Many industries rely heavily on natural resources to create significant social and economic benefit, however to remain sustainable they must respond to the medium to long term risks and threats, and establish an industry stewardship approach.

 C4ES has worked extensively with industry, business and government at all levels to improve environmentally responsible production, distribution, recovery, procurement and reporting practices.  This understanding and experience assists our clients to achieve more effective risk management, trade advantages and improvements in company profit. 

• Environmental Audit of the Australian Sugar Industry – Report on the sugar industry in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia; including cane growing, harvesting, transport and processing
  Client – Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  C4ES Contacts – Paul Coffey and Patricia Chamberlain
  

• From Stewardship to SustainabilityTM
  Client – Australian Wool Innovation
  

Sustainable resource recovery requires a sound economic and policy environment. C4ES foster development of policies and strategies that incorporate commercial opportunities, sound public policy and environmental protection at national, state, regional and local levels.

Recent Planning and Policy Development Projects:

• Industry Performance Advisor for Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) - Independent, professional advice to assist in optimising the quality and quantity of products recovered through participating council kerbside collections
  Client – Marrickville Council, Rockdale City Council and Waverley Council
  C4ES Contacts – Patricia Chamberlain
  
• Future Waste Strategies for Hawkesbury City Council and Its Community – An investigation into available, proven opportunities to extend the life of the Hawkesbury City Waste Management Facility, whilst at the same time providing the best outcome for the community in terms of environmental, economic and social factors
  Client – Hawkesbury City Council
  C4ES Contact – Patricia Chamberlain

Previous Planning and Policy Development Projects:

• AWI response to NSW EPA Green Offsets Draft Call for Submissions
  Client – Australian Wool Innovation
  
• Impacts of Implementing Container Deposit Legislation in the ACT
  Client – ACT NoWaste
  
• Impacts of Container Deposit Legislation on New South Wales Recycling and Litter Management Programs
  Client - Beverage Industry Environment Council
  
• Audit and Advisory Service Resource Manual
  Client – Inner Sydney Waste Board
  
• Brisbane City Council Kerbside Recycling Project
  Client – Brisbane City Council
  
• Macarthur Region Construction and Demolition Waste Strategy
  Client – Macarthur Waste Board
  
• Macarthur Region Infrastructure Plan
  Client – Macarthur Waste Board
  
• Local Government Procurement Policy Implementation Plan
  Client - Northern Sydney Waste Board
  
• Clean Hunter Centre Development
  Client – Environment Australia

The long-term diversion of waste from landfill relies on the development of sustainable alternative utilisation of materials. C4ES experience in market development for recyclable products spans paper, glass, organic, wood and plastic products.  This experience is applicable to a whole range of other products.

Previous Market Development Projects:

• Enhancing the Viability of drumMUSTER
  Client – DrumMUSTER
• Plastic Transport Packaging Research and Development Program
  Client – Southern Sydney Waste Board
  
• Feasibility Study for National Resource Recovery Program
  Client – Environment Australia
  
• Glass Market Development Strategy for Victoria
  Client - EcoRecycle Victoria
  
• Secondary Market for Recovered Paper in Victoria
  Client – EcoRecycle Victoria
  
• Recycled Products Market Development / Paper, Glass and Wood
  Client – NSW Waste Boards

C4ES develop waste minimisation and avoidance and recycling programs based on a full understanding of waste management and recycling costs and the economics and logistics of alternative approaches.

Previous Waste Minimisation and Avoidance Projects:

• Implementing the Non-Residential Precinct Recycling Program
  Client - Beverage Industry Environment Council
  
• Plasterboard Feasibility Study
  Client - Inner Sydney Waste Board
  
• Waste Management and Recycling Practices at Coca-Cola Amatil's (CCA) Brisbane Waste Management Facility
  Client – Coca-Cola Amatil
  
• Non-Residential Beverage Container Recovery Feasibility Study
  Client - Beverage Industry Environment Council
  
• Product Performance Investigation of Recycled Content Office Paper
  Client – Southern Sydney Waste Board
  
• Waste Management and Recycling Practices at the Carlton and United Breweries (CUB) Kent Brewery
  Client - Carlton and United Breweries
  
• Waste Management and Recycling Practices at Coca-Cola Amatil's (CCA) Perth, Adelaide, Kings Park, Smithfield and Northmead Facilities
  Client - Coca-Cola Amatil
  
• Baulderstone Hornibrook Waste Audit
  Client – Baulderstone Hornibrook
  
• Commercial and Industrial Waste Avoidance
  Client – Central Coast Waste Board
  
• Review of Bedminster System and Co-generation
  Client – Salisbury Council (SA)

Presenting complex environmental, logistical and economic issues in a simple easy-to-understand format is critical to the successful implementation of many projects. Education is incorporated into all applicable projects with the delivery of written material, training, publicity and promotional campaigns, seminars and workshops.

Recent Education Projects:

• Closing the Loop Community Survey – conduct of community questionnaire to determine the effectiveness of a trial education campaign
  Client – New South Wales Jurisdictional Recycling Group
  C4ES Contact – Patricia Chamberlain

Previous Education Projects:

• Recycling Education Program - Kerbside
  Client - Macarthur Waste Board; then REP–K Steering Committee (Resource NSW, Coca-Cola Amatil, BIEC, PNEB, Norske Skog, NSW Health, PACIA, Dairy farmers, Visy Recycling, NSW JRG and Waste Service NSW)
• "Know Your Paper" Guide
  Client - Southern Sydney Waste Board
  

C4ES delivers a broad range of research and services including resource audits, product investigations, national and international literature reviews, data collection and collation and database development. C4ES has also been commissioned to organise various events, assist with conferences, review reports and provide other areas of assistance as a result of our technical expertise.

Recent Research and Related Projects: 

• Salisbury Hard Waste Recycling Assessment - Survey of residents regarding the proposed introduction of a hard waste collection service
  Client – Salisbury City Council
  C4ES Contact – Patricia Chamberlain
  

Previous Research and Related Projects:

• National Packaging Covenant Action Plan Program Development Assistance
  Client – Beverage Industry Environment Council
  
• Assistance to Access Economics review of Institute for Sustainable Futures Inquiry into implementing CDL in NSW report
  Client – Beverage Industry Environment Council
  
• Waste Management Processing and Facilities Tour for Councillors
  Client – Salisbury City Council
  
• Tour of international sorting & processing technologies for Municipal Solid Waste, paper, glass, plastics and organics and value added recycled products
  Client – Hunter Waste Board, Clean Hunter Centre, ACI Packaging, Newcastle City Council
  
• Establishing a Wood Recycling Centre
  Client - Western Sydney Waste Board
  
• Plastic WRAPP in the Southern Sydney Region
  Client - Southern Sydney Waste Board
  
• Pioneer Waste Management Development Approval Assistance
  Client – Pioneer Waste Management
  
• Project Officer Interviews – panel member
  Client - Inner Sydney Waste Board
  
• Review of Industry Waste Reduction Plan
  Client - Beverage Industry Environment Council