Sustainability Victoria Resources
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Buy Circular Procurement Templates and Resources
- Buy Circular Project: Environmental Management Plan Template (Word - 1.8MB)
(To be used in conjunction with Tender Criteria Questions and Weighting spreadsheet.) - Buy Circular Project: Recycled Materials Database Template (Excel - 49.2KB)
- Buy Circular Project: Waste Management and Circular Economy Plan Template (Word - 1.5MB)
(To be used in conjunction with Tender Criteria Questions and Weighting spreadsheet.) - Buy Circular Project: Tender Criteria Questions and Weighting Database (Excel - 61.7KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Contractor KPIs (Word - 79.5KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Evaluation Scoring (Excel - 252KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Staff KPIs (Word - 79.9KB)
- Buy Recycled Template: Tender Response Schedule Options (Word - 88.3KB)
- Circular Economy Matrix Background Document: Measuring Circularity in Projects (Word - 2.2MB)
- Contractor User Guide: Recycled First Forecast & Reporting Table for Projects under $50M (PDF - 882KB)
- Data Collection Spreadsheet (Examples) (Excel - 31.7KB)
- Incorporating Circularity into Council Procurement Policies (Word - 1.5MB)
- Procurement Templates and Resources: Sustainability Victoria (PDF - 164KB)
- Recycled First Forecast Reporting Table for Projects under 50 Million (Excel - 54.6KB)
- Recycled First Plan for Projects under $50M (Word - 2.8MB)
- Recycled Products and Materials: Procurement Toolkit for Local Government (PDF - 949KB)
- Sample Policy Content for Circular Procurement (Word - 1.5MB)
- Template 3: Whole-of-Life Cost Caculator: NSW Government (Excel - 1.2MB)
Circular Economy Councils Fund: Project Reports
- Bayside Repair and Reuse Service Feasibility Study and Delivery Model Report - Bayside City Council - Jan 2022 (PDF - 4.6MB)
- Brimbank Resource Recovery 2.0 Feasibility Study - Final Report - Apr 2023 (PDF - 509KB)
- Circular Central Victoria: A regional Circular Opportunity Scan - A Report by Aurecon and Lifecycles for the City of Greater Bendigo - May 2023 (PDF - 7.2MB)
With contributions from the City of Greater Bendigo, Gannawarra Shire Council, Macedon Ranges Shire Council, Loddon Shire Council, Swan Hill rural City Council, Mount Alexander Shire Council, Campaspe Shire Council, Mildura Rural City Council, and Buloke Shire Council. - Detailed Materials Flow Analysis and End Market Opportunities (Draft) - City of Ballarat - Jun 2022 (PDF - 899KB)
- Eliminating Coffee Cup Waste from Alpine Resorts - Final Report - Falls Creek Resort - Jan 2022 (PDF - 814KB)
- Feasibility Study for the In-house Processing of Organic Waste by East Gippsland Shire Council - Jun 2022 (PDF - 1.19MB)
- Food Organics Feasibility Study for High Rise Buildings - A Submission to the Cities of Melbourne and Port Phillip - Mar 2022 (PDF - 2.1MB)
- Kensington Circular Economy Precinct - City of Melbourne - Jul 2024 (PDF - 10.0MB)
- Mansfield Shire Council: Review and Audit of Public Waste & Recycling Infrastructure - Final Report - Jan 2022 (PDF - 10.7MB)
- Mattress Processing Facility Feasibility Study - Swan Hill Rural City Council - Feb 2022 (PDF - 17.7MB)
- Northern Grampians Organics Feasibility Study - May 2022 (PDF - 43.6MB)
- Recycling Problematic Materials Options Analysis - Prepared for City of Wodonga and Project Partners Comprising the North East Victoria Region - Draft Report - Mar 2022 (PDF - 786KB)
- Resale Shop Feasibility Study - Strathbogie Shire Council - Dec 2021 (PDF - 14.6MB)
- Reusable Nappy Feasibility Study: Towards a Best Practice Reusable Nappy Program - Monash City Council on Behalf of 12 Participating Councils - Final Report - Jul 2022 (PDF - 2.9MB)
With the participation of: Bayside City Council, Boroondara City Council, Glen Eira City Council, Greater Dandenong City Council, Knox City Council, Maroondah City Council, Maribyrnong City Council, Moonee Valley City Council, Monash City Council, Nillumbik Shire Council, Stonnington City Council, and Yarra Ranges Shire Council. - Sharing Shed Feasibility Study - Wyndham City Council - Jan 2022 (PDF - 1.62MB)