2018-02-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               6 FEBRUARY 2018


Illegal dumping
During the six month period only 1 fine was issued for illegal dumping due to staff resources
being diverted to implement the new contract and garden waste service. A number of clean-up
notices were issued in lieu of fines. Surveillance of dumping hot spots will increase in 2018 as the
workload from implementing the new contract and services is reduced.

Towards Zero Waste Education and Community Engagement Strategy
Garden waste recycling bin
The priority for the Waste Education Officer in the last half of 2017 was to assist the smooth roll
out of the Garden Waste recycling bins and to ensure that after their roll out these bins were
used properly and contamination rates were low.

To this end, a Community Engagement Project Plan was produced in conjunction with the
Community Engagement Branch. The phased Plan included:
   A mail-out thanking ‘early adopters’ of the garden waste service encouraging them to
     promote the merits of the service (approx. 5,000 letters);
   A mail-out to those about to receive the new service explaining the reasons for it and how
     to properly utilise the service (approx. 10,000 letters);
   A comprehensive social media campaign run through Facebook;
   Numerous media articles promoting the new service; and
   Updates on the Noosa Council website.

Contractor’s contribution to education program
Under the new waste management contract the contractor, Cleanaway, contributes $12,000 per
annum towards our Education Officer’s expenses in conducting the waste education program.
This payment commenced in September 2017.

Waste Education Officer Activities
The Waste Section’s Waste Education Officer has personally engaged in the following broad
range of activities:
   Visits to school and community groups;
   Tours of the Noosa Resource Recovery Facility and Landfill during National recycling
     week;
   Waste and recycling displays;
   Easily identifiable Noosa Council bin lids and covers that assist recycling at events;
   An art competition using waste materials was organised for Noosa students. This ‘Youth
     ArtCycle’;
   Promotional movies conducted promoting the impact of waste on the environment;
   Development of a phone app for waste;
   Participation in Plastic Free Noosa; and
   Signage on all public place recycling bins.




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