2019-06-11 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   11 JUNE 2019




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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  11 JUNE 2019

            | @        NOOSA                                                      Council Policy
            x      i   Keeler                                              GARDEN WASTE
                                                                   RECYCLING SERVICE

            Corporate Plan Reference:            Our environment is protected, enhanced and valued by
                                                 the community

            Endorsed by Council:

            Policy Author:                       Manager Waste and Environmental Health

           1    PURPOSE OF THE POLICY

           This Policy regulates the provision of a garden waste recycling service to the Noosa community.
           2    OUTCOME

           The provision of a garden waste recycling service is part of Council's long-term waste strategy. The
           service incorporates the collection of garden waste and the reuse of this green waste to create
           blended soils and Australian standard compost.
           The implementation of the service provides a range of outcomes including:
              e   Diversion of organic waste from landfill
              e   Reduced consumption of landfill airspace
              e   Increased lifespan of the landfill
              e   Reuse of a valuable resource for a community and commercial benefit
              e   Reduced impact of the State Government waste levy commencing 1 July 2019
           3    SCOPE

           This policy applies to all premises including but not limited to, single domestic residences, duplexes,
           commercial and industrial premises, mulit-unit accommodation and resorts, within the defined garden
           waste service area identified in the eleven maps attached to this policy.
           The policy may also apply to properties within five kilometres of the defined garden waste service
           area where services can be provided optionally.
           4    GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THIS POLICY

           In 2016, Council developed a Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan 2016-2024 (the Plan) in
           accordance with the State Government’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011.
           The Plan provides the guiding principles for this Policy as well as being a pathway for Council to
           achieve the specified target of recycling 55% of domestic waste to landfill by 2024 as provided for in
           the State Government's Queensland Waste Avoidance and Recycling and Resource Productivity
           Strategy (2014-2024).
           This reduction cannot be achieved without the introduction of a garden waste recycling bin for the
           separate collection and processing of garden waste to reduce waste buried in landfill.
           This policy also seeks to ensure Council meets its obligations under the Federal Competition and
           Consumer Act 2010 (CCA).
           To ensure compliance with the CCA, Council has given an undertaking to the Australian Competition
           and Consumer Commission (ACCC) that it will exempt properties from its standard garden waste

           COUNCIL POLICY - Garden Waste Recycling Service

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