Part 2 is concerned with establishing a baseline analysis of waste management and identifying the key challenges in this area.
The strategy will summarise current trends, challenges and issues in relation to the five main categories of waste:
Key challenges and issues will be addressed in relation to:
A national waste balance will document the flow and quantities of waste from production through to transport, treatment and disposal. The national waste balance will model the extent to which waste is re-used and recycled within each of these streams, and enable assessment of the potential for further waste reduction, re-use and recycling. The model will be based on existing waste information systems and strategy, as well as inputs obtained from industry, including the recycling industry, and cross-referenced with other data sources such as disposal sites. Estimates of illegal dumping and disposal will also be extrapolated from existing data sources including census data and the recent nationwide assessment of the status of landfills.
The NWMS will summarise the main macro-economic trends in the waste sector, as well as the achievement of poverty and job creation targets. The macro-economic implications of different scenarios for targets and minimum standards will be examined in terms of job creation, SME development, GDP and poverty eradication.