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

3. Landfill Diversion
Action                         Description                                                                                          Timeframe
3.1 – Divert recyclables       Continue to divert recyclables from landfill through the fortnightly kerbside recycling service.     2016 - 2024
from landfill                  Ensure residents/businesses are aware of that self- haul kerbside recyclables (steel and
                               aluminium cans, plastic milk/soft drink bottles, glass bottles and jars, paper and cardboard) can
                               be taken free of charge to the Resource Recovery Facilities.
3.2 – Divert electronic        E-waste transport and recycling falls under the Federal Product Stewardship arrangements             -
waste from landfill            under the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme. The scheme is currently on
                               hold; once it is reinstated, e-waste will be able to be delivered free of charge to the Resource
                               Recovery Facilities
3.3 - Divert tyres from        Continue to divert tyres from landfill and raise awareness in the community that car, motorbike,     2016 - 2024
landfill                       small truck, 4WD, bobcat and tractor tyres are all accepted at the Resource Recovery Facilities
                               for a small fee (to cover processing).
3.4 - Divert batteries (car    Continue to divert batteries from landfill and raise awareness in the community that all batteries   2016 - 2024
batteries and dry cell)        (except fire alarm batteries) are accepted free of charge at the Resource Recovery Facilities.
from landfill                  Battery recycle bins are also available through commercial operators (e.g. Battery world, Aldi
                               shopping centres).
3.5 – Divert concrete &        Continue to divert concrete and brick from landfill and raise awareness in the general               2016 - 2024
brick from landfill            community and construction industry that clean concrete and brick are accepted at the
                               Eumundi-Noosa rd. Resource Recovery Facility for a small fee (to cover processing)
3.6 – Divert asphalt from      Continue to divert asphalt from landfill and raise awareness in the general community and the        2016 - 2024
landfill                       construction industry that clean asphalt is accepted at the Eumundi-Noosa rd Resource
                               Recovery Facility for a small fee (to cover processing)
3.7 – Divert fluorescent       Continue to divert fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent lights from landfill and raise          2016 - 2024
tubes and compact              awareness in the community that fluoro tubes and CFL’s are accepted for $2.50/each at the
fluorescent lights from        Resource Recovery Facilities
landfill
3.8 – Divert mattresses        Continue to divert mattresses form landfill and raise awareness in the community that                2016 - 2024
from landfill                  innerspring and foam mattresses are accepted at the Resource Recovery Facilities for a fee.
3.9 – Divert gas bottles       Continue to divert gas bottles from landfill and raise awareness in the community and business       2016 - 2024
from landfill                  sector that gas bottles <9kg capacity can be delivered free of charge to the Resource Recovery
                               Facilities
3.10 – Divert scrap metal      Continue to divert scrap metal from landfill and raise awareness in the community and business       2016 - 2024
from landfill                  sector that cars, whitegoods, decommissioned refrigeration appliances etc. can be delivered
                               free of charge to the Resource Recovery Facilities. Refrigerators that are not decommissioned
                               are accepted for a small fee

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