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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   28 APRIL 2014




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                  28 APRIL 2014

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                   1.1 Context
                   Noosa Council (NC) is in the process of establishing key management strategies and
                   systems that reflect Council’s values and principles across all areas of responsibility.
                   Effective and efficient waste management is the subject of one of these key
                   strategies.
                   Noosa prides itself as an environmentally responsible destination.   The Noosa
                   Council area is a UNESCO listed Biosphere Reserve.   Future waste management
                   practices must strive to be economically and environmentally sustainable in
                   accordance with the principles embodied in the Biosphere listing. To this end, NC is
                   developing a ‘Towards Zero Waste’ Strategy (the Strategy}.
                   Council currently operates the Eumundi Road Recycling and Disposal Facility as well
                   as smaller transfer stations at Cooroy and Pomona townships. Landfill operations
                   were first established at the Eumundi Road site in 1984. The site is located in an
                   area considered suitable for landfill cell construction but is surrounded by areas of
                   potentially significant environmental value.
                   Key outcomes of the Strategy will, therefore, include the aim to achieve 2 significant
                   reduction in the volume of waste sent for disposal at the Eurnundi Road site and to
                   ensure that any future waste materials disposed of at the site have a low risk of
                   environmental impact. The waste hierarchy will guide strategic actions, with suitable
                   resources allocated to the priority areas of waste avoidance and reduction.

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