FINAL WASTE PLAN 2023 - 2028 · Attachment 1: From Waste to Resource Waste Plan 2023-28

Theme 2: Waste Reuse and Recycling – Planning. Infrastructure. Operations.
The Waste Plan centers around the crucial aspects of planning, infrastructure                           Objectives        Waste reuse and recycling.
development, and operational strategies for waste reuse and recycling. These
components form the fundamental basis for numerous actions aimed at improving                           Outcomes          Infrastructure and operations to support Waste reuse and
waste management. As part of these efforts, a Draft Masterplan for the Landfill is                                        recycling of materials.
currently being developed. While the implementation of the Masterplan extends                                             Planning, infrastructure and operations are geared to produce
beyond the timeframe of this five year Waste Plan, it will play a vital role in guiding                                   quality products for a market driven end use.
the planning, infrastructure, and operations necessary for effective waste reuse                                          Reduction in waste related greenhouse gas emissions.
and recycling. Additional details regarding the Draft Masterplan can be found in
Attachment 2: Eumundi Noosa Road Landfill Draft Masterplan - Overview.                                                    Contamination reduction – correct material in the correct bin.
                                                                                                                          Improve waste avoidance, reuse and recycling.
                                                                                                                          Best-in-Class environmental compliance.




Actions
 1. Food Waste                                     1.1 Continue to progress food waste treatment investigations inclusive of, but not limited to, the following technologies: In-Vessel
                                                       Composting and Anaerobic Digestion. Convert food waste into energy and/or compost including establishing markets by promotion
                                                       and education. Refer Attachment 2.
                                                  1.2 Review bin infrastructure and collection frequency (residential and commercial) to support food waste infrastructure.
                                                  1.3 Implement a food waste campaign to reduce food waste at the source.
                                                  1.4 Conduct education and consultation on the environmental benefits and expanded waste processing capabilities of a food waste
                                                      collection service e.g. a food waste collection service can process items that are unable to go in a home composter such as meat
                                                      (cooked and raw), dairy products, seafood, and compostable coffee cups and take away containers.
 2. Wood Waste                                        Continue to progress wood waste processing including biochar technologies and/or woodchip. Refer Attachment 2.
 3. Garden Waste                                  3.1 Continue to investigate improvements to the processing of green waste to enhance the value of the end product (e.g. compost) from
                                                      the 14,890T/year green waste that is currently being mulched.
                                                  3.2 Continue to support and promote community composting and worm farming workshops.
                                                  3.3 Review bin infrastructure and collection frequency (residential and commercial) to support infrastructure and capture rates.
 4. Construction &                                4.1 Promote the establishment of material exchange platforms where construction companies can share surplus or unused building
 Demolition Waste                                     materials.
                                                  4.2 Continue to divert Council construction waste from landfill for reuse and investigate new waste streams to divert.
                                                  4.3 Audit material make-up of construction and demolition skip bins and identify opportunities for reuse and recycling.



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