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    The document compares the management of e-waste in 5 Sydney councils - City of Sydney, Sutherland Shire, Rockdale City, City of Fairfield, and Waverley Council. It researches each council's strategies through primary, secondary and tertiary sources and rates them out of 10 on how the issue of e-waste is addressed. The City of Sydney receives a 10/10 rating for best addressing the issue on its website and through other online and offline information sources, while the other 4 councils provide little information and require a phone call to obtain details on e-waste management.

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    The document compares the management of e-waste in 5 Sydney councils - City of Sydney, Sutherland Shire, Rockdale City, City of Fairfield, and Waverley Council. It researches each council's strategies through primary, secondary and tertiary sources and rates them out of 10 on how the issue of e-waste is addressed. The City of Sydney receives a 10/10 rating for best addressing the issue on its website and through other online and offline information sources, while the other 4 councils provide little information and require a phone call to obtain details on e-waste management.

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    The document compares the management of e-waste in 5 Sydney councils - City of Sydney, Sutherland Shire, Rockdale City, City of Fairfield, and Waverley Council. It researches each council's strategies through primary, secondary and tertiary sources and rates them out of 10 on how the issue of e-waste is addressed. The City of Sydney receives a 10/10 rating for best addressing the issue on its website and through other online and offline information sources, while the other 4 councils provide little information and require a phone call to obtain details on e-waste management.

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    INFORMATION REPORT: A

    COMPARISON OF THE
    MANAGEMENT OF E-WASTE IN 5
    SYDNEY COUNCILS

    Photo by
    HidingInABunker
    OBJECT: To compare 5 different Sydney
    councils management of e-waste
    METHODOLOGY:
    1. Use of a range of primary, secondary and
    tertiary sources to research each council.
    2. Compare management strategies.
    3. Document results and observations.
    SUBJECTS:
    • City of Sydney
    • Sutherland Shire
    • Rockdale City
    • City of Fairfield
    • Waverley Council
    CITY OF SYDNEY
    SUTHERLAND SHIRE
    ROCKDALE CITY
    CITY OF FAIR
    WAVERLEY COUNCIL
    COUNCIL WAS THE ISSUE OF E- Was further Rating out of 10 on
    WASTE ADDRESSED information easy to how the issue of E-
    on the council obtain from waste is addressed
    website?
    sources other than in each council
    the website?

    CITY OF SYDNEY yes Yes, there were blogs, and 10, best by
    many online and offline comparison.
    articles about the
    program

    SUTHERLAND SHIRE no No, a phone call was 0


    required

    ROCKDALE CITY no No, a phone call was 0


    required

    FAIRFIELD CITY no No, a phone call was 0


    required

    WAVERLEY yes No 3
    COUNCIL
    Contribution to group project
    Author Unknown 2008, ‘E-waste outcasts beg Garrett for action’, Inside Waste Weekly, 16 December, accessed 25.03.2010,
    http://www.insidewaste.com.au/storyview.asp?storyid=538395&sectionsource=s88&highlight=sims.

    City of Sydney 2010, Waste & Recycling: e-waste, accessed 25.03.2010,


    http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/Residents/WasteAndRecycling/Services/Ewaste.asp.

    Considine, M 2010, ‘Negotiating the national e-waste mountain’, Ecos, June-July, p16, accessed 24.03.2010, Expanded Academic ASAP.

    Cook, L 2010, Phone conversation, 25.03.2010, Sutherland Shire Council waste management services call centre 9710 0333.

    Fairfield City Council 2010, Services: Rubbish & Waste Collection, accessed 25.03.2010,
    http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=430&iNavCatID=5&iSubCatID=66.

    Garrett, P 2008, ‘Doorstop Interview SIMS E-waste recycling centre Villawood, Sydney’, transcript, E-waste; national waste policy, Australian
    Government Australia, 19 November, accessed 16.03.2010, http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2008/tr20081119.html.

    Holstein, L 2010, email, 25.03.2010, lholstein@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au.

    Papadakis, M 2010, ‘One big happy council Plan’, The Leader, 16 March p32.

    Rockdale City Council 2010, Environmental & Waste services, accessed 25.03.2010,
    http://www.rockdale.nsw.gov.au/environment/Pages/Garbage_Waste.aspx.

    Sutherland Shire Council 2008, State of the Shire Report, accessed 24.03.2010, http://211.26.139.86/index.php.

    Sutherland Shire Council 2010, Recycling Directory, accessed 25.03.2010,


    http://www.sutherland.nsw.gov.au/ssc/home.nsf/Web+Pages/96052D4BFD504D96CA25735C001E91AA?OpenDocument .

    Waverley Council 2010, Waste & Recycling: Alternate Disposal options, accessed 25.03.2010,
    http://www.waverley.nsw.gov.au/environment/waste_and_recyling/alternate_disposal_options.  

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