Waste Management
As the world’s population increases and the need to adopt sustainable practices grows, waste management has become a major environmental focus. Improved waste management enables recovery of precious resources and is fundamental to establishing a circular economy. Accent works with local governments and private entities to develop waste management strategies and obtain approvals for waste management facilities, helping to enable this transition. Our personnel also have expertise in the supply and treatment of water and wastewater.
General Services
Project Approvals
- Environmental and planning approvals
- Financial assurance proposals
- Scoping technical studies and baseline investigations
Assessments, Management Plans
- Developing pragmatic waste management and associated plans
- Environmental risk assessments
- Mine waste assessment and management
Site Surveys
- Design and completion of soil, sediment, water and groundwater sampling and analysis
- Capturing in-situ water quality parameters in real time
Auditing and Compliance
- Technical review of waste management design and technologies
- Technical review of energy from waste projects
- Auditing and due diligence
- Waste contractor inspection and management
- Development licences, licences, licence exemptions and environmental improvement plans
- Storage management plans
Stakeholder Consultation
- Providing strategic advice to industry and regulators
- Providing waste stewardship advice
- Stakeholder engagement
- Education, training and capacity building
We also collaborate with other technical specialists in the following key areas:
- Water treatment and management
- Waste composition audits
- Hazardous materials audits
- Landfill design and monitoring
- Lifecycle analysis
- Health risk assessment
- Air quality modelling and assessment
- Climate change assessment and carbon accounting
To learn more about our previous work in waste management or to find out how we can assist your work please contact us.