Participants generally advised keep it simple ensure visualisations work in black-and-white include Sankey diagrams and infographics comments unhappiness with the colour scheme expressed in SA unhappiness with the with/without fly ash layout expressed in WA Vic movement of data online has resulted in significantly higher apparent usage NWR timing No major complaints about the proposed quicker timing Data NSW (NWR data requires ministerial sign-off); Qld regulated waste data (processing backlog) Consultant commitment made not to estimate data unless outside the agreed timeframe National Some concerns, especially from attendees involved in regulation, the potential standard for scale of the task and risks to jurisdictions (e.g. reference in enforcement activities, non-hazardous confusion where national definitions vary from jurisdictional definitions) waste data and Underlying support for some initiative, and strong support from some reporting Much of the concern was mollified by reference to a is we want to get to’ ‘this type of document Could include standard densities, definitions of resource recovery, diversion, etc. Other Inter-jurisdictional transfers of non-hazardous waste are poorly recorded, leading to errors in comparisons of jurisdictional generation and recovery rates e.g. Vic imports recyclables (major export of landfill waste from NSW to Qld is well recorded) We may be missing some energy recovery via co-burning of in coal-fired power stations in NSW other jurisdictions? – Text contributions to the NWR universally seen as both burdensome and worthwhile China closure is a major issue and must be discussed Tas has large gap in C&D data because can be used as can maybe estimate ‘fill’ – The tables overleaf follow from the workshops’ outcomes. Table 4 follows from issue no. 1; Table 5 follows from issue no. 6. Definitions of recovery or recycling applied in jurisdictional reporting Compared with Material streams / locations Definition definition #1, this where this definition is known to Comments applied excludes be applied Container deposit materials 1. Export of unprocessed “Materials from NT collected for recyclables will not applicable recovery or significantly diminish due Unprocessed recyclables recycling” to China ban exported All recovered materials within 2. For the NWR 2016, data “Materials Process residuals Qld, SA, Tas, Vic and WA processed was requested to be
Participants generally advised keep it simple ensure visualisations work in black-and-white include Sankey diagrams and infographics comments unhappiness with the colour scheme expressed in SA unhappiness with the with/without fly ash layout expressed in WA Vic movement of data online has resulted in significantly higher apparent usage NWR timing No major complaints about the proposed quicker timing Data NSW (NWR data requires ministerial sign-off); Qld regulated waste data (processing backlog) Consultant commitment made not to estimate data unless outside the agreed timeframe National standard for non-hazardous waste data and reporting Some concerns, especially from attendees involved in regulation, the potential scale of the task and risks to jurisdictions (e.g. reference in enforcement activities, confusion where national definitions vary from jurisdictional definitions) Underlying support for some initiative, and strong support from some Much of the concern was mollified by reference to a ‘this is we want to get to’ type of document Could include standard densities, definitions of resource recovery, diversion, etc. Other Inter-jurisdictional transfers of non-hazardous waste are poorly recorded, leading to errors in comparisons of jurisdictional generation and recovery rates e.g. Vic imports recyclables (major export of landfill waste from NSW to Qld is well recorded) We may be missing some energy recovery via co-burning of in coal-fired power stations in NSW – other jurisdictions? Text contributions to the NWR universally seen as both burdensome and worthwhile China closure is a major issue and must be discussed Tas has large gap in C&D data because can be used as ‘fill’ – can maybe estimate The tables overleaf follow from the workshops’ outcomes. Table 4 follows from issue no. 1; Table 5 follows from issue no. 6. Definitions of recovery or recycling applied in jurisdictional reporting Definition applied Compared with definition #1, this excludes Material streams / locations where this definition is known to be applied Comments 1. “Materials collected for recovery or recycling” not applicable Container deposit materials from NT Unprocessed recyclables exported Export of unprocessed recyclables will significantly diminish due to China ban 2. “Materials processed Process residuals All recovered materials within Qld, SA, Tas, Vic and WA For the NWR 2016, data was requested to be
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