Attachment 5 - Traffic Impact Assessment Final PTT · 132005.638.06

Figure 13                        Free-of-charge area including existing Reviva Building, eastern and western aisles

Operationally, the collection mechanism for free-of-charge items changes minimally from the original
operation with the exception of cardboard to minimise impact to operations. In November 2023, there were
1,537 collection vehicles accessing the NRRF for cardboard collection, with collection interval governed by
the capacity of 3m3 cardboard collection skips at the Transfer Station. In the Masterplanning design, two
cardboard compactors have been incorporated to the eastern aisle to enable compacted cardboard
collection and reduction in vehicles accessing the NRRF for collection. Having two compactors and space
allocation for this will allow for the second to be filled during the removal of the first compactor. Figure 15 and
Figure 16 show the Waste Initiatives SC2500 Compactor, an example of a cardboard compactor that would
be suitable for this application, with 30m hook-truck collection capability that would meet WMC fleet
requirements. It is estimated that with a compaction ratio of 6:1, the monthly cardboard collection vehicles is
reduced to 20. There is easy loading of chambers for these compactors, however based on previous NSC
concerns regarding safety and inappropriate use of equipment by customers, it is recommended that the
steel mesh operations divider is sized to prevent access to the compactor chamber by customers.

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  Frequency of Occurrence




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                            50                            43
                            40                                  36
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                            30                                                 24
          Nov23




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                            20                                                                   13       15
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                            10                                                                                              3        2       2        1
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                                  0     1     2     3      4     5     6     7      8     9               10      11       12       13       14      15
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Figure 14                        Frequency of cardboard collection vehicles at the NRRF in November 2023




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