2014-06-18 Special Meeting Budget

Noosa Shire Council Revenue Statement


5 UTILITY CHARGES
5.1     Waste Management Charge
5.1.1   Basis of Charge
Waste management charges are to be levied pursuant to Section 94(1)(b)(ii) of the Local
Government Act 2009 for the purpose of defraying the costs of operating, maintaining and
managing the disposal of waste in the Noosa shire.
5.1.2 Charges to Apply
Charges shall apply to all properties within the shire where waste services are, or can be made
available. Services shall be provided in all cases sufficient to cater for the quantity and types of
wastes generated at each property.
Council will levy the charges on properties presently serviced in the defined service area and on
new properties as Council extends the defined service area.
5.1.3 Inclusions
Council will make available a 240 litre recycling bin, collected fortnightly, for each 140 or 240 litre
waste bin service at the property.
Council may, at its discretion, provide a bulk bin recycling service of equivalent capacity to the
entitled recycling bin capacity.
For each bulk waste service provided to the property, Council will make available a recycling
service of the same or similar capacity to the bulk waste bin service. Council may, at its discretion,
provide this recycling service either weekly or fortnightly.
Where additional bulk recycling services are requested above the bundled service entitlement, the
additional bulk recycling service will incur a charge in accordance with section 5.1.7 of this revenue
statement.
Bulk waste services greater than 3 cubic metres shall be entitled to a recycling service equivalent
to 3 cubic metres of recycling capacity.
A maximum load limit of 2,500 kilograms applies to all bulk waste and bulk recycling container
services.
5.1.4 Exclusions
That land which is owned or otherwise under the control of the Council but not leased; or that land
which is specifically excluded from the provision of such a service by Council.
Service cancellations are not permitted for properties that are intermittently occupied such as
holiday homes, or temporarily vacant premises awaiting sale or rental occupancy. Such premises,
which are intermittently occupied for a portion of the year, are required to pay the full annual
charge.
5.1.5 Minimum / Additional Charges
All charges are for a minimum weekly service with the exception of:
    Optional green waste bins, which are serviced fortnightly
    240 litre recycling bins which are serviced fortnightly.
A minimum charge equivalent to $230.00 per annum shall apply to all properties receiving a waste
service. Minimum charges do not apply to green waste bin services. For example, where a bulk
waste service is used in Strata / Group Titled units instead of individual waste bins, a minimum
charge per unit equivalent to $230.00 per annum shall be applied.
There shall be a one off charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each bin where there is a change in
waste bin size to meet the costs associated with the change.




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