# Circular Economy 6.1 - Recycling hub
# Applies to
Very large (250+ lot) subdivisions
# Relevant Victoria Planning Provisions
# 15.01-3S Subdivision Design (opens new window)
Creating an urban structure that:
- Supports waste minimisation and increased resource recovery.
# 19.03-5S Waste and resource recovery (opens new window)
Objective
To reduce waste and maximise resource recovery to reduce reliance on landfills and minimise environmental, amenity and public health impacts.
Strategies include
- Ensure future waste and resource recovery infrastructure needs are identified and planned for to safely and sustainably manage all waste streams and maximise opportunities for resource recovery.
- Ensure waste and resource recovery facilities are sited, designed, built and operated so as to minimise impacts on surrounding communities and the environment.
- Encourage development that facilitates sustainable waste and resource recovery, including facilities for Victoria’s container deposit scheme.
# Objective
To enable local resource recovery and reduce environmental impacts of waste by providing infrastructure that supports community recycling beyond household collection systems.
# Summary
# Excellence
Awarded where there is a recycling hub within the subdivision. Applicants should liaise with council's waste teams to identify that locations identified can be serviced by councils.
# Documentation & evidence required
# Subdivision Design Response
- Location of community recycling hub marked on plans
This may be shown indicatively on the subdivision design response plan e.g. as a star on the plan.