DA Report [As Published] · 132007.2398

                HomeCare
                Retirement Living
                Residential Care


5.3 Waste Management Code

     An assessment of the proposed development against the specific outcomes and probable
     solutions for the Waste Management Code is included in Table 3.


     Storage, disposal and management of waste during the building and operational works
     phases of the development will be addressed as part of those specific contracts which at this
     point in time are unknown.


     Waste storage and disposal with regard to the use of the site is a matter that needs to be
     considered on a staged basis. There will be the situation during the development phase
     when parts only of the site will be occupied and then there will be the situation when
     development is complete and the site fully occupied.

     Within the two above situations there are also factors which are more specific to the various
     components of the development – namely the needs and services for residents within the
     detached dwelling units and duplex units as opposed to the apartments and residential aged
     care facility.


     Staged Development Option

     The site will be developed in stages as noted in section 4.11 of this report. The time for
     construction of the care facility will lag behind the construction and occupancy of the dwelling
     units due to the different scales of the projects. To this extent the bulk bin storage area at
     the care facility will not be accessible until the first stage of that development is completed. It
     is therefore proposed to establish a temporary bulk bin storage area in the location of
     apartment building 2 which is likely to be the last component of the retirement village.


     It is the practice of RSL Care to provide an 80 litre wheelie bin to each detached unit and
     duplex unit for waste collection. Bin liners are provided. The village is divided into sectors
     with assigned collection days. On-site staff collects the refuse from the units on a weekly
     basis and deposit the material in the bulk bins. The bulk bins are then emptied by a
     commercial contractor. The frequency of collection is determined according to the size of the
     village. It is anticipated that the bulk bins will need to be emptied on a daily basis on
     completion of the development.




RSL Care – Integrated Residential Aged Care & Seniors Living – Trading Post Road, Cooroy              22