Dulverton Waste Management

What Dulverton Waste Management does

Dulverton Waste Management (DWM) operates regional landfill and organics recycling infrastructure serving Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1994 as a Joint Authority under Tasmania's Local Government Act 1993, DWM is jointly owned by four Tasmanian councils — Central Coast, Devonport City, Kentish, and Latrobe — and governed by a five-member skills-based Board of Directors. Its core operations comprise a 35-hectare modern landfill near Latrobe on a former clay quarry site with a projected operational life exceeding 90 years; the original organic composting facility capable of processing approximately 40,000 tonnes of organic material per year; and the newly completed Dulverton Organics Treatment (DOT) Facility, a $32 million state-of-the-art enclosed-tunnel composting installation capable of processing more than 50,000 tonnes of organic waste annually. The DOT Facility is supported by $9 million in combined Australian and Tasmanian government grant funding and underpins FOGO kerbside collection services to 38,000 households across the Cradle Coast region.

DWM serves three primary customer segments. First, pre-approved industrial and commercial businesses deliver waste — inert materials, clean fill, putrescible waste, and controlled waste — through a single weighbridge-controlled entry system that records weight, company/client, and waste type. Second, the public sector: the four owner councils plus seven additional councils within the Cradle Coast Waste Management Group, to which DWM provides technical advice, project management, waste advisory, and FOGO implementation services. Third, retail and agricultural compost customers reached through approximately 14 nursery and garden centre stockists across Tasmania and via bulk direct orders (50m3 to 1000m3+). Revenue is generated through transaction-fee landfill disposal, AS 4454-certified Dulverton Organic Compost sales, and professional-services advisory fees.

The site integrates several technical systems: first-in-Tasmania machine guidance landfill compaction, geo-synthetic clay-lined cells with manufactured sodium bentonite barriers, a landfill gas extraction system achieving approximately 10,000 tonnes CO2-e annual carbon abatement, a 7-kilometre leachate pipeline, and DOT Facility enclosed tunnels with de-packagers, scrubbers, and biofilters for advanced odour control. DWM is ISO 14001-2016 certified (audited by BSI Group Australia), holds the Waste Management Association of Australia's 2017 Landfill Excellence Award, and is led operationally by CEO Veronica Schilling with CFO Emma Habermann and COO Matt Layton.

Name

Dulverton Waste Management

Legal name

Dulverton Regional Waste Management Authority

Website

https://dulverton.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dulverton Waste Management operates Tasmania's regional landfill and organics recycling infrastructure as a council-owned Joint Authority. It serves commercial, public-sector, agricultural, and retail customers with waste disposal, AS 4454-certified compost, and FOGO advisory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Services

NAICS

Solid Waste Landfill (562212), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill Disposal (BPALACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills (Non-hazardous) (EUAIACAB), Landfill Operations & Disposal Services (IMAIAFAL)

Keywords

• Landfill disposal services
• Organics recycling
• Compost manufacturing
• Waste management consulting
• FOGO collection support

