2018-03-06 S&O Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 2 - Public Interest Test Report

Noosa Council - Public Interest Test Report: Proposed Local Law No. 7 (Waste
Management) 2017
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    Stakeholder                                               Impacts

                        properties requiring servicing through a competitive process allows each
                        tenderer to determine an appropriate fleet size to achieve a level of utilisation
                        that minimises average costs and leads to lower tendered prices. This is a low
                        negative impact;
                  (l)   if a Council contractor were to lose a segment of its current market share there
                        would be an increase in aggregate capital costs incurred across the industry and
                        a reduction in the average utilisation of waste collection vehicles across the
                        industry which would likely result in an increase in average collection costs. This
                        is a low negative impact;
                  (m)   the number of properties serviced and the waste tonnages to be collected will
                        become less certain (due to greater competition within a specified area), and a
                        contractor tendering to undertake waste collection services in Council’s local
                        government area, would need to build a greater risk component into its tendered
                        prices in order to account for this uncertainty. This is a low negative impact.
                  (n)   waste collection contractors other than Council’s contracted waste collection
                        contractor may only offer specific services, for example, recycling services for
                        cardboard and paper which are more profitable, which could undermine any
                        existing recycling practices currently adopted by the owners and occupiers of
                        premises used for commercial purposes. This is a low negative impact;
                  (o)   Council will not be able to ensure that collection runs are not duplicated by a
                        number of different waste collection service providers in the same streets or
                        localities. This is a low negative impact;
                  (p)   Council’s ability to fund waste management facilities and broader waste
                        management activities (street bins, landfill remediation, education, compliance
                        functions, strategy development etc) will be reduced. This is a low negative
                        impact;
                          (q)    owners and occupiers of premises which generate limited general waste
                                 may not be effectively serviced for a reasonable price and may pay
                                 considerably higher charges to get waste containers serviced in
                                 contrast to Council’s service under which all waste generators pay the
                                 same for the same collection service, regardless of the location of the
                                 premises. This is a low negative impact;
                  (r)   increased whole of community waste management costs would be incurred
                        given higher servicing costs per collection due to reduced economies of scale
                        and utilisation and greater uncertainty surrounding the properties at which waste
                        collection services are to be provided on an opt in basis. This is a low negative
                        impact;
                  (s)   there would be increased potential for long haul transport of general waste,
                        including recyclables, for processing and disposal out of Council’s local
                        government area. This is a low negative impact.
                  In summary, the analysis of the costs and benefits of moving to the alternative
                  arrangement, that is, not making the proposed local law, would result in a
                  moderate negative impact for this stakeholder.
  Owners and      If Chapter 5A and section 7 expire and Council does not make the proposed local law:-
  occupiers of
  premises used   (a)   the public health, safety and amenity relating to waste management of owners
  for domestic          and occupiers of premises used for domestic purposes at which general waste
  purposes at           is generated may not be preserved. This is a low negative impact;
  which general   (b)   Council anticipates an increase in the number of waste collection vehicle
  waste is              movements within high density precincts and limited scope for Council to control
  generated             the timing of the delivery of these services, creating a range of impacts on
                        residents and tourists relating to traffic congestion, amenity (noise), and safety.
                        This is a low negative impact;
                  (c)   Council anticipates an increased prevalence of inappropriate (or insufficient)
                        waste containers being used, presenting potential health risks (including