2018-02-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                6 FEBRUARY 2018


    A single pass waste and recycling collection vehicle to service Hastings Street and other
      high profile areas;
    The introduction of optional 360 litre wheelie bins for waste, recycling and garden waste;
    Larger two and three cubic metre bulk recycling bins and bulk cardboard only recycling
      bins;
    Increased compaction of waste in the landfill from the current 850kg/cubic metre to
      900kg/cubic metre – ensuring more effective use of available air space; and
    Improvements to the resource recovery facilities at the Eumundi Rd site.

Roll out of the new Garden Waste Recycling Service
An additional 9,954 garden waste recycling services were identified and sent a letter regarding
the commencement of the 3 bin service to urban areas of the Shire in September. Council also
agreed to include Cooroibah Heights in the defined area to receive a 3 bin service including a
garden waste bin.

Generally there has been a good take up of the new Garden Waste Recycling Service in the
urban areas of the Shire. There was some difficulty in implementing the service to developments
around the Noosa Springs area given the tight turning area on internal roads however,
consultation with the body corporates have resolved this issue and where an estate undertook to
provide a green waste service to all owners in the estate a service exemption was granted for
that estate.

Other contracts
Reusable Goods Recycling and Sale Facility
Following recent legal advice and consultation with Council, the current Licence to provide this
service (currently held by Briteside) has reached its expiry date and has gone out to open tender
from not for profit organisations. The new Licence was drafted to reflect current best practice
and optimise waste diversion at the site. It is anticipated that the new Licence will be awarded in
February 2018.

Environmental Monitoring
22 tenders were received for the contract to conduct environmental monitoring services at
Council’s waste facilities. The contract specifications were recently revised to reflect the new
Receiving Environment Monitoring Program. Following a report to Council a contract was
awarded to Future Plus for a tender in excess of $200,000.

Green waste processing
The contract to process green waste expired and a short term contract was awarded while staff
considered the future of a proposal for Cleanaway to mulch on site as an extension to their
Waste Management Contract. A decision was reached to recall a medium term contract to
provide more time to consider options regarding on site processing of green waste and the
viability of onsite composting. A tender for green waste mulching will be called in 2018.

Litter and Dumping
Street litter
In the new collection contract the ‘single pass’ collection vehicle is able to collect recyclables at
the same time as general waste. This has allowed the Waste Section to add more public place
recycle bins in high profile areas such as Hastings Street and Main Beach. Waste Officers
worked with Council’s Design section to select the most beneficial locations for these additional
bins.

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