2016-03-07 General Committee - Item 1 - Draft Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan - ATTACHMENT 1

6.3     Summary of Waste Collection Services
A summary of domestic and commercial waste collection services is contained in Table 3 below.

Table 3: Summary of Waste Collection Services

Description                       Services                          Frequency
Domestic Waste                    240L                              Weekly
Domestic Recycling                240L                              Fortnightly
Domestic Garden (optional)        240L                              Fortnightly
Multi-Unit Developments           240L                              Minimum weekly
Waste                             1, 1.5, 2, 3 m3 bulk bins
                                  1100L low noise bins
Multi-Unit Developments           240L                              Minimum fortnightly
Recycling                         1100L low noise bins
Multi-Unit Developments           240L                              Fortnightly
Garden Waste
(optional)
Commercial Waste                  240L                              Minimum weekly
                                  1, 1.5, 2, 3 m3 bulk bins
                                  1100L low noise bins
                                  3, 17, 19, 23 m3 compactors


Commercial Recycling              240L                              Minimum fortnightly
                                  1100L low noise bins
Commercial Garden Waste           240L                              Minimum fortnightly
(optional)
Public Place Bins                 60L, 140L and 240L                Varied, daily to weekly



6.4     Kerbside Bulk Waste Collection
Noosa Council reintroduced a long standing annual kerbside bulk waste collection service in 2014,
allowing residents to dispose up to 3 cubic metres of waste on the footpath for collection. (The
service had not been undertaken since 2009). The service is for bulky items such as discarded
white goods, furniture and electronic equipment generally used in a household. The kerbside
collection is for private houses and unit complexes only. Table 4 details the total bulk waste
collected. Although kerbside items can be collected by individuals and reused, unfortunately e-
waste, green waste and items which could be reused are currently sent to landfill due to mixing
and compacting during collection which contaminates reusable items.
Due to its popularity, Council will continue to provide a kerbside bulk waste collection service but
will examine ways to enhance recycling outcomes.


Table 4: Bulk Waste Collection

                          Total Waste               Metal segregated         Waste sent to landfill
                          Collected                 and recycled
2009                      612 tonnes                Not available            Not available
2014                      1,501 tonnes              315 tonnes               1,186 tonnes
2015                      1,068 tonnes              207 tonnes               862 tonnes



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