Welcome to the Australian Local Food System Policy Database. This is a collection of policies from New South Wales (NSW) and Victorian local governments that relate to healthy, sustainable, and equitable food systems.
For further information about using the database and how it was created see How to use the database. You can search the database by using the fields below. Domain refers to eight broad categories under which various topics are situated. The domains and topics are based on a framework of recommendations for local government action on creating a healthy, sustainable, and equitable food system (also located on the ‘How to use the database’ page linked above).
To cite the database: Reeve B, Carrad A, Rose N, Charlton K & Aguirre-Bielschowsky I (2021) Australian Local Food System Policy Database. Available at: https://law-food-systems.sydney.edu.au/policy-database (access date).
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| Document title | Relevant text in the policy | Domain | Topic | State | Local Government name | Council type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | “Our strategy focuses on increasing recycling, capturing organic waste, and improving the local recycling sector.” | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | • At least one pilot precinct that eliminates unnecessary single-use plastic • Increase in recycled content in products procured by City of Melbourne | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | • Food and green waste recovered • A resilient recycling sector Key actions for this priority 8.1 Improve existing waste hubs and recycling facilities and expand the existing resource recovery hub network for city businesses. 8.2 Enact planning controls to ensure that the Waste and Recycling Centre on Dynon Road maintains its role as a hub of state significance and develop a plan for future upgrades. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 1 Engage and educate community and businesses | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 1. Residents Residents will be empowered to rethink and reduce their consumption. They will have access to convenient services that enable them to reuse and recycle a wide range of materials. Residents will be able to separate and recycle their garden and food waste. For single unit and low-storey dwellings, this might take the form of a regular organics bin KEY ACTIONS FROM THE STRATEGY 1.2 Run, support and advocate for education campaigns. service. Apartments will be able to use the expert advisory services and incentives program to identify tailored solutions for their waste disposal needs. Residents will have access to drop-off and at-call services that cater for multiple waste streams. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 2. Avoiding greenhouse gas emissions – keeping organic material out of landfill reduces methane emissions, and capturing energy and resources from waste helps to reduce the footprint from raw material production. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 2. Greenhouse gas emissions considers tonnages and the materials targeted: High – specifically organics and metals, Medium – plastics and glass, Low – other materials. 3. Amenity considers if an initiative specifically targets congestion, noise, odour, public realm bins, or organics waste: High – specifically targets amenity, Medium – somewhat targets amenity, Low – little targeting of amenity. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 2.1 Establish and deliver a waste minimisation and innovation fund. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 3.2 Offices Building managers and tenants will have access to simple, effective and convenient recycling systems. This will include recycling options for key materials such as food waste and e-waste. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 4.2 Reduce waste and improve recycling at City of Melbourne sponsored and run events. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 50% of organics in household waste is recovered | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 6 Improve waste governance and planning | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 6.3 Investigate and advocate for regulations to avoid and improve recovery of organics and plastics waste. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 7. Establish new systems to source separate and collect organic waste | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 7.1 Explore and trial options to separate organic waste across different residential property types. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 90% of waste is recovered from all City of Melbourne run and sponsored events | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | 90% of waste is recovered from at least four City of Melbourne run or sponsored events | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | A key focus is improving the recycling and organics diversion of household waste. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | Applying for grants for innovative projects, particularly ones that target waste avoidance and reuse, as well as problematic materials such as food and plastic waste. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | At least one trial achieves 50% of organics in household waste recovered | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | Avoiding and reducing food waste by using new practices and technology. Supporting and participating in organics trials and hubs with organics recycling. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | Benefits of taking action • Improve new building performance to increase recovery rates | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | Considering the material inputs in their supply chain and supporting reusable and recycled products where possible. Analysing their waste management and improving their recycling, for example reducing and recovering food waste and avoiding unnecessary plastics. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | Degraves Street Recycling Facility offers additional waste stream recycling such as organics. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | Designing buildings that have systems to recover organics waste, consulting with expert advisors. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | Efficient approach to waste collection and resource recovery based on tailored services | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | Establish and deliver a waste minimisation and innovation fund. 2.3 Explore innovative approaches to waste reuse, collection, storage and recovery. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | Establish new systems to source separate and collect organic waste | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | Explore and trial options to separate organic waste across different residential property types. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |
| WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY STRATEGY 2030 | Food and green waste recovered | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Melbourne | Metropolitan |