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

Table of Contents
1.    Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 2
2.    Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 3
      2.1     About Noosa ................................................................................................................. 3
      2.2     Demographics .............................................................................................................. 3
      2.3     Population..................................................................................................................... 3
3.    Waste Legislation ................................................................................................................ 4
      3.1     Requirement for a Waste Reduction and Recycling Plan .............................................. 5
      3.2     Environmental Compliance ........................................................................................... 5
      3.3     Waste Hierarchy ........................................................................................................... 6
4.    Previous Studies .................................................................................................................. 7
5.    Waste Streams ..................................................................................................................... 7
6.    Waste Collection .................................................................................................................. 9
      6.1     Domestic Waste............................................................................................................ 9
      6.2     Commercial Waste ..................................................................................................... 11
      6.3     Summary of Waste Collection Services ...................................................................... 12
      6.4     Kerbside Bulk Waste Collection .................................................................................. 12
      6.5     Litter and Illegal Dumping ........................................................................................... 13
7.    New Waste Contract 2017-2024 ........................................................................................ 13
8.    Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................... 13
      8.1     Resource Recovery Facility ........................................................................................ 13
      8.2     Landfill ........................................................................................................................ 15
9.    Education ........................................................................................................................... 17
10.   Consultation ....................................................................................................................... 19
      10.1 Community Jury – The Future for Noosa’s Organic Waste ......................................... 19
11.   Targets................................................................................................................................ 20
12.   Waste Reduction and Recycling Action Plan .................................................................. 22
      1. Garden Waste & Composting .......................................................................................... 23
      2. Waste Reduction.............................................................................................................. 24
      3. Landfill Diversion.............................................................................................................. 25
      4. Community Education ...................................................................................................... 26
      5. Local Government Activities ............................................................................................. 27
13.   Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................................................................ 28
14.   Appendices ........................................................................................................................ 28
      Appendix 1: Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011, Chapter 6. ..................................... 28
      Appendix 2: Previous Waste Study Recommendations. ....................................................... 28
      Appendix 3: 2012 - Composition of the Northern Region Kerbside Domestic Waste Stream.28




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