposal                                                                     
3. Explore how waste recovery (and separation) from co-mingled waste can be made efficient.