Change (improvement) in Up to 15% Up to 38% Up to 14% resource recovery rate CO2-e avoided through 7.5 kt/annum 1.9 kt/annum 1.4 diversion of material from landfill Additional FO recovered 25 kt/annum 5.6 kt/annum 3.8 kt/annum *households Performance standards To realise the benefits of implementing preferred service standards there are several key performance requirements that relate to the yield of recyclables, recycling rates and contamination levels that need to be achieved, refer to Section 3.5. These include: Net yield per household Contaminated bins Household Contamination rate Stream (kg/hhld/week) capture rate 5.0kg - Metropolitan 5% 75% 15% ≥ ≤ ≥ ≤ Comingled recycling 4.0kg Non-Metropolitan ≥ 6.0kg - Metropolitan 3% 90% 1.5% ≥ ≤ ≥ ≤ GO 5.5kg Non-Metropolitan ≥ 9.0kg - Metropolitan 3% 50% - FO 3% ≥ ≤ ≥ ≤ FOGO 8.0kg Non-Metropolitan 90% - GO ≥ ≥ These performance benchmarks reflect standards which are being achieved by Victorian councils implementing services aligned with the preferred service standards. Some councils have achieved higher performance standards and they may reasonably expect to realise greater benefits than have been previously stated. Acknowledging the variability between councils, this report provides evidence and analysis that will assist councils to fully assess the benefits of greater consistency in kerbside recycling and preferred service standards detailed in OKCS.
Change (improvement) in resource recovery rate Up to 15% Up to 38% Up to 14% CO2-e avoided through diversion of material from landfill 7.5 kt/annum 1.9 kt/annum 1.4 Additional FO recovered 25 kt/annum 5.6 kt/annum 3.8 kt/annum *households Performance standards To realise the benefits of implementing preferred service standards there are several key performance requirements that relate to the yield of recyclables, recycling rates and contamination levels that need to be achieved, refer to Section 3.5. These include: Stream Net yield per household (kg/hhld/week) Contaminated bins Household capture rate Contamination rate Comingled recycling ≥ 5.0kg - Metropolitan ≥ 4.0kg Non-Metropolitan ≤ 5% ≥ 75% ≤ 15% GO ≥ 6.0kg - Metropolitan ≥ 5.5kg Non-Metropolitan ≤ 3% ≥ 90% ≤ 1.5% FOGO ≥ 9.0kg - Metropolitan ≥ 8.0kg Non-Metropolitan ≤ 3% ≥ 50% - FO ≥ 90% - GO ≤ 3% These performance benchmarks reflect standards which are being achieved by Victorian councils implementing services aligned with the preferred service standards. Some councils have achieved higher performance standards and they may reasonably expect to realise greater benefits than have been previously stated. Acknowledging the variability between councils, this report provides evidence and analysis that will assist councils to fully assess the benefits of greater consistency in kerbside recycling and preferred service standards detailed in OKCS.
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