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INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 1 MARCH 2016
Waste & Environmental Health
6 WASTE MANAGEMENT UPDATE REPORT TO 31 JANUARY 2016
OCUMENT INFORM AT ION
Author Waste Coordinator, Ian Florence
Community Services
Index ECM/ Subject/ Branch Management – Community Services
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Waste Coordinator to the Infrastructure and Services
Committee Meeting dated 1 March 2016 providing an update on the activities of the Waste
Management Section to 31 January 2016.
REPORT
The purpose of this report is to advise Council of waste management activities to date for the
2015 – 16 financial year and planned activities and initiatives for the next five months.
The Waste Management Section (WMS) is responsible for the delivery of domestic and
commercial waste and recycling collection services for Noosa residents and businesses, holding
tank liquid waste collection servicing, operation of the Eumundi Rd Resource Recovery Centre
including Pomona and Cooroy Waste Transfer Stations.
Collection, landfill and resource recovery services are provided through a small team managing
contracts with the private sector with the aim of maximising resource recovery and reducing
waste to landfill.
1. FINANCE
Under National Competition Policy the Waste Business Unit is required to operate under full cost
pricing principles and to make a return on the investment in the business to Council.
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