Segregate and sort waste on-site
Most waste management consultants can write a plan. Fewer have spent enough time across jurisdictions, building types, and council planning desks to know where the standard approach will get you a revisions request.
Elephants Foot Consulting is a specialist waste management consulting practice waste advisory firm, working across residential, commercial, healthcare, education, and civic projects across the nation. The team has built working relationships with local government planning and waste teams across NSW, QLD, VIC, ACT, and SA, which matters when a project is sitting close to a compliance edge and you need to know what a particular council will actually accept rather than what the policy document technically requires.
As one of Australia's most experienced waste management consulting companies, our team of waste management experts has built a track record that includes:
The work runs on three things that are harder to maintain than they sound:
Giving clients an honest read, including when the answer isn’t what they were hoping for, rather than telling a project team what keeps them comfortable until the DA comes back.
Taking on projects across environmental, social, and economic dimensions of waste rather than defaulting to the narrow compliance brief.
Treating relationships with clients, and with each other, as the foundation of the business rather than a stated value.
If you’re at the stage where you know waste management needs to be sorted but haven’t worked out what that looks like yet, a waste management consultation is a reasonable place to start. Our waste and recycling consultants work with project teams to scope the right approach before the DA clock starts.
Getting a DA knocked back because your waste plan didn’t satisfy local council requirements is an expensive way to find out your consultant was guessing at the jurisdiction. Our waste consultancy services are built to remove that risk.
Elephants Foot Consulting has delivered waste management work across NSW, QLD, VIC, ACT, and SA, for residential precincts, hospitals, schools, commercial towers, sporting facilities, and cultural institutions, both on-site and remote. The jurisdictional differences are real: what satisfies a Brisbane council varies from what planners in Greater Sydney expect, and Green Star reporting requirements layer on top of that regardless of where the project sits. Having worked through those variations across enough projects, the compliance risks tend to surface during design, where they’re still manageable.
Each state runs its own planning policies, its own waste mandates, and its own idea of what a waste management plan actually needs to contain. NSW requirements have been shifting. Green Star benchmarks apply nationally but get read differently depending on the certifier and the jurisdiction, and knowing what a specific council actually wants, and what level of detail is enough to get through without a revisions request, comes from having filed plans across multiple states rather than just having read the policy documents.
We work with architects, engineers, and developers from early design through DA submission, remote and on-site. The quality of the reports and turnaround times don’t change based on whether we’re stepping on site or working off drawings sent through.
The project list spans large suburban masterplans to single-building DA submissions, across residential, healthcare, education, cultural, sporting, and commercial sectors in multiple states. It’s the kind of range that few waste management consulting companies in Australia can point to.
If your project sits in a jurisdiction or building type outside that list, it’s worth a conversation to figure out what we’d need to get up to speed before committing.
Elephants foot are our preferred waste consultant. Their reports are more reflective of the market, they are fast, affordable and reliable.
The quality customer service, timely responses and attention to detail is always valued. We look forward to continuing our relationship and thank the tam for their efforts to date.
Elephants Foot consistently deliver reliable waste systems across all our projects. It’s a luxury to have a contractor like Elephants Foot who can complete projects without issues. Their site teams are self sufficient and project managers complete all relevant certification without delay. Their experience in the industry is a real asset on any project.
Elephant’s Foot have been a preferred waste consultant for as long as I can remember. We are confident when they are engaged that there is an understanding of the commercial and operational needs of the project to deliver the best outcomes for our Clients
I would like to take this opportunity to commend the exceptional work demonstrated by the team at Elephant Foot. What truly stands out is the team’s remarkable responsiveness and swift turnaround times, which reflect their genuine dedication to client satisfaction. It’s evident that they take immense pride in their work, approaching each challenge with professionalism and a proactive mindset. They consistently go the extra mile, transforming obstacles into opportunities and ensuring our needs are not just met but exceeded.
“Working with Elephants Foot Consulting has been a fantastic experience. They are incredibly knowledgeable and always go above and beyond to ensure we receive the best possible advice and solutions. They have consistently been prompt in addressing our needs, and their helpfulness and expertise have made a real difference in our experiences on applications with Council’s and other stakeholders. We highly recommend the team at Elephants Foot Consulting for anyone seeking reliable and efficient waste management services.”
At Elephant’s Foot, everything we do is grounded in a commitment to excellence, integrity, and sustainability. We hold ourselves to the highest standards with our clients, with each other, and with the world around us, prioritising honesty, fairness, and lasting relationships over short-term gains, while ensuring that our work creates a sustainable future across environmental, social, and economic dimensions.
Elephants Foot Consulting is an Australian environmental and waste management consulting company operating as part of the Elephants Foot Group; a vertically integrated group of companies established in 1976 with over 50 years of experience in waste management and recycling. Together, Elephants Foot Consulting and the Elephants Foot Group deliver end-to-end environmental and waste management solutions across environmental, social, and economic dimensions, taking full accountability for the complete process from initial assessment through to final delivery. Our purpose is simple: to help clients manage their waste footprint.
