2015-09-15 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                   15 SEPTEMBER 2015


         or alternatively contracted work dedicated to this role will need to be reviewed should this
         initiative go ahead.
   The Waste Education Officer is also currently working towards preparing an education
     package for schools and encouraging and facilitating more effective recycling at local
     events.
   Waste Management will over the next two months conduct a waste audit on bins collected
     across the Noosa Council. The aim of the audit is to measure if Noosa Council’s waste
     communication strategy will improve recycling rates over a 12 month period. It will also
     seek to measure average amounts and quality of organic waste currently produced by
     Noosa residents in preparation for a potential organic waste service. In particular the audit
     will measure:
     a.    The current level and efficiency of domestic kerbside recycling in the Noosa area.
     b.    The average amount of recyclables incorrectly going to landfill.
     c.    The average amount of organic waste currently collected in residual bins and going to
           landfill.
     d.    The level of contamination of green waste bins.
Previous Council Consideration
Ordinary Meeting 7 May 2015 Item 14, Page 5
Waste Management - 4 Monthly Report to 31 March 2015
That Council note the report by the Waste Coordinator to the Infrastructure and Services
Committee Meeting dated 28 April 2015 providing an update on the activities of the Waste
Management Section to 31 March 2015.
Finance & Risk
Refer to Section 1 – Finance.
The Manager of Waste and Environmental Health has recently completed a draft review and
update of Waste Management Risk Management Program. This Program will be reviewed and
updated quarterly by the Waste Coordinator.
Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
The findings of the Noosa Community Jury (subject to Council approval) will form the basis of
Council’s new Waste Management Strategy, “Towards Zero Waste”.
Internal Consultation
Nil.
Departments/Sections Consulted:

X      Community Services                            Planning & Infrastructure
       Disaster Management & Public Order            Building & Plumbing Services
X      Waste & Environmental Health                  DA Planning
       Community Facilities                          Strategic Land Use Planning
       Libraries & Galleries                         Asset Design & Investigations
       Community Development                         Asset Planning
                                                     Civil Operations
                                                     Environment

       Executive Office                              Corporate Services
       Community Engagement                      X   Finance
       Customer Service                              ICT
       Executive Support                             Procurement & Fleet
       Governance                                    Property & Facilities
       Human Resources                               Revenue Services




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