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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 11 APRIL 2017
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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 11 APRIL 2017
COUNCIL POLICY - Garden Waste Recycling Service
Garden waste means organic material from the garden such as grass clippings, leaves, light
branches to 50mm diameter, twigs and sticks, palm fronds, bark, sticks, provided the weight of the
240 litre bin does not exceed 70 Kg for a 240 litre bin or 85 Kg for a 360 litre bin.
Garden waste recycling bin means a green 240 litre or a 360 litre wheelie bin with a lime coloured
lid specifically designated to receive “garden waste” and be collected from the kerb.
Garden waste recycling service means the provision by Council of a 240 litre wheelie bin (or a 360
litre bin where the owner requests a larger bin), and the collection of the contents of that bin
fortnightly on the normal service day for a waste collection service, but on the opposite week to the
yellow lidded recycling bin service.
Invalid garden waste service means a Garden Waste Service provided to a property where one or
all occupants are deemed (based on medical evidence) to be unable to wheel a garden waste
recycling bin to the kerb for collection. The bin must be located in a fixed location approved by
Council. The collection contractor wheels the bin to the collection vehicle, empties the contents and
returns the bin to the fixed location.
Optional garden waste service area means the area within 5 kilometres of the defined garden
waste service area. Owners within this optional service area can apply for the service. The area may
be extended beyond 5 kilometres from the defined garden waste service area if the Waste Collection
Contractor agrees to extend the service area.
Optional garden waste recycling service means a garden waste recycling service that can be
requested by the owner (or owners agent):
e of acommercial, industrial, or multi-unit development located within the defined garden waste
service area; or
e of any premises that are within 5 kilometres of the defined garden waste service area.
Prohibited food waste
Cooked or uncooked meat or other food, dairy products, liquids or semi liquid waste, food in plastic
bags or plastic containers and other material that would cause an odour or nuisance during the two
week storage period between collection services.
Single unit domestic dwelling means for the purpose of this policy a self-contained dwelling on a
separate parcel of land and includes each semi-detached dwelling in a duplex building.
15 RELEVANT LEGISLATION
The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA)
Queensland Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
Queensland Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulations 2011
Environmental Protection Regulations 2008 (Chapter 5A)
Councils Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan 2016 — 2024
anal n Reason/ Trigger Change (Y/N) Endorsed/ Reviewed by Date
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