Headquarters

HQ city

Devonport

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Landfill Disposal Services: Accepts waste from pre-approved commercial and public sector customers. Weighbridge records weight, company/client, and waste type. Accepts inert waste, clean fill, putrescible waste, and controlled waste.
2. Compost Sales: Dulverton Organic Compost sold through retail outlets across Tasmania and via bulk direct orders. Compost is certified to Australian Standard AS 4454.
3. Waste Advisory and Technical Consulting: Provides technical advice, project management and administrative services to Cradle Coast Waste Management Group. Assists businesses and industry bodies with waste management consulting, policy advice and project implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DWM provides environmentally sustainable landfill disposal services for inert, clean fill, putrescible and controlled waste delivered by pre-approved commercial and public sector customers. It also runs Tasmania's largest organic composting operation, converting green and food waste into AS 4454-certified Dulverton Organic Compost sold through retail outlets and bulk direct orders, with technical advisory and project management services delivered to the Cradle Coast Waste Management Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landfill Disposal Services Accepts inert materials, clean fill, putrescible waste (including household and commercial food waste), and controlled waste from pre-approved commercial and public sector customers via weighbridge-controlled entry. Records weight, company/client and waste type at each transaction.
• Dulverton Organic Compost AS 4454-certified weed and pathogen free compost made from recycled green and food waste, sold through retail nursery outlets and bulk direct orders for home gardens, agriculture and horticulture use across Tasmania.
• Dulverton Organics Treatment (DOT) Facility Industrial-scale enclosed tunnel organics processing facility with de-packager unit, scrubbers and biofilters for advanced odour control. Converts food and garden organics into compost and supports FOGO kerbside collection services across the Cradle Coast region.
• Waste Advisory and Consulting Services Technical advice, project management and administrative services delivered to the Cradle Coast Waste Management Group, plus consulting support to businesses and industry bodies on waste management policy and project implementation.
• Cradle Coast Waste Services (Regional Waste Minimisation Program) Delivers regional-scale waste minimisation, recycling and public education programs for seven local councils of North West Tasmania under a regional voluntary waste levy, including FOGO kerbside rollout support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Bean yield increased 90-140% using Dulverton Organic Compost in independent agronomist trials
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and supporting.

• Cradle Coast Waste Management GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration between seven local councils of North West Tasmania to reduce landfill waste and improve recycling performance. DWM's Cradle Coast Waste Services delivers regional-scale waste minimisation, recycling and public education programs. Sets annual plan and budget derived from regional voluntary waste levy.
• Rethink Waste TasmaniastrategicGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration with waste management groups across Tasmania to raise awareness of waste avoidance and recycling best practices. DWM participates in public education programs under the Rethink Waste Tasmania banner.
• BSI Group AustraliasupportingOthersThird-party certification body that audits DWM's Environmental Management System certified to ISO 14001. Provides annual audits to verify compliance with environmental standards.
• Central Coast CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four owner councils of Dulverton Waste Management Joint Authority. Provides two representatives (Chief Representative and CEO) to the Authority.
• Devonport City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four owner councils. Provides Mayor and General Manager as representatives to the Authority.
• Kentish CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four owner councils. Provides Councillor and Deputy Chief Representative to the Authority.
• Latrobe CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four owner councils. Provides General Manager and Deputy Mayor as representatives to the Authority.
• Kentish Council (Development Approval)supportingOthersGranted Development Permit Application in February 2020 for DOT facility construction. EPA approved the new facility in November 2022.
• COVA HaywoodssupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPrincipal contractor building the DOT plant with support from local contractors.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Repurpose It: Victorian-based commercial-scale organic waste processing facility producing compost and soil products. Direct comparator on advanced organics infrastructure (enclosed tunnels, de-packaging, biofilters) and end-product commercialisation.
• J.J. Richards & Sons: One of Australia's largest privately-owned waste management companies providing collection, transfer and disposal services nationally. Comparable mid-market waste services operator with strong regional council contract base.
• ResourceCo: Australian resource recovery and recycling specialist with organics, construction materials and alternative fuels businesses. Closely comparable to DWM's composting and resource recovery focus, with a similar mix of operating-scale assets and recovered-product sales.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia Australia and New Zealand: Global waste management major operating landfills, recycling and resource recovery across Australia and New Zealand. Comparable services mix (landfill + organics + advisory) but with international parent backing and national footprint.
• Bingo Industries (Macquarie Asset Management): One of Australia's largest integrated waste management operators with strong NSW focus on landfill, recycling and organics. Comparable business model and customer mix but operates at larger eastern-seaboard scale.
• Cleanaway Waste Management Limited: Australia's largest waste management company operating landfills, transfer stations and organics processing nationally. Closest large-scale comparator to DWM's landfill + organics focus, but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach across eastern Australia.
• Visy Recycling: Australia-headquartered recycling arm of Visy / Pratt Industries with national material recovery operations. Provides complementary recycling and material-handling capabilities across the broader waste value chain rather than direct landfill competition.

Regional players

• Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre: Regional council-owned waste and recycling facility in northern Sydney. Most direct governance and operating model peer (council-joint-venture resource recovery facility), operating in NSW rather than Tasmania.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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