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the setting The natural landscape provided the first impetus and design clues for the artwork, including determining an appropriate scale which would enable the installation to be viewed and appreciated within this very large and open landscape. James Hayter, Landscape Architect, Zero Waste Lifeline The man-made Range Wetlands in Adelaide's north is a symbolically relevant location for Zero Waste Lifeline given its proximity to the recycling and resource recovery hub of South Australia. The artwork can be viewed from North Hanson Road, Dry Creek. The Range Wetlands are an artificial circulatory system reflecting the zero waste ethos. The wetlands are fed by storm water drainage systems carrying urban and industrial storm water runoff from a catchment of about 392 hectares extending to Torrens Road, Adelaide. More than 100 species of birds are supported by the wetlands, a number of which migrate from across the world, for example from Siberia, to feed and roost in the wetlands. There is a concentration of resource recovery and waste management industries in the Adelaide's north with several companies developing leading-edge waste management systems and technologies. Companies such as Resourceco, Jeffries Group and AMCOR are located in the Waste Environment Resource Management precinct opposite the Range Wetlands. These companies have received substantial grants from Zero Waste SA to improve recycling infrastructure which ultimately reduces the amount of waste destined for landfill. Read how the wetlands setting influenced the philosophy underpinning Zero Waste Lifeline.  |
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