2021-03-09 P&E Agenda - Item 8 - Attachment 1 - Climate Change Response Plan

 Theme 8 - Zero waste and circular economy
 8.1 Adopt circular economy principles      Through development and implementation of the new            Reduction in waste to landfill     Ongoing
 to cut waste and pollution, keep           waste plan:
 products and materials in use and
                                             Ensure Council’s waste management program
 regenerate natural systems.
                                              adheres to circular economy principles for waste
                                              elimination, reuse and recycling and carbon reduction

                                             Continue and expand the community waste education
                                              and behavioural change programs

                                             Embed circular economy approaches into Council's
                                              procurement (use of recycled material where
                                              possible) and management of assets (design for
                                              sustainability)

                                             Investigate opportunities for local/regional processing
                                              of recycled materials

                                             Advocate to State and Federal governments for strict
                                              packaging and product stewardship standards and
                                              improved infrastructure/business opportunities for
                                              waste reuse.

 8.2 Manage the landfill in accordance       Continue to install landfill gas wells and improve the     Landfill gas emission reductions   Ongoing
 with best practice to minimise               quality of the landfill cap to increase capture of
 greenhouse gas emissions
                                              landfill gas

                                             Continue to explore power generation from landfill
                                              gas

 8.3 Minimise organic matter going to        Implement recommendations from the new waste               % green waste and food waste       Ongoing
 landfill from community waste                plan to minimise organic matter going to landfill           diverted from landfill


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Noosa Climate Change Response Plan - draft for council endorsement March 2021