Information for Local Government

MWMG works with Melbourne’s 30 metropolitan councils to plan, coordinate and facilitate their procurement of waste management and resource recovery services. MWMG encourages joint efforts to reduce waste generation and maximise the sustainable recovery of materials from waste for reuse, recycling and reprocessing. All these efforts are geared towards minimising the damage to the environment caused by waste disposal.

Assistance provided by MWMG to councils includes:

• Advising on best practice guidelines in municipal waste management and resource recovery technologies
• Coordinating education and awareness-raising programs for the community
• Commissioning and undertaking research into municipal waste management and resource efficiency
• Assisting metropolitan councils procure waste management services from waste service providers
• Managing contracts and arrangements between metropolitan councils and the providers of waste management services and facilities to those metropolitan councils
• Assessing the need for and planning for municipal waste management infrastructure and landfills in metropolitan Melbourne.