Waste and a Circular Economy
The Hunter JO leads the Regional Waste and Circular Economy Program, facilitating collaboration between councils and other stakeholders delivering a range of programs to support the effective delivery of waste services, increase resource recovery and decrease waste generation, and develop the circular economy within the Hunter and Central Coast region.
The waste and circular economy program is funded by the NSW Environment Protection Authorities (EPA) Regional Networks for Effective Waste Management (RENEW) program, enabling the Hunter JO to lead the regional waste group that is comprised of our 10 member councils and Central Coast Council.
Circular Materials Strategy
With the funding from the RENEW program, the Hunter JO has developed the Hunter Central Coast Regional Circular Materials Strategy (CMS) 2022-2027. This document is our regional response to the EPA’s Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy (WaSM), setting out how we will support the delivery of WaSM priorities while meeting our own region’s strategic objectives. The CMS themes, outcomes and strategic directions are shown in the image alongside.
The CMS guides the projects and initiatives that we deliver through our waste and circular economy program. Falling out of the CMS is an Annual Action Plan, that outlines the activities that will be delivered each financial year to achieve the strategic directions.
Read more about the CMS and view the entire document.
Hunter and Central Coast Circular Economy Roadmap
The CMS identifies the Hunter Central Coast Circular Economy Roadmap as an important collaboration activity for the Hunter JO to lead on behalf of the region. It spans beyond government effort by adopting a whole-of-region approach to coordinating and elevating the circular evolution occurring in our region, and sets a path for us to collaborate and accelerate towards our longer-term shared vision of being Australia’s leading regional circular economy.