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World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe 2023:  "The world is at a crossroads. For decades, economies have relied on the linear model to “take, make, and dispose”; a circular economy is slowly emerging, which looks to “renew, remake, and share” instead. Moving toward a circular economy requires a fundamental rethinking of waste management practices and how they can affect health and well-being. This report analyzes assessment of economic benefits of the health outcomes from better waste management,and discusses approaches for assessing health impacts and their economic consequences in decision-making for a zero-pollution future based on the principles of a circular economy and sustainable waste management. Transformation to more sustainable waste management with low health risks entails substantial economic costs: in remediation of historic waste deposit sites, investment in purchasing and maintaining modern technologies for waste burning, and promoting job switc...

  Item No:         C0623(1) Item 27 Subject:         Notice of Motion: Leading a Reform Agenda on Waste             From:             Councillor Marghanita Da Cruz        MOTION   1.   That Council notes councils have a key role to play in reducing waste and its impact on the environment 2.   That Council notes across the Sydney metropolitan area, 55 per cent of household and commercial waste goes to landfill each year, resulting in loss of valuable resources, costing businesses and households more than $750 million in waste levies each year. 3.   That Council will work with other Sydney councils to a)   reduce waste; b)   improve environmental outcomes where waste has ...