2015-07-21 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               21 JULY 2015


COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT

SECTION            RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                            LOOKING AHEAD
Waste Management    Development of the 2015/2016               Development of a draft 5 year Capital         Finalisation of the Towards Zero Waste
                      Waste Management Budget.                     Works program.                                  Strategy following consideration of the
                    Responding to requests for                 Removal of stormwater accumulated               Community Jury deliberations.
                      information from the Community Jury.         in Cell 2.2 Eumundi Rd Landfill.              Finalisation of the Business Continuity
                    Completed concrete crushing of a large     Delivery of Annual Kerbside Bulk Waste          Plan
                      stockpile of concrete.                       Collection Service commencing in              Tendering the 2015/16 Capital Works
                    Called an RFQ for the collection of          August.                                         Program.
                      hazardous chemicals collected at Waste     Include separate mattress collection          Preparation of new Waste Management
                      Transfer Stations and Eumundi Rd             service in annual bulk kerbside service         Contract.
                      landfill.                                  Reporting to Council on                       Commencing development of Asset
                    Improved monitoring of methane at the        Recommendations of the Community                Management Plan.
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                      landfill and recapped small areas where      Jury received 15 July 2015.                   Develop In-house Waste Education
                      methane is escaping from capped areas      Reviewing the Provisions fund for future        Campaign.
                      due to dry conditions.                       landfill costs with Michael Shave.            Preparing for the use of the first section
                    Secured a contractor to mulch              Reviewing the current waste                     of cell 2.2 at Landfill approx. Dec 2015.
                      accumulation of green waste due to           management contract with Cleanaway
                      absence of contractor in north               and compliance conditions at landfill.
                      Queensland following tropical cyclone.     Reviewing quotations for the collection
                    Extension of the Green waste mulching        and removal of Hazardous waste.
                      contract with ARG.
                    Attendance at presentation by JFE
                      Technologies (Japan) with Unitywater -
                      advanced waste treatment and energy
                      recovery options.
                    Implemented weekly landfill audit
                      inspections with Cleanaway.
                    Substantially completed capital project
                      Sedimentation Pond upgrade and Bio
                      Basin
                    Prepared Emergency Debris Storage &
                      Disposal Sub Plan for Noosa Disaster
                      Management Plan




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