2020-05-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      12 MAY 2020


Queensland Waste Levy
On 1 July 2019 the Queensland Government introduced a $75-per-tonne levy for waste disposed
to landfill. This generated some teething problems for Waste Management staff due to inaccurate
data input by weighbridge attendants and the interface of Newcastle Weighing’s software
programme Wasteman 2G to meet the legal requirements for reporting. Summary data returns for
all movements of waste internally and external to and from the site need to be uploaded each
month for calculation of waste levy fees payable by Council.
The introduction of the waste levy also has a requirement that vehicles disposing of waste with a
Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) over 4.5tonnes be dual weighed (in and out after unloading), which
has produced traffic management issues on the site with incoming vehicles backed up, and at
times onto Eumundi-Noosa Road during peak periods.
The construction of a second outbound weighbridge is now considered essential for safety and
traffic managemnt on the site and is currently being designed for construction in 2020/21.

Waste management contracts
   Timber and Green Waste Processing
     The processing of timber and green waste is one of the Waste Section’s largest contracts
     with costs annually of around $300,000 (dependant on seasonal volumes generated). This
     was a full tender process and awarded to Mulch Management (Australia) Pty Ltd on 27
     August 2018, for the initial contract term of two years, with three by twelve-month optional
     extension periods.
   Crushing of Concrete
     Council has a major contract for crushing of concrete at Eumundi Rd landfill, pulverising and
     crushing for resale as 80mm, 40mm and 25mm sized material. Depending on commercial
     activity and receipt of product this can involve expenditure of about $400,000 per annum.
     This material is sought by commercial operators as it is sold at a reduced costs to encourage
     diversion of the product from landfill and reuse of the product.
   Collection and Sale of Scrap Metal and Lead Acid Batteries
     The sale of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and lead acid batteries generates well over
     $400,000 in revenue to Council. This contract was recently let has an initial term of five years
     with two twelve-month optional extension periods.
   Reviva
     A licence to operate Council’s reuse and sales facility (Reviva) has been awarded to not-for-
     profit company Resource Recovery Australia (RRA) who commenced operations on the 1
     July 2018. They receive and on sell donated or recovered good delivered to the landfill to
     assist in diversion of waste from burial in landfill. A recently established education building
     has been constructed on their site for use by Councils education officer and Reviva. RRA
     provide training and reemployment opportunities for their staff.
     RRA’s six months of operation have seen them meet all Key Performance Indicators required
     under the Licence.
   Liquid Waste Contract
     Suttons Cleaning Service provide a contracted service to about 80 residential properties that
     have a septic holding tank which require regular removal of liquid waste. This contract will
     expire at the end of the 2019/20 year.
   Hazardous Waste Contract
     ITQ1819Q097 for the Collection, Transport and Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste for
     all waste facilities within Noosa Shire was finiliSed on the 30 October 2019 and awarded to
     Cleanaway’s Hazardous Waste Division with costs annually of around $38,000 to $45,000
     (dependant on volumes, types of waste disposed at sites).



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