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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 8 AUGUST 2017
11 WASTE MANAGEMENT UPDATE REPORT TO 30 JUNE 2017
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION
Author Waste Coordinator, Ian Florence
Community Services Department
Index ECM/ Subject/ Branch Management – Community Services
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Waste Coordinator to the Services and Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 8 August 2017 providing an update on the activities of the Waste
Management Section for the period 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2017.
REPORT
The purpose of this report is to advise Council of waste management activities over the 2016–17
financial year (2017FY) and planned activities and initiatives for the next twelve months.
The Waste Management Section (WMS) is responsible for the delivery of domestic and
commercial waste and recycling collection services for Noosa residents and businesses, holding
tank liquid waste collection servicing, operation of the Eumundi Rd Resource Recovery Facility
and Landfill, and Pomona and Cooroy Waste Transfer Stations.
Collection, landfill, resource recovery and waste education services are provided by a small team
working in conjunction with the private sector through contract management. The aim of the team
is to maximise recycling and resource recovery and dispose of waste in an environmentally
sustainable way.
1. FINANCE
Under National Competition Policy the Waste Business Unit is required to operate under full cost
pricing principles and to make a return on the investment in the business to Council.
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