2026 Budget Service Level Catalogues

Service Outputs – Detailed Activity Listing
                                   Activity                                             Service Level/Standard
products to delay the consumption of natural resources. Activities include development, evaluation award &
administration of contracts related to resource recovery activities by various contractors]
Availability                         Activities generally occur during normal landfill/transfer station operating
                                     hours other than for shopfront operations selling re-useable/recycled goods
                                     which operates as follows:
                                     7 days per week – 8:30 am-4:00 pm (closed Christmas Day)
                                     Council Waste team on-call 24/7
Scheduled Work                        Contracts - development, tender evaluation & award:

                                      -   Licence to operate shopfront          Every 7-10 years
                                          materials recovery and processing     Meetings – weekly
                                          mattresses and foam                   Inspections - weekly
                                                                                Contract review - monthly
                                      -   Timber & Green Waste Processing       Every 2-4 years
                                      -   Paper/Cardboard                       Every 7-10 years
                                      -   Concrete crushing & screening         Every 2-5 years
                                          Refer Quarry operations
                                      -   Hazardous household waste             Every 4 years
                                          disposal
                                      -   Ferrous & non- ferrous metals and     Every 4 years
                                          lead acid batteries
                                      -   Paintback Scheme – free paint        Ongoing while Government
                                          recycling scheme                     subsidy is provided.
                                       -  E-waste                              Ongoing free service
                                       -  Polystyrene                          Free domestic
                                                                               Commercial fees apply
                                    Materials recovery/recycling contract service frequencies:
                                    Shop front sales (recycled/reusable        7 days per week – 8:15 am-4:00
                                    items)                                     pm closed Christmas Day and
                                                                               Public Holidays
                                    Mattress recycling                         3 x per week
                                    Green waste processing:
                                         - Landfill                            Every 6-8 weeks approx.
                                         - Transfer Stations                   Every 12-14 weeks approx.
                                    Ferrous & non- ferrous metals
                                         - Landfill                            Monthly
                                         - Transfer Stations                   Quarterly

                                    Paintback scheme                            Opening hours at Eumundi Road
                                                                                Landfill.
                                    Concrete crushing & screening               Twice yearly
Reactive work                       Materials collection for recycling:
                                       - Lead Acid Batteries
                                       - Tyres                                  Scheduled collections
                                       - E-waste
Waste Education Program
[Includes provision of information on line and via field education activities provided to business and community
groups, Recycling in Schools Program, Landfill tours and activities associated with events including National
Recycling Week etc.]
Scheduled activities                National Recycling Week, Composting            Annual
                                    Week, Environment Day
                                    Clean up Australia                             Annual
                                    Conducting Landfill tours                      26 tours
                                    Schools/Adults program
                                    Recycling talks in Schools Program             12 schools
                                                                                   67 classes
                                    Event recycling bins                           25 events
                                    Supporting community events                    As required
                                    Support for Plastic Free Noosa                 As required
                                    Campaign

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