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

           5.5   No limit on the number of garden waste recycling bins
           There is no limit to the number of garden waste recycling bins that can be requested by the owner
           of a premises, provided the owner agrees to pay the relevant cost for each garden waste recycling
           service provided.
           6     SERVICE FREQUENCY AND BIN PRESENTATION
           Garden waste recycling bins (240 litre and 360 litre) will be serviced fortnightly on the normal general
           waste collection day, but on the opposite fortnight to the yellow lidded recycling bin service. Garden
           waste bulk recycling bins (1,100 litre) will be serviced weekly on the normal service day.
           Garden waste recycling wheelie bins must be presented at the kerb by 6am on service day, placed
           adjacent to the general waste bin, but spaced more than 500mm apart.
           At commercial or industrial premises or multi-unit development where the waste collection contractor
           has agreed to service general waste containers on the property, the owner may be able to arrange for
           garden waste recycling bins to be collected on the property.
           The contents of the garden waste recycling bin will be emptied into a garden waste collection vehicle
           and transported to the Resource Recovery Facility at Eumundi Road where the garden waste will be
           processed (mulched) for reuse.
           7     SERVICE EXEMPTIONS

           The owner of premises within the defined garden waste service area may apply for an exemption from
           the garden waste recycling service where the following criteria applies:
              e   the owner or occupier engages a service provider to perform a gardening service at the
                  premises to either mulch and use on site or remove all garden waste to a resource recovery
                  facility, or to another location for an approved reuse of the resource. The service provider must
                  supply a written undertaking that achieves compliance with the exemption criteria mentioned
                  in this section; or
              e   the parcel of land on which a single dwelling is located is 400m? or less in area; or
              e   the parcel of land containing two duplexes is located on a parcel of land less than 400m? in
                  area.

           8     TERMINATION OF EXEMPTIONS IN THE GARDEN WASTE SERVICE AREA

           Where Council has exempted a property from the requirement to receive a garden waste recycling
           service because another service provider (i.e. gardener) is diverting the garden waste for a beneficial
           reuse and no service provider provides a regular service for the removal of garden waste:
              e   the owner of exempted premises must request a Council garden waste recycling service be
                  provided.
           9     CONTENTS OF WASTE BINS AND GARDEN WASTE BINS

           9.1   Use of General Waste Bins for Garden Waste Disposal
           Within the garden waste service area, garden waste must not be placed into a general waste recycling
           bin unless the owner has been exempted from receiving a garden waste collection service, because
           it is not possible to supply the service to the property.
           9.2   Contamination of Garden Waste Recycling Bins
           Where the owner or occupier of premises with a garden waste recycling service contaminates the
           contents of a garden waste bin with ‘excluded waste’ or ‘prohibited waste’, Council may remove the
           bin from service to protect the integrity of the garden waste material for processing and reuse. Where
           a bin is removed from service no refund of the fees paid for the service will be made and the service
           COUNCIL POLICY - Garden Waste Recycling Service

